GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: LA CLIPPERS (6-11) at SACRAMENTO (7-10)

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 96
SACRAMENTO 86 1:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA LA CLIPPERS 97
SACRAMENTO 87 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
LA CLIPPERS 22 19 30 26 97
SACRAMENTO 28 24 18 17 87 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: LAC - CHRIS KAMAN 26, COREY MAGGETTE 18, TIM
THOMAS 17
SAC - RON ARTEST 21, MIKKI MOORE 13, BENO
UDRIH 13</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
LA CLIPPERS 97
SACRAMENTO 87 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (97) AT SACRAMENTO (87)

LA CLIPPERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B KNIGHT G 36:56 3-9 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 6
Q ROSS G 20:02 2-5 0-0 1 5 6 0 3 0 2 4
T THOMAS F 30:43 6-13 4-4 0 7 7 5 3 1 2 17
C MAGGETTE F 35:49 4-13 10-14 4 5 9 1 3 2 4 18
C KAMAN C 41:47 9-12 8-10 2 10 12 4 3 1 2 26
R PATTERSON 22:13 4-6 2-4 0 5 5 1 3 4 3 10
C MOBLEY 21:19 5-7 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 2 12
A THORNTON 12:36 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 4
D DICKAU 11:04 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 1 1 0
P DAVIS 7:31 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 35-73 24-32 9 38 47 19 27 10 17 97
(.479) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B UDRIH G 34:40 5-13 2-3 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 13
J SALMONS G 41:11 4-13 1-1 1 9 10 5 4 1 3 10
M MOORE F 24:31 5-10 3-6 7 1 8 1 5 0 1 13
R ARTEST F 41:06 8-22 4-6 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 21
B MILLER C 36:16 4-10 2-2 0 7 7 5 6 1 1 11
F GARCIA 29:36 1-4 6-7 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 9
Q DOUBY 14:21 2-4 2-2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 7
K THOMAS 9:53 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 3 0
S HAWES 7:01 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
J WILLIAMS 0:58 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
D WATKINS 0:27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 30-79 21-29 14 26 40 17 28 7 15 87
(.380) (.724) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS 22 19 30 26 - 97
SACRAMENTO 28 24 18 17 - 87

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - C KAMAN 3, R PATTERSON, Q ROSS. SACRAMENTO -
R ARTEST 2, M MOORE, F GARCIA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 3-13 (.231), T THOMAS 1-6, C MAGGETTE 0-
3, C KAMAN 0-1, C MOBLEY 2-3. SACRAMENTO 6-15 (.400), B UDRIH 1-2,
J SALMONS 1-2, R ARTEST 1-5, B MILLER 1-3, F GARCIA 1-1, Q DOUBY 1-
1, S HAWES 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SACRAMENTO - J SALMONS.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, DAVID JONES, ELY ROE.
A - 13,094. T - 2:15.</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Knight 36:56 3-9 0-0 0-1 3 4 6
Q Ross 20:02 2-5 0-0 1-6 0 3 4
T Thomas 30:43 6-13 4-4 0-7 5 3 17
C Maggette 35:49 4-13 10-14 4-9 1 3 18
C Kaman 41:47 9-12 8-10 2-12 4 3 26
R Patterson 22:13 4-6 2-4 0-5 1 3 10
C Mobley 21:19 5-7 0-0 1-3 2 4 12
A Thornton 12:36 2-6 0-0 1-1 1 1 4
D Dickau 11:04 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 3 0
P Davis 7:31 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-73 24-32 9-47 19 27 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.479, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
3-13, .231 (T Thomas 1-6, C Maggette 0-3, C
Kaman 0-1, C Mobley 2-3). Team Rebounds: 10.
Blocked Shots:5 (C Kaman 3, R Patterson, Q
Ross). Turnovers:17 (C Maggette 4, R
Patterson 3, T Thomas 2, Q Ross 2, C Kaman 2,
C Mobley 2, D Dickau, A Thornton). Steals: 10
(R Patterson 4, C Maggette 2, T Thomas, D
Dickau, C Kaman, A Thornton).


SACRAMENTO (87)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 34:40 5-13 2-3 1-3 3 1 13
J Salmons 41:11 4-13 1-1 1-10 5 4 10
M Moore 24:31 5-10 3-6 7-8 1 5 13
R Artest 41:06 8-22 4-6 1-3 2 5 21
B Miller 36:16 4-10 2-2 0-7 5 6 11
F Garcia 29:36 1-4 6-7 2-4 1 1 9
Q Douby 14:21 2-4 2-2 1-1 0 2 7
K Thomas 9:53 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 0
S Hawes 7:01 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
J Williams 0:58 0-0 1-2 1-1 0 1 1
D Watkins 0:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-79 21-29 14-40 17 28 87
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.380, FT-.724. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (B Udrih 1-2, J Salmons 1-2, R
Artest 1-5, B Miller 1-3, F Garcia 1-1, Q
Douby 1-1, S Hawes 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6.
Blocked Shots:4 (R Artest 2, M Moore, F
Garcia). Turnovers:15 (K Thomas 3, J Salmons
3, R Artest 2, Q Douby 2, B Udrih 2, B
Miller, M Moore, F Garcia). Steals: 7 (F
Garcia 2, B Udrih 2, B Miller, K Thomas, J
Salmons).

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LA CLIPPERS 22 19 30 26 - 97
SACRAMENTO 28 24 18 17 - 87
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Technical fouls: Sacramento - 1 (J Salmons,
10:29 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,094. T: 2:15.
Officials: Dan Crawford, David Jones, Ely Roe.</div>

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Mike Dunleavy became thewinningest coach in Los Angeles Clippers' history as theSacramento Kings learned that life without Kevin Martin won'tbe easy.


Chris Kaman collected his 14th double-double of the season with26 points and 12 rebounds as the Clippers dominated the secondhalf and ended a seven-game losing streak with a 97-87 victoryover the Kings at Arco Arena.


Corey Maggette scored 18 points and Tim Thomas added 17 to giveDunleavy win No. 159 as the coach of the Clippers, passing JackRamsey for first on the all-time list.


The Kings struggled in the second half without Martin - theirleading scorer - who injured his groin in Tuesday's win overUtah. Martin, who is averaging 24.5 points per game, isexpected to miss four to six weeks.


Trailing, 52-41, at the half, the Clippers went on a 15-4 runafter the break to take a 56-55 lead with 6:54 left in the thirdquarter.


Los Angeles maintained the one-point lead after the third andtook command in the fourth, racing to a 10-point advantagemidway through the quarter.


Cuttino Mobley hit back-to-back shots to cap a 10-3 run thatgave the Clippers an 86-76 lead with 6:19 remaining, andSacramento never cut the deficit to less than eight points therest of the way.


Los Angeles looked strong at the outset, making nine of itsfirst 12 shots to grab an early 20-14 lead.


But Sacramento stepped up its defensive intensity and held theClippers to 32 percent shooting for the rest of the half. TheKings took control with a 12-0 run in the first quarter and a10-0 streak in the second to build an 11-point advantage athalftime.


The Kings' offense went stagnant to start the second half andthe Clippers took full advantage.


Kaman scored 12 third-quarter points as the Kings made just5-of-17 field goals in the period, helping Los Angeles take itsfirst lead since the opening quarter. Los Angeles made 11-of-18shots in the third and held a slim 71-70 margin entering thefourth.


Ron Artest led five players in double figures with 21 points forSacramento, which was outscored, 56-35, in the second half.

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (97) AT SACRAMENTO (87)

LA CLIPPERS

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B KNIGHT G 36:56 3-9 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 6
Q ROSS G 20:02 2-5 0-0 1 5 6 0 3 0 2 4
T THOMAS F 30:43 6-13 4-4 0 7 7 5 3 1 2 17
C MAGGETTE F 35:49 4-13 10-14 4 5 9 1 3 2 4 18
C KAMAN C 41:47 9-12 8-10 2 10 12 4 3 1 2 26
R PATTERSON 22:13 4-6 2-4 0 5 5 1 3 4 3 10
C MOBLEY 21:19 5-7 0-0 1 2 3 2 4 0 2 12
A THORNTON 12:36 2-6 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 4
D DICKAU 11:04 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 1 1 0
P DAVIS 7:31 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
A WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J POWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-73 24-32 9 38 47 19 27 10 17 97
(.479) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 18 (16 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B UDRIH G 34:40 5-13 2-3 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 13
J SALMONS G 41:11 4-13 1-1 1 9 10 5 4 1 3 10
M MOORE F 24:31 5-10 3-6 7 1 8 1 5 0 1 13
R ARTEST F 41:06 8-22 4-6 1 2 3 2 5 0 2 21
B MILLER C 36:16 4-10 2-2 0 7 7 5 6 1 1 11
F GARCIA 29:36 1-4 6-7 2 2 4 1 1 2 1 9
Q DOUBY 14:21 2-4 2-2 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 7
K THOMAS 9:53 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 1 3 0
S HAWES 7:01 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
J WILLIAMS 0:58 0-0 1-2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
D WATKINS 0:27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 30-79 21-29 14 26 40 17 28 7 15 87
(.380) (.724) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 15 (16 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS 22 19 30 26 - 97
SACRAMENTO 28 24 18 17 - 87

BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - C KAMAN 3, R PATTERSON, Q ROSS. SACRAMENTO -
R ARTEST 2, M MOORE, F GARCIA.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 3-13 (.231), T THOMAS 1-6, C MAGGETTE 0-
3, C KAMAN 0-1, C MOBLEY 2-3. SACRAMENTO 6-15 (.400), B UDRIH 1-2,
J SALMONS 1-2, R ARTEST 1-5, B MILLER 1-3, F GARCIA 1-1, Q DOUBY 1-
1, S HAWES 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SACRAMENTO - J SALMONS.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, DAVID JONES, ELY ROE.
A - 13,094. T - 2:15.</div>

 

NBA: LA CLIPPERS at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">LA CLIPPERS (97)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Knight 36:56 3-9 0-0 0-1 3 4 6
Q Ross 20:02 2-5 0-0 1-6 0 3 4
T Thomas 30:43 6-13 4-4 0-7 5 3 17
C Maggette 35:49 4-13 10-14 4-9 1 3 18
C Kaman 41:47 9-12 8-10 2-12 4 3 26
R Patterson 22:13 4-6 2-4 0-5 1 3 10
C Mobley 21:19 5-7 0-0 1-3 2 4 12
A Thornton 12:36 2-6 0-0 1-1 1 1 4
D Dickau 11:04 0-2 0-0 0-2 1 3 0
P Davis 7:31 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0
A Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Powell DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-73 24-32 9-47 19 27 97
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.479, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
3-13, .231 (T Thomas 1-6, C Maggette 0-3, C
Kaman 0-1, C Mobley 2-3). Team Rebounds: 10.
Blocked Shots:5 (C Kaman 3, R Patterson, Q
Ross). Turnovers:17 (C Maggette 4, R
Patterson 3, T Thomas 2, Q Ross 2, C Kaman 2,
C Mobley 2, D Dickau, A Thornton). Steals: 10
(R Patterson 4, C Maggette 2, T Thomas, D
Dickau, C Kaman, A Thornton).


SACRAMENTO (87)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Udrih 34:40 5-13 2-3 1-3 3 1 13
J Salmons 41:11 4-13 1-1 1-10 5 4 10
M Moore 24:31 5-10 3-6 7-8 1 5 13
R Artest 41:06 8-22 4-6 1-3 2 5 21
B Miller 36:16 4-10 2-2 0-7 5 6 11
F Garcia 29:36 1-4 6-7 2-4 1 1 9
Q Douby 14:21 2-4 2-2 1-1 0 2 7
K Thomas 9:53 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 3 0
S Hawes 7:01 1-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 2
J Williams 0:58 0-0 1-2 1-1 0 1 1
D Watkins 0:27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 30-79 21-29 14-40 17 28 87
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.380, FT-.724. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (B Udrih 1-2, J Salmons 1-2, R
Artest 1-5, B Miller 1-3, F Garcia 1-1, Q
Douby 1-1, S Hawes 0-1). Team Rebounds: 6.
Blocked Shots:4 (R Artest 2, M Moore, F
Garcia). Turnovers:15 (K Thomas 3, J Salmons
3, R Artest 2, Q Douby 2, B Udrih 2, B
Miller, M Moore, F Garcia). Steals: 7 (F
Garcia 2, B Udrih 2, B Miller, K Thomas, J
Salmons).

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LA CLIPPERS 22 19 30 26 - 97
SACRAMENTO 28 24 18 17 - 87
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Sacramento - 1 (J Salmons,
10:29 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,094. T: 2:15.
Officials: Dan Crawford, David Jones, Ely Roe.</div>

 

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NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO UPDATE POINTS OFF TURNOVERS.</div>

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Mike Dunleavy became thewinningest coach in Los Angeles Clippers' history as theSacramento Kings learned that life without Kevin Martin won'tbe easy.


Chris Kaman collected his 14th double-double of the season with26 points and 12 rebounds as the Clippers dominated the secondhalf and ended a seven-game losing streak with a 97-87 victoryover the Kings at Arco Arena.


Corey Maggette scored 18 points and Tim Thomas added 17 to giveDunleavy win No. 159 as the coach of the Clippers, passing JackRamsey for first on the all-time list.


"I didn't even know it," Dunleavy said of the record-settingwin. "But hey, it's great. Great to be around this long. It'sgood for us to be able to get a night where our guys startedplaying back the way they're capable of playing."


Kaman, who has been putting up All-Star numbers this season, hit9-of-12 shots and added four assists while clogging the lanedefensively against the Kings.


"The second half, coach kind of gave us a little pep talk athalftime, and we came out and played together and finished thegame strong," Kaman said. "We've been playing decentdefensively on teams lately. We just haven't been scoring anypoints and tonight we shot the ball well."


The Kings struggled in the second half without Martin - theirleading scorer - who injured his groin in Tuesday's win overUtah. Martin, who is averaging 24.5 points per game, isexpected to miss four to six weeks.


Trailing, 52-41, at the half, the Clippers went on a 15-4 runafter the break to take a 56-55 lead with 6:54 left in the thirdquarter.


Los Angeles maintained the one-point lead after the third andtook command in the fourth, racing to a 10-point advantagemidway through the quarter.


"We didn't have intensity the second half, especially at thebeginning of the third quarter, and they took advantage ofthat," Kings swingman Francisco Garcia said. "Kevin's a greatplayer and we need him, but we had a good lead. We've got tostay focused."


Cuttino Mobley hit back-to-back shots to cap a 10-3 run thatgave the Clippers an 86-76 lead with 6:19 remaining, andSacramento never cut the deficit to less than eight points therest of the way.


"It was a total team effort," said Clippers forward RubenPatterson, who scored 10 points and added four steals off thebench. "We started playing defense, I got a couple steals. Wewere getting steals and rebounds and running, I was getting tothe basket scoring - Corey, Cuttino, and they had no answer forChris. We're just glad we got that monkey off our back."

The Clippers won their second straight game at Arco Arena aftersnapping a 17-game losing streak at Sacramento last season.

Los Angeles looked strong at the outset, making nine of itsfirst 12 shots to grab an early 20-14 lead.


But Sacramento stepped up its defensive intensity and held theClippers to 32 percent shooting for the rest of the half. TheKings took control with a 12-0 run in the first quarter and a10-0 streak in the second to build an 11-point advantage athalftime.


The Kings' offense went stagnant to start the second half andthe Clippers took full advantage.


Kaman scored 12 third-quarter points as the Kings made just5-of-17 field goals in the period, helping Los Angeles take itsfirst lead since the opening quarter. Los Angeles made 11-of-18shots in the third and held a slim 71-70 margin entering thefourth.


Ron Artest led five players in double figures with 21 points forSacramento, which was outscored, 56-35, in the second half.

"The energy level was zero, I thought, and that's sad in ourbuilding," Kings coach Reggie Theus said. "On the positiveside, we've had a very good homestand. A win tonight would havemade a great homestand. You can't be afraid of success."