Box Score

 

DENVER (89)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Bowen             23   2-2   0-0   0-1   0   2    4
J Howard            37 11-18  8-10   1-6   3   4   30
N Hilario           27   3-6   4-6   3-7   1   4   10
L Harrington        41   2-9   1-3   2-5   2   3    5
R White             19   1-6   1-1   1-3   1   4    3
V Yarbrough         27  7-10   0-0   3-4   2   2   16
P Savovic           10   1-6   1-1   0-1   2   2    3
D Harvey            20  2-11   1-2   2-2   0   3    5
M Blount            21   5-5   1-1   2-4   0   4   11
N Tskitishvili      15   1-3   0-0   0-2   2   2    2
M Bryant           DNP  - NOT WITH TEAM                                  
  
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TOTALS             240 35-76 17-24 14-35  13  30   89
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Percentages: FG-.461, FT-.708. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (L Harrington 0-1, R White 0-2, V 
Yarbrough 2-3, P Savovic 0-4). Team Rebounds:
14. Blocked Shots:2 (R Bowen, V Yarbrough). 
Turnovers:19 (L Harrington 4, M Blount 3, R 
White 3, N Hilario 3, J Howard 2, D Harvey 2,
N Tskitishvili, P Savovic). Steals: 11 (R 
Bowen 5, N Hilario 2, J Howard, P Savovic, D 
Harvey, V Yarbrough).


LA CLIPPERS (92)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
T Fowlkes           46  3-10 10-10   6-9   2   3   16
C Wilcox            13   0-1   0-2   0-4   1   3    0
M Olowokandi        43  6-11  6-11   1-5   2   6   18
A Miller            33   2-6   6-6   0-1   7   1   10
M Jaric             43  7-15   3-4   1-3   2   1   22
M Ely                5   1-2   1-2   1-1   0   3    3
W Zhi-Zhi           14   2-5   0-0   0-0   0   0    5
K Dooling           22   2-4   5-6   0-2   5   3    9
S Rooks             21   4-6   1-2   1-3   1   3    9
E Piatkowski       DNP  - ABDOMINAL STRAIN                               
E Brand            DNP  - STRAINED RIGHT CALF                            
Q Richardson       DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                            
  
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TOTALS             240 27-60 32-43 10-28  20  23   92
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Percentages: FG-.450, FT-.744. 3-Point Goals:
6-10, .600 (T Fowlkes 0-1, A Miller 0-1, M 
Jaric 5-7, W Zhi-Zhi 1-1). Team Rebounds: 15.
Blocked Shots:8 (S Rooks 3, M Olowokandi 3, W
Zhi-Zhi, C Wilcox). Turnovers:18 (A Miller 5,
M Jaric 5, S Rooks 3, M Olowokandi 2, M Ely 
2, K Dooling). Steals: 8 (M Jaric 6, A 
Miller, T Fowlkes).

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DENVER               24  28  17  20   -  89
LA CLIPPERS          24  28  21  19   -  92
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Technical fouls: Denver - 2 (Defensive Three,
1:24 1st; N Tskitishvili, 5:57 2nd). La 
Clippers - 1 (Defensive Three, 3:44 1st).
Flagrant fouls:  Denver 1 (J Howard, 7:25 
4t).  A: 15,503. T: 2:27. Officials: Bennie 
Adams, George Toliver, Jack Nies.

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DENVER (89) AT LA CLIPPERS (92)

DENVER

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R BOWEN           F    23    2-2      0-0      0   1   1    0   2   5   0    4
J HOWARD          F    37   11-18     8-10     1   5   6    3   4   1   2   30
N HILARIO         C    27    3-6      4-6      3   4   7    1   4   2   3   10
L HARRINGTON      G    41    2-9      1-3      2   3   5    2   3   0   4    5
R WHITE           G    19    1-6      1-1      1   2   3    1   4   0   3    3
V YARBROUGH            27    7-10     0-0      3   1   4    2   2   1   0   16
P SAVOVIC              10    1-6      1-1      0   1   1    2   2   1   1    3
D HARVEY               20    2-11     1-2      2   0   2    0   3   1   2    5
M BLOUNT               21    5-5      1-1      2   2   4    0   4   0   3   11
N TSKITISHVILI         15    1-3      0-0      0   2   2    2   2   0   1    2
M BRYANT              DNP  - NOT WITH TEAM                                            
  
TOTALS                240   35-76    17-24    14  21  35   13  30  11  19   89
                            (.461)  (.708)  TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 20 (24 PTS)    

LA CLIPPERS

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
T FOWLKES         F    46    3-10    10-10     6   3   9    2   3   1   0   16
C WILCOX          F    13    0-1      0-2      0   4   4    1   3   0   0    0
M OLOWOKANDI      C    43    6-11     6-11     1   4   5    2   6   0   2   18
A MILLER          G    33    2-6      6-6      0   1   1    7   1   1   5   10
M JARIC           G    43    7-15     3-4      1   2   3    2   1   6   5   22
M ELY                   5    1-2      1-2      1   0   1    0   3   0   2    3
W ZHI-ZHI              14    2-5      0-0      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    5
K DOOLING              22    2-4      5-6      0   2   2    5   3   0   1    9
S ROOKS                21    4-6      1-2      1   2   3    1   3   0   3    9
E PIATKOWSKI          DNP  - ABDOMINAL STRAIN                                         
E BRAND               DNP  - STRAINED RIGHT CALF                                      
Q RICHARDSON          DNP  - SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE                                      
  
TOTALS                240   27-60    32-43    10  18  28   20  23   8  18   92
                            (.450)  (.744)  TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 19 (27 PTS)    
  
   DENVER             24   28   17   20   -   89
   LA CLIPPERS        24   28   21   19   -   92
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: DENVER - R BOWEN, V YARBROUGH.  LA CLIPPERS - S ROOKS 3,
M OLOWOKANDI 3, W ZHI-ZHI, C WILCOX.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DENVER 2-10 (.200), L HARRINGTON 0-1, R WHITE 0-
2, V YARBROUGH 2-3, P SAVOVIC 0-4. LA CLIPPERS 6-10 (.600), T FOWLKES 0-
1, A MILLER 0-1, M JARIC 5-7, W ZHI-ZHI 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: DENVER - DEFENSIVE THREE, N TSKITISHVILI. LA CLIPPERS
- DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS:  DENVER 1 (J HOWARD, 7:25 4T). 
OFFICIALS: BENNIE ADAMS, GEORGE TOLIVER, JACK NIES.
A - 15,503. T - 2:27.

Game Story

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Minus two starters and their sixth 
man, the Los Angeles Clippers still had enough offense to defeat
the lowly Denver Nuggets.

Rookie Marco Jaric scored 22 points and Michael Olowokandi
contributed 18 as the Clippers handed the Nuggets their eighth
straight defeat, 92-89.

"A thing that makes makes angry (is) when I see people who don't
expect (me to be) the kind of player I think I am," said Jaric,
a point guard who was forced to play shooting guard because of
the Clippers' shortage of healthy players.  "I believe in myself
and how good I can become."

Tremaine Fowlkes added a career-high 16 points for Los Angeles,
which was missing injured starters Elton Brand and Eric
Piatkowski and key reserve Quentin Richardson.

"If we get all those guys back, we've got to incorporate them
back into the team against," Clippers coach Alvin Gentry said.
"I just want us to get healthy so we can have some kind of
consistent rotation."

"I had to prepare mentally and step up to the challenge," said
Fowlkes, who played 46 minutes.  "I practice hard for these
games and it's not out of the ordinary for me to be prepared to
play this many minutes.  It was very nice to get the minutes."

The Clippers reeled off the final 11 points of the third quarter
to take a 73-69 lead, then scored the first four in the final
period.

They extended their advantage to 88-76 on a jump hook by
Olowokandi with 3:47 to play, then did just just enough to hang
on down the stretch and complete a 2-2 homestand.  It was Los
Angeles' fifth straight home victory over Denver.

"They are a very good defensive team and it was important to run
our offense on them," Olowokandi said.  "In our practices we
discussed that we had to execute our offense.  Everybody on the
team played well today."

Denver took its biggest lead, 50-40, on a layup by Predrag
Savovic with 3:51 left in the first half, but Los Angeles
rallied to tie the game at the half, 52-52.

"I thought the run that really hurt us was the 12-2 run at the
end of the first half and there was another run in the second
half," Denver coach Jeff Bzdelik said.  "Those kinds of runs are
caused by our inability offensively to execute under duress and
we fell to their pressure."

Juwan Howard scored a season-high 30 points for the Nuggets, who
have lost 13 of 14.  They had not dropped eight straight
contests since a 16-game skid from February 12-March 10, 1998.

Denver narrowly outshot Los Angeles, 46 percent to 45 percent,
but the Clippers made four more 3-pointers and 15 more free
throws.

"They're a real hard team to play," Gentry said.  "The one thing
that they do is play extremely hard.  This is a team that held
Dallas to 80 points.  We knew that it was going to be a tough
game and that they were going to have runs.  The bottom line is
that we came away with a win, and right now that's the most
important thing for us."