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Friday, Mar. 16 10:30pm ET
Injured Warriors woeful again

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LOS ANGELES (AP) – Thanks to Jeff McInnis, suspended teammate Lamar Odom was on the court in spirit – if not in person.

Wearing a red sweatband on his left arm with Odom's No. 7 scribbled on it, McInnis had his first career triple-double with 21 points, 11 assists and a career-high 12 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the injury-riddled Golden State Warriors 94-76 Friday night.

"We've been struggling without Lamar, and I was just showing my support for him," McInnis said. "Coach told me not to try to do too much. I'm happy about the triple-double. It's my first one ever, and I never thought I'd get it because the rebounding seems so hard."

Odom, who had his fourth career triple-double in a victory over Golden State on Nov. 29, served the fourth game of his five-game suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug program.

McInnis, who has worn Odom's number on his arm for every game of the suspension, entered the fourth quarter needing only two rebounds for his triple-double. He didn't get them until the final few minutes, after nearly injuring himself making a cut to position himself for a pass.

"I just pulled something for a moment," said McInnis, who spent almost 4 1/2 minutes on the bench. "Coach asked me if I wanted to go back in. I told him it would be my first triple-double, and I might not get another chance to get one again. It was a little selfish."

McInnis shot 8-for-15 in 44 minutes to help send Golden State to its season-worst ninth straight loss and 22nd in 24 games.

The Warriors, who have used 20 different starting lineups, again were playing without four of their top five scorers because of injuries. The only healthy players averaging at least 10 points for them are Antawn Jamison, Mookie Blaylock and Bob Sura, who combined for 36 points.

Jamison, who shot 0-for-9 in his previous visit to Staples Center -- a loss to the Lakers on Mar. 4 -- missed his first five shots and finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds.

"I thought we did a real good job on Jamison," Clippers coach Alvin Gentry said. "He got 22 points on 26 shots, and any time that happens, you're doing a real good job on a real great player."

The victory ended a three-game losing streak for the Clippers, who have beaten the Warriors in 11 of their last 16 meetings.

"We just didn't come out and match their intensity," Warriors center Erick Dampier said. "It was hard for us to play catch-up with a lot of our guys out."

Los Angeles used runs of 15-2 in the first quarter and 19-4 in the second to build 51-27 lead with 4:55 left in the first half. Golden State got no closer than 16 points with 1:10 remaining, after Chris Porter's layup capped a 12-2 run.

"We just tried to jump on them early," said Corey Maggette, who had 20 points. "We moved the ball well, we got some good post-up feeds and ran the court well. We made some great passes and were knocking down shots."

Game notes
The Clippers are 1-9 when Odom doesn't play, including an 0-6 mark during his rookie season. ... Clippers rookie Quentin Richardson also sat out because of a viral infection. ... In the race to avoid the worst record in the Western Conference, the Clippers lead Vancouver by three games and the last-place Warriors by 6 1/2. ... Clippers No.1 pick Darius Miles leads all rookies with a .493 field goal percentage _ which is misleading because he has made 101 dunks and is 1-for-18 from 3-point range. Miles is 147-for-386 on the rest of his shots (.381). ... The Clippers outshot the Warriors 48.6 percent to 32.7 percent. Golden State has shot lower than 40 percent from the field in seven straight games, and less than 50 percent in 37 straight.

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