Clippers Find No Quarter in Philadelphia : Pro basketball: They fall to 76ers, 117-98, as losing streak hits seven. Newly acquired Ellis has team-high 23 points.

The way the Clippers have been playing lately, it probably won’t be long before Coach Bob Weiss, who held a second training camp earlier this month, convenes yet another.

The Philadelphia 76ers extended the Clippers’ losing streak to seven with a 117-98 victory Wednesday night before 8,256 at the Spectrum.

Off to their worst start since 1990-91, the Clippers (11-21) are in the midst of their longest losing streak in three seasons.

The Clippers, who have lost 11 of their last 13 games, collapsed in the third quarter for the second consecutive game.

After being outscored, 29-15, in the third quarter of Tuesday night’s 98-77 loss to the Knicks at New York, the Clippers were outscored, 35-15, in the third quarter by the 76ers, who shot 60% in the period on the way to a season-high 58.8%.

“The third quarter was a big problem,” Weiss said. “As soon as a couple things went wrong, nobody could step up and make a shot.

“We tried to do it by ourselves. We stopped moving. In the third quarter of the Knick game we got a lot of good shots and missed. I don’t know if we got that many good ones (against the 76ers).”

Rookie swingman Harold Ellis, who signed with the Clippers last Friday, was the only bright spot, scoring a team-high 23 points in 27 minutes as a reserve. Ellis made six of 11 shots and 11 of 14 free throws. He also had a team-high six rebounds and two steals.

“I’m just trying to do something to help the team win,” Ellis said. “I was just doing what I could, whether it was diving for a loose ball or getting a steal or getting a dunk.

“I’m very excited just to be here. It’s like a dream come true. I want to get here and make a positive impact. I’ll always be excited because this is the best basketball league in the world.”

The last player cut in training camp, Ellis went to the Continental Basketball Assn., where he averaged 21.4 points and six rebounds for the Quad City Thunder before the Clippers called.

Ellis’ performance Wednesday night impressed the Clippers.

“He works hard and gives a total effort on the basketball floor,” Clipper guard Mark Jackson said. “If we had 12 guys like him we’d be in business. He flat out goes out and plays the game of basketball, and that’s what we need.”

After shooting 63.2% in the first half to take a 57-54 lead, the Clippers shot 39.5% in the second half and were outscored, 63-41.

Turnovers continued to plague the Clippers. Averaging an NBA-high 19.1 going into the game, the Clippers had 21 to help set up 30 points for the 76ers.

Guards Ron Harper and Jackson, who combined for only 10 points and missed 11 of 14 shots against the Knicks, were outscored, 44-26, by Philadelphia guards Jeff Hornacek and Dana Barros.

Harper had 18 points but missed 10 of 19 shots and Jackson had eight points, eight assists and five steals in 26 minutes.

Hornacek had a game-high 24 points, 15 in the second half, and Barros had 20 points and a career-high 12 assists.

Rookie Shawn Bradley, Philadelphia’s 7-foot-6 center, made seven of eight shots and had 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as Philadelphia won its second consecutive game.

The 76ers, who haven’t made the playoffs since 1991, were talking playoffs after posting their second two-game winning streak of the season.

The Clippers?

Perhaps they’ll get another crack at the NBA lottery.

Clipper Notes

Philadelphia center Moses Malone remained sidelined because of a sore back. He has missed six of the last seven games. . . . Clipper guard Randy Woods, who grew up in Philadelphia and played at La Salle, gave out 52 tickets for the game. He scored three points in seven minutes. Woods’ mother provided a fried chicken dinner for the team in the locker room after the game.