GAME THREAD: NBA: GOLDEN STATE (0-1) at LA CLIPPERS (0-0)

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 112
LA CLIPPERS 117 0:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 114
LA CLIPPERS 120 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 27 34 29 24 114
LA CLIPPERS 35 26 31 28 120 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: GSW - KELENNA AZUBUIKE 33, BARON DAVIS 22,
MONTA ELLIS 14
LAC - CHRIS KAMAN 26, CUTTINO MOBLEY 21, TIM
THOMAS 20</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
GOLDEN STATE 114
LA CLIPPERS 120 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (114) AT LA CLIPPERS (120)

GOLDEN STATE

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

K AZUBUIKE F 38:34 12-17 7-7 3 5 8 2 2 1 0 33
M PIETRUS F 26:57 2-5 3-4 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 9
A BIEDRINS C 35:16 6-10 0-0 3 4 7 1 4 0 2 12
M ELLIS G 38:55 7-17 0-1 0 2 2 5 3 3 1 14
B DAVIS G 45:39 8-24 5-6 2 6 8 11 3 1 5 22
A HARRINGTON 24:16 5-12 3-5 3 3 6 0 2 1 1 13
M BELINELLI 13:52 2-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 5
M BARNES 10:27 2-4 1-2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 6
T HUDSON 0:18 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
P O'BRYANT 5:46 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
S JACKSON DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE
S LASME DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 44-94 19-25 11 25 36 23 23 7 10 114
(.468) (.760) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 10 (19 PTS)

LA CLIPPERS

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

C MAGGETTE F 31:06 6-12 3-4 1 6 7 5 3 0 3 16
R PATTERSON F 31:13 4-6 3-4 2 4 6 1 4 0 5 11
C KAMAN C 36:43 9-19 8-9 8 10 18 3 3 1 2 26
Q ROSS G 19:23 2-5 2-2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 7
S CASSELL G 22:57 3-7 4-4 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 10
C MOBLEY 32:15 9-16 1-2 1 4 5 3 1 1 2 21
T THOMAS 21:04 5-9 7-7 0 5 5 1 3 0 1 20
A THORNTON 18:43 2-6 1-2 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 5
B KNIGHT 25:03 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 9 4 1 3 2
P DAVIS 1:33 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
J POWELL DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D DICKAU DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-85 31-36 15 38 53 28 21 5 18 120
(.482) (.861) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18 (23 PTS)

GOLDEN STATE 27 34 29 24 - 114
LA CLIPPERS 35 26 31 28 - 120

BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - A BIEDRINS 3, K AZUBUIKE, P O'BRYANT,
M PIETRUS. LA CLIPPERS - R PATTERSON 3, T THOMAS, Q ROSS, C KAMAN.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 7-28 (.250), K AZUBUIKE 2-3, M PIETRUS 2-
5, M ELLIS 0-2, B DAVIS 1-9, A HARRINGTON 0-3, M BELINELLI 1-3, M BARNES 1-
3. LA CLIPPERS 7-18 (.389), C MAGGETTE 1-3, Q ROSS 1-1, S CASSELL 0-
2, C MOBLEY 2-5, T THOMAS 3-6, A THORNTON 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, ELY ROE, RODNEY MOTT.
A - 19,060. T - 2:24.</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at LA CLIPPERS

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (114)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
K Azubuike 38:34 12-17 7-7 3-8 2 2 33
M Pietrus 26:57 2-5 3-4 0-4 0 4 9
A Biedrins 35:16 6-10 0-0 3-7 1 4 12
M Ellis 38:55 7-17 0-1 0-2 5 3 14
B Davis 45:39 8-24 5-6 2-8 11 3 22
A Harrington 24:16 5-12 3-5 3-6 0 2 13
M Belinelli 13:52 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 5
M Barnes 10:27 2-4 1-2 0-0 1 3 6
T Hudson 0:18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
P O'Bryant 5:46 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
S Jackson DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE
S Lasme DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-94 19-25 11-36 23 23 114
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.468, FT-.760. 3-Point Goals:
7-28, .250 (K Azubuike 2-3, M Pietrus 2-5, M
Ellis 0-2, B Davis 1-9, A Harrington 0-3, M
Belinelli 1-3, M Barnes 1-3). Team Rebounds:
8. Blocked Shots:6 (A Biedrins 3, K Azubuike,
P O'Bryant, M Pietrus). Turnovers:10 (B Davis
5, A Biedrins 2, A Harrington, M Ellis, M
Belinelli). Steals: 7 (M Ellis 3, A
Harrington, B Davis, M Barnes, K Azubuike).


LA CLIPPERS (120)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Maggette 31:06 6-12 3-4 1-7 5 3 16
R Patterson 31:13 4-6 3-4 2-6 1 4 11
C Kaman 36:43 9-19 8-9 8-18 3 3 26
Q Ross 19:23 2-5 2-2 1-3 2 1 7
S Cassell 22:57 3-7 4-4 0-3 3 0 10
C Mobley 32:15 9-16 1-2 1-5 3 1 21
T Thomas 21:04 5-9 7-7 0-5 1 3 20
A Thornton 18:43 2-6 1-2 1-3 1 2 5
B Knight 25:03 0-3 2-2 0-2 9 4 2
P Davis 1:33 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2
J Powell DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Dickau DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-85 31-36 15-53 28 21 120
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.482, FT-.861. 3-Point Goals:
7-18, .389 (C Maggette 1-3, Q Ross 1-1, S
Cassell 0-2, C Mobley 2-5, T Thomas 3-6, A
Thornton 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:6 (R Patterson 3, T Thomas, Q Ross, C
Kaman). Turnovers:18 (R Patterson 5, B Knight
3, C Maggette 3, C Mobley 2, C Kaman 2, S
Cassell, T Thomas, Q Ross). Steals: 5 (B
Knight, C Mobley, Q Ross, C Kaman, A
Thornton).

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GOLDEN STATE 27 34 29 24 - 114
LA CLIPPERS 35 26 31 28 - 120
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,060. T: 2:24.
Officials: Dan Crawford, Ely Roe, Rodney Mott.</div>

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- For the Los Angeles Clippers, itfigured to be a long road without star forward Elton Brand. Butif Chris Kaman continues to play like he did Friday, it may notbe all that bad.


Kaman overcame a brief injury scare to collect 26 points and 18rebounds, leading the Clippers to a 120-114 victory over theGolden State Warriors.


Brand, who averaged 20.5 points and 9.3 rebounds last season,tore his Achilles tendon working out in August and his return tothe team this season remains uncertain.


Kaman, who signed a five-year contract extension worth over $50million in October 2006, has averaged just 9.3 points and 7.5rebounds over his four-year NBA career. However, the sixthoverall pick in the 2003 draft had well surpassed those numbersby halftime, scoring 14 points and hauling in 14 boards beforeintermission.


However, he was held scoreless in the third quarter and took anelbow from Kelenna Azubuike above his left eye, leaving thefloor to get three stitches. But the 7-0 Kaman helped theClippers pull away from the Warriors in the final period.

Kaman had 12 points during the fourth quarter and notched arebound that ended up in a layup by Cuttino Mobley with 10:19remaining that made the score, 98-95. He also sparked an 11-0run over the next 3:04 that gave Los Angeles some breathing roommidway through the fourth.


Azubuike, who is being called upon to fill the role of thedeparted Jason Richardson, finished with a career-high 33points, surpassing his previous best of 28 - also against theClippers - on January 17.

 

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- For the Los Angeles Clippers, itfigured to be a long road without star forward Elton Brand. Butif Chris Kaman continues to play like he did Friday, it may notbe all that bad.


Kaman overcame a brief injury scare to collect 26 points and 18rebounds, leading the Clippers to a 120-114 victory over theGolden State Warriors.


Brand, who averaged 20.5 points and 9.3 rebounds last season,tore his Achilles tendon working out in August and his return tothe team this season remains uncertain.


Kaman, who signed a five-year contract extension worth over $50million in October 2006, has averaged just 9.3 points and 7.5rebounds over his four-year NBA career. However, the sixthoverall pick in the 2003 draft had well surpassed those numbersby halftime, scoring 14 points and hauling in 14 boards beforeintermission.


"Chris was terrific tonight, 26 points (and) 18 rebounds,"Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "He really controlled thepaint for us. He got hit in the head and he went out and gotsome stitches but he came back. He needs to get hit in the headevery night, I guess."


However, he was held scoreless in the third quarter and took anelbow from Kelenna Azubuike above his left eye, leaving thefloor to get three stitches. But the 7-0 Kaman helped theClippers pull away from the Warriors in the final period.

"I got an elbow and had to have some stitches. He went up anddunked it and I was just late on the play," Kaman said. "Hisright hand popped me in the head and I felt the blood rightaway. I didn't really hurt, it was kind of quick. I just wishI could play that third quarter. I was going well.

"I was telling them (the trainers) to hurry up so I could getback out there. They did a great job on me. ... I don't knowhow many stitches it was, three or four. I didn't care. I justwanted to get back out there. The stitches just go away andyou just get more of them."


Kaman had 12 points during the fourth quarter and notched arebound that ended up in a layup by Cuttino Mobley with 10:19remaining that made the score, 98-95. He also sparked an 11-0run over the next 3:04 that gave Los Angeles some breathing roommidway through the fourth.


Azubuike, who is being called upon to fill the role of thedeparted Jason Richardson, finished with a career-high 33points, surpassing his previous best of 28 - also against theClippers - on January 17.


"Azubuike played a complete game," Warriors coach Don Nelsonsaid. "He scored and rebounded. I am very proud of him. He'sone of most solid guys all-around. I don't know what we woulddo without him."