Nothing Unique as Clippers Collapse Again : Pro basketball: The Warriors go on a 23-7 run in fourth quarter and end three-game skid, 114-109.

Dominique Wilkins sighed as he began to discuss the Clippers’ fourth-quarter collapse against Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Leading by 14 points going into the final quarter, the Clippers were outscored by 39-20 in the last 12 minutes en route to losing for the seventh time in their last eight games, 114-109, before a sellout crowd of 15,025.

“We just kind of gave it away in the end,” Wilkins said. “But the effort was there tonight. This is a different Clipper team than I’ve seen in a long time. The last two games we should have won, but we’re going to get some things to go our way. We went through a stretch in Atlanta where we had games like this. Every team goes through stretches like this.

“From what I understand, before they didn’t play with that intensity, and now that intensity is there.”

After shooting 52.1% in the first three quarters, the Clippers shot 32% in the fourth quarter, missing 13 of 19 shots.

“We just didn’t make the shots we needed to make,” Clipper Coach Bob Weiss said. “We didn’t make the big shots. When you miss against these guys, they’re going to run you.”

Wilkins, who had a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds, scored only two points in the fourth quarter, missing three of four shots.

Ron Harper, who had 22 points, missed three of five shots in the final quarter and guard Gary Grant, who had 19 points, missed all three shots he took in the last quarter.

Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell had nine of his 27 points in the final quarter and Chris Mullin had nine of his 13 points. Sprewell made three of four shots in the fourth quarter and Mullin made four of five shots as the Warriors shot 58% in the fourth quarter.

Rookie forward Chris Webber, the first player selected in the 1993 NBA draft, celebrated his 21st birthday by getting 26 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, including 11 offensive rebounds as the Warriors ended a three-game losing streak.

Leading by 98-87 with 8:06 remaining, they went on a 23-7 run to take a 110-105 lead. The Clippers went 2:11 without scoring as Golden State took control.

“You have to give Golden State a lot of credit,” said Clipper rookie guard Terry Dehere, who had 11 points in a reserve role. “A 10-point lead is not much, you still have to concentrate and make every possession a good one.”

Leading by 74-71, the Clippers outscored the Warriors 15-4 in the last 5:37 of the third quarter to take an 89-75 lead.

Harper had seven points in the spurt, making a three-pointer and two layups and Wilkins, who had 12 points in the quarter, had four points, making a layup and two free throws.

But they fell apart for the second game in a row.

The Clippers, who lost by 46 points in their last game here, don’t usually attract many fans on the road.

But that has apparently changed, now that they have acquired Wilkins.

When Wilkins was introduced, a fan dressed in a Clipper hat and red satin jacket held up a homemade sign that read: “Dominique Wilkins rules.”

Clipper Notes

Ron Harper, suspended for one game for making negative comments, has filed a grievance against the team. The suspension cost Harper, who makes $4 million, $48,780.49. . . . Former Stanford star Todd Lichti, who was waived by Orlando on Wednesday, signed a 10-day contract with the Warriors on Monday. He was the 15th player selected in the 1989 NBA draft.