Archive for Sunday, April 13, 2008
Clippers no match for the Warriors
Davis and Jackson combine for 53 points in Golden State’s victory over Los Angeles
OAKLAND – Baron Davis had 25 points and nine assists, Stephen Jackson added 28 points and the Golden State Warriors kept their waning playoff hopes realistic with a 122-116 victory over the Clippers on Saturday night.
Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins scored 17 points apiece for the Warriors, whose victory coupled with the Nuggets’ 124-97 loss at Utah earlier in the night left Golden State and Denver tied for eighth place in the Western Conference standings at 48-32.
The Nuggets have the tiebreaker edge for the final playoff spot after winning their regular-season series against the Warriors with a decisive victory at Golden State two days earlier, so Denver must lose at least once more for the Warriors to have a shot at the postseason.
The Warriors, who travel to Phoenix on Monday night, will know whether they have a decent chance for their second consecutive playoff berth after Denver plays hosts to the playoff-bound Houston Rockets tonight. The Nuggets have games remaining against Houston and Memphis, while Golden State finishes against the Suns and Seattle.
Cuttino Mobley had 30 points and 10 rebounds as the Clippers lost their fifth in a row, four of those losses coming against playoff contenders. The last-place Clippers, who have lost 24 of 28 overall, finish their worst campaign since 1999-00 with road games against New Orleans and Houston.
Al Thornton had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Elton Brand had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers.
Save/Share:
- Undecided voters?
- Stand against Prop. 8 costs priest dearly
- Howard Stern loses listeners -- and influence -- on satellite radio
- At least 1 dead, more than 10,000 acres burned in two San Fernando Valley fires
- Gil Stratton dies; longtime sportscaster was also an actor
- The Ambassador Hotel lesson
- To many, homeless man was a loved one
- Porter Ranch fire
- Sarah Palin stirs up controversy in the wink of an eye
- Stocks: Bargain prices or traps?
- The GOP and the perils of populism
- A list of school closures and neighborhood evacuations
- Obama's getting off easy
- Fire burns 1,200 acres at Camp Pendleton
- U.S. to pump $250 billion directly into banks
- Lack of pitching depth does in the Dodgers
- Dow posts biggest one-day point gain in history
- Second-guessing of Joe Torre begins
- Movie stars' stock plummets
- McCain is looking for another comeback
