<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Clippers are not mathematically eliminated from the Western Conference playoff race. And it is not mathematically impossible that they can't finish at .500. But the Clippers shouldn't need numbers to tell them that this season is going nowhere. They're destined for another campaign that will blend in with the past 12 losing seasons. The latest sign came in the form of a 105-102 loss to an injury-decimated Memphis team Monday night at Staples Center. The Clippers used an 11-0 run to rally from a 102-89 deficit in the final 2 minutes, 15 seconds and narrowed the margin to two when Elton Brand scored inside. Memphis' James Posey made two free throws with 12.9 seconds left, then the Clippers' Quinton Ross scored on a tip in with 7.2 seconds to pull the Clippers within 104-102. Memphis' Brian Cardinal made 1 of 2 free throws with 5.9 seconds left, but Rick Brunson and Maggette missed 3-point trying to send the game to overtime. Maggette turned in one of his best statistical performances of the season -- 37 points, six rebounds and five assists -- but his numbers weren't enough to stop Memphis' team-oriented game.</div> Source
