Smith, Brown Key Clipper Victory
Charles Smith scored 18 of his 24 points and Tony Brown all 10 of his in the fourth quarter Wednesday night, leading the Clippers to a 113-109 exhibition victory over the Atlanta Hawks.
Two free throws by Brown with two seconds to go clinched the victory for the Clippers after Atlanta’s Dominique Wilkins had reduced the lead to 111-109 with a three-point basket with four seconds left. Wilkins had 32 points.
A rebound layup by Danny Manning with 1:07 left gave the Clippers a 107-102 lead, but Wilkins followed with a jumper and a tip-in to make it 107-106.
Manning had 21 points for the Clippers, who improved to 2-2.
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