Seven isn’t lucky for Clippers

With the first three-point shot, Coach Mike Dunleavy clenched his teeth.

At the second, he brushed his brow.

With the third, one that Damien Wilkins banked home, he gazed to the top of KeyArena.

And if he could have glimpsed the sky through the ceiling, it surely would have reflected his mood.

A dismally dreary day ended in the Clippers losing, 95-88, to the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday night in front of an announced crowd of 10,961.

No matter what picture is painted or what brush is used, the end result has not come out rosy for the Clippers of late.

They have lost seven consecutive games, their most since an eight-game streak during the 2004-05 season.

They’ve dropped nine of their last 10 games and 11 of their last 13, finding themselves at the bottom of the Pacific Division.

Still, Wednesday’s game may have been a low for a team devastated by injuries and strapped together with wrap, sleeves and ice.

They bequeathed the SuperSonics only their second home victory of the season, the small but energized crowd worked into a frenzy at an actual victory with Seattle making five of their three-point baskets in the second half, four coming in the third quarter.

“I look down their roster and I know all their guys and they’ve got talent and athleticism,” Dunleavy said beforehand.

“They are young and maybe they are at times, playing with the ups and downs of that a little bit. But otherwise, they don’t look like a pushover to me.”

He was right.

The SuperSonics outrebounded the Clippers, 49-39, and had five players score in double figures.

Rookie Kevin Durant and Nick Collison paved the way with 18 points each, with Collison also picking up 17 rebounds.

Although the Clippers successfully made their way to the free-throw line in making 30 of 34 shots there, they could not overcome their overall poor shooting, making only 27 of 78 shots from the field.

“It was one of those nights,” Tim Thomas said. “It seemed like we missed everything.”

Chris Kaman collected 19 points and 14 rebounds along with five assists and five blocked shots and Corey Maggette scored a team-high 23 points.

“It’s tough to win when you shoot as poorly as we shot,” Dunleavy said.

“It’s not like they had Dikembe Mutombo blocking shots. We got to the rim and just didn’t finish.”

Rookie Al Thornton returned, scoring six points after sitting out a game because of a sprained right ankle.

But emotional leader Sam Cassell was sidelined for a fourth game while tending to his strained calf.

Before the game, most of the team lined up silently on one side of the locker room, watching film of Seattle’s previous game against the Golden State Warriors.

“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us,” said former SuperSonics center Aaron Williams, now a Clipper.

“We’ve had a lot of injuries, but no team is going to want to end that stretch for us. We need to play hard for 48 minutes and we need to show a sense of urgency.

“You can use any number of excuses, but the bottom line is we have to play better and smarter.”

The Clippers struggled heavily with their shooting to start the game, connecting on only 13 of 45 first-half shots and trailing, 43-35, at the half.

Kaman made six of 13 shots in the first half, ending the half with 15 points along with 10 rebounds, already securing his 13th double-double of the season.

Wally Szczerbiak scored 17 points for the SuperSonics, whose bench outscored the Clippers’ reserves 41-21.

jonathan.abrams@latimes.com