Seattle Stops Hot Clippers : Pro basketball: Their winning streak ends in double-overtime against SuperSonics, 132-127.

Shortly before the beginning of his first season with the Clippers, Bill Fitch confessed that his team wasn’t ready.

“If I had my rathers, I’d like to have another 30 days with these guys,” Fitch said. “I hope we’re better 30 days from now, just playing games.”

The Clippers are a lot better than they were during their season-opening 16-game losing streak.

The Clippers, who were coming off a 25-point victory over the Lakers on Friday night, overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit and extended the Seattle SuperSonics to double-overtime before losing, 132-127, Saturday night before an announced 9,048 at the Sports Arena after Pooh Richardson, Loy Vaught and Eric Piatkowski fouled out.

Richardson said the Clippers never gave up on themselves.

“This is like OJT. It’s like on-the-job training for a lot of us,” said Richardson, who had a season-high 32 points and 15 assists. “And you know how that on-the-job training can be. I think it’s taken us a while to start jelling. We haven’t played with each other before.”

Richardson thinks it’s too early to consider the possibility that the Clippers might break the NBA record for most losses in a season set when the Philadelphia 76ers compiled a 9-73 record in 1972-73.

“People that make those statements, that’s kind of unfair, especially when they’re not out there performing against the Shawn Kemps. That 9-73 stuff is for people to talk about who don’t have to go out and play these All-Star players. It’s easy to sit down on your couch and say that a team will go 9-73 when you don’t have to play against Shawn Kemp, Patrick Ewing and (Hakeem) Olajuwon.”

Kemp, who had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the SuperSonics’ 115-90 victory over the Clippers on Nov. 13, scored a career-high 42 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. He made 20 of 22 free throws as Seattle made 38 of 46 from the line. Gary Payton had career highs of 33 points and 14 assists as Seattle ended the Clippers’ two-game winning streak.

Richardson made an 18-footer with 11.6 seconds left in the first overtime to tie it, 121-121, and the Clippers had a chance to win it, but Piatkowski missed a desperation shot at the buzzer.

Kemp then scored eight points in the second overtime as Seattle pulled away.

The Clippers were also forced to play without Richardson, who fouled out with 3:08 remaining; Vaught, who had 20 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out with 1:49 remaining, and Piatkowski, who had a season-high 23 points.

“We stayed together through the hard times and as long as we stick together we’ll be all right,” said forward Charles Outlaw, who had a career-high nine blocked shots, including a key block of a layup attempt by McMillan with 19 seconds left in the first overtime. “People don’t play with us, they just watch us.”

Clipper Notes

Former Clipper coach Bob Weiss, fired after leading the team to a 27-55 record last season, returned to the Sports Arena with the SuperSonics. Weiss, hired after SuperSonic assistant Tim Grgurich was named head coach at Nevada Las Vegas, refused to criticize the Clippers. “I’ve always liked Bill (Fitch) and I certainly don’t wish him any ill will, although I’m not a Clipper fan,” Weiss said. “I certainly don’t enjoy seeing Bill lose or any the players that were here when I was here.”

SuperSonic forward Detlef Schrempf, who had 15 points, five rebounds and four assists, was ejected with 10:53 remaining after drawing two technical fouls. Schrempf complained after referee Bill Alexander didn’t call a foul on Clipper forward Tony Massenburg, who accidentally floored Schrempf with an elbow to the face. . . . Guard Terry Dehere, sidelined for two games because of a sprained right ankle, said he hopes to play in the Clippers’ next game Wednesday night at Portland.