Box Score

 

LA CLIPPERS (93)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
E Brand             39  4-13   7-9  9-19   1   3   15
L Odom              34  8-16   3-4   3-5   2   4   19
S Rooks             21   4-5   2-2   0-2   0   4   10
C Maggette          16   1-6   2-2   0-1   3   0    4
A Miller            35  3-13   2-2   1-5   7   4    9
M Ely               27   1-3   0-0   2-8   0   5    2
C Wilcox             9   0-2   1-2   0-1   0   0    1
E Piatkowski        32  5-10   6-6   3-7   2   3   21
M Jaric             14   3-7   0-0   0-1   0   1    7
K Dooling           13   2-5   0-0   0-0   1   1    5
Q Richardson       DNP  - BRUISED LEFT KNEE                              
W Zhi-Zhi          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 31-80 23-27 18-49  16  25   93
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Percentages: FG-.388, FT-.852. 3-Point Goals:
8-19, .421 (L Odom 0-3, C Maggette 0-1, A 
Miller 1-2, E Piatkowski 5-8, M Jaric 1-3, K 
Dooling 1-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked 
Shots:5 (E Brand 2, K Dooling, C Wilcox, M 
Jaric). Turnovers:18 (E Piatkowski 4, C 
Maggette 3, E Brand 3, L Odom 2, K Dooling 2,
S Rooks, M Ely, M Jaric, A Miller). Steals: 5
(L Odom 2, E Brand, K Dooling, M Jaric).


SEATTLE (101)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Evans             31   1-4   3-3   2-9   1   5    5
R Lewis             39  9-15   2-2   1-8   1   3   22
P Drobnjak          34  9-15   6-7   0-1   1   4   26
R Allen             46  8-17   1-1   0-6   7   3   19
B Barry             39  3-11  8-10   0-1   5   3   15
V Radmanovic        17   2-7   0-0   1-4   3   2    5
K Ollie             21   2-5   3-3   1-2   5   0    7
J James              9   0-1   2-2   2-2   0   0    2
C Booth              4   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   1    0
E Campbell         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
V Potapenko        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Forte            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 34-75 25-28  7-33  23  21  101
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Percentages: FG-.453, FT-.893. 3-Point Goals:
8-24, .333 (R Lewis 2-4, P Drobnjak 2-3, R 
Allen 2-6, B Barry 1-7, V Radmanovic 1-4). 
Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:6 (J James 2,
P Drobnjak 2, R Lewis, V Radmanovic). 
Turnovers:13 (B Barry 3, V Radmanovic 3, R 
Allen 2, J James 2, K Ollie, R Lewis, R 
Evans). Steals: 10 (R Lewis 4, R Allen 3, B 
Barry 2, P Drobnjak).

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LA CLIPPERS          20  20  34  19   -  93
SEATTLE              30  15  27  29   -  101
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Technical fouls: La Clippers - 1 (Defensive 
Three, 10:54 1st). Seattle - 2 (J James, 0:46
3rd; Defensive Three, 7:03 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,273. T: 2:14. 
Officials: Ron Olesiak, Steve Javie, Tommy 
Nunez.

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LA CLIPPERS (93) AT SEATTLE (101)

LA CLIPPERS

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
E BRAND           F    39    4-13     7-9      9  10  19    1   3   1   3   15
L ODOM            F    34    8-16     3-4      3   2   5    2   4   2   2   19
S ROOKS           C    21    4-5      2-2      0   2   2    0   4   0   1   10
C MAGGETTE        G    16    1-6      2-2      0   1   1    3   0   0   3    4
A MILLER          G    35    3-13     2-2      1   4   5    7   4   0   1    9
M ELY                  27    1-3      0-0      2   6   8    0   5   0   1    2
C WILCOX                9    0-2      1-2      0   1   1    0   0   0   0    1
E PIATKOWSKI           32    5-10     6-6      3   4   7    2   3   0   4   21
M JARIC                14    3-7      0-0      0   1   1    0   1   1   1    7
K DOOLING              13    2-5      0-0      0   0   0    1   1   1   2    5
Q RICHARDSON          DNP  - BRUISED LEFT KNEE                                        
W ZHI-ZHI             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   31-80    23-27    18  31  49   16  25   5  18   93
                            (.388)  (.852)  TEAM REBS:  9 TOTAL TO: 20 (29 PTS)    

SEATTLE

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R EVANS           F    31    1-4      3-3      2   7   9    1   5   0   1    5
R LEWIS           F    39    9-15     2-2      1   7   8    1   3   4   1   22
P DROBNJAK        C    34    9-15     6-7      0   1   1    1   4   1   0   26
R ALLEN           G    46    8-17     1-1      0   6   6    7   3   3   2   19
B BARRY           G    39    3-11     8-10     0   1   1    5   3   2   3   15
V RADMANOVIC           17    2-7      0-0      1   3   4    3   2   0   3    5
K OLLIE                21    2-5      3-3      1   1   2    5   0   0   1    7
J JAMES                 9    0-1      2-2      2   0   2    0   0   0   2    2
C BOOTH                 4    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   0    0
E CAMPBELL            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
V POTAPENKO           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J FORTE               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   34-75    25-28     7  26  33   23  21  10  13  101
                            (.453)  (.893)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 14 (18 PTS)    
  
   LA CLIPPERS        20   20   34   19   -   93
   SEATTLE            30   15   27   29   -   101
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: LA CLIPPERS - E BRAND 2, K DOOLING, C WILCOX, M JARIC.
SEATTLE - J JAMES 2, P DROBNJAK 2, R LEWIS, V RADMANOVIC.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: LA CLIPPERS 8-19 (.421), L ODOM 0-3, C MAGGETTE 0-
1, A MILLER 1-2, E PIATKOWSKI 5-8, M JARIC 1-3, K DOOLING 1-2. SEATTLE 8-
24 (.333), R LEWIS 2-4, P DROBNJAK 2-3, R ALLEN 2-6, B BARRY 1-7, V RADMANOVIC 1-
4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: LA CLIPPERS - DEFENSIVE THREE. SEATTLE - J JAMES, 
DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: RON OLESIAK, STEVE JAVIE, TOMMY NUNEZ.
A - 15,273. T - 2:14.

Game Story

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Long shots by Rashard Lewis and Brent 
Barry kept the Seattle SuperSonics a long shot to make the
playoffs.

Lewis made a pair of go-ahead 3-pointers in the final four
minutes and Barry made the clincher with 18 seconds left as the
SuperSonics edged the Los Angeles Clippers, 101-93, to stay in
the Western Conference playoff race.

The SuperSonics appeared to be going into full rebuilding mode
when they traded Gary Payton to Milwaukee on February 20.  But
they have gone 15-8 since trading the best player in franchise
history and have remained on the edge of the race.

Seattle (37-38) won for the fourth time in five games and moved
within 2 1/2 games of Phoenix (39-35) for eighth place in the
West.  It also kept pace with Houston (39-37) and has games
remaining against both clubs.

"We need to win to stay alive and that's how we're playing now,"
Sonics coach Nate McMillan said.  "That's how we have to
approach every game."

"I don't like to talk about it," Barry added.  "We want to keep
playing.  We want to keep building and trying to keep winning as
many games as we can.  We're right on the cusp of obtaining a
smaller goal, and that's to get back to .500."

Predrag Drobnjak scored a career-high 26 points for the Sonics,
who squandered leads of 12 points in the first half and 15 in
the third quarter before using a late surge.

Eric Piatkowski scored 21 points, Lamar Odom added 19 and Elton
Brand 15 and 19 rebounds for the Clippers, who fell to 4-13
under interim coach Dennis Johnson.

Two free throws by Andre Miller pulled LA into an 83-83 tie with
4:18 remaining before Lewis drilled a 3-pointer.  A short
jumper by Ray Allen extended the advantage to 88-84 before
baskets by Odom and Sean Rooks tied it with 2:04 to play.

Lewis struck again, draining a 3-pointer that gave Seattle the
lead for good with 1:47 to go.  Drobnjak had a three-point play
for a 94-88 lead with 1:16 remaining.

"It was all confidence," Lewis said.  "When you've got
confidence in your shots, you have no hesitation and you have a
90 percent chance of making it."

Piatkowski made a 3-pointer to halve the deficit, but Allen
answered with a jumper.  Rooks made two free throws to cut it to
96-93, but Barry buried his clinching shot.

"I didn't feel very good.  I didn't feel like I was in rhythm,"
said Barry, who made just 3-of-11 shots.  "It came down to the
last couple minutes of the game and they were playing us the
same way, double-teaming up top on Ray.  I felt like I was going
to make that one."

"Brent Barry's three at the end was the dagger," Brand said.

Barry scored 15 points for the Sonics, who shot 43.5 percent
(34-of-75), including 8-of-24 from the arc.  They also made
25-of-28 free throws.

"We knocked down some shots and got some stops," McMillan said.

Rooks scored 10 points for the Clippers, who shot under 39
percent (31-of-80) but held a 49-33 rebounding edge.

"The guy we helped on (Allen), the other guys beat us," Johnson
said.  "We came up here and played well.  They just hit a couple
shots at the end."

Drobnjak's 11 points helped Seattle to a 30-20 lead after one
quarter.  Los Angeles fought back to 45-40 at halftime before
allowing the deficit to grow to 61-46 on a 3-pointer by Drobnjak
with 7:15 left in the third quarter.

But Piatkowski scored nine points and Odom seven as the Clippers
stormed back to take a 74-72 lead into the final period.