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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Eric Piatkowski and the Los Angeles
Clippers don't want the season to end. The same can't be said for
the Golden State Warriors.
|  | | Clippers forward Corey Maggette challenges Chris Porter. |
Jeff McInnis scored 22 points as the Clippers beat the Warriors
106-94 Saturday night to reach 30 victories -- double their total
from last season -- with two games to play.
"The way we've been playing the second half of the season, we
think we can go out and get the last two," said Piatkowski, who
scored all 10 of his points in the second half.
"We wanted to double our total from last year. That's a nice
round number. It's something to build on for next year. We have so
much potential and we've grown so much, it's exciting. We'll all be
back and we know where we're going."
Lamar Odom added 19 points for the Clippers, who snapped a
nine-game road losing streak. Corey Maggette scored 17.
"We didn't put any specific number on the wins we wanted,"
Clippers coach Alvin Gentry said. "We just wanted to establish
from the start that we'd play hard and compete every night. If you
take care of that, the wins will come."
Antawn Jamison scored 36 points and Chris Porter added 20 for
the Warriors, who were without four players because of injury and
lost their 11th straight.
"We didn't get it done," said Golden State's Corie Blount, who
had a career-high 17 rebounds. "I didn't find anything positive
about the game. Hopefully next year will be better."
Golden State has won just twice since the All-Star break and
shot over 50 percent from the field once since Dec. 29. The
Warriors will miss the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year,
the longest current drought in the NBA.
"We didn't come out and play," Golden State's Erick Dampier
said. "With two games left, there's not much to play for except
pride."
The Clippers opened the second half with an 18-8 run. Cherokee
Parks hit a 15-foot jumper to give Los Angeles a 68-60 lead with
5:39 left in the third quarter.
Golden State scored less than 20 points in the third quarter for
the 20th time this season, and the Clippers built their advantage
to 79-67 by the start of the fourth.
"It's the same old story that goes on and on and on," Warriors
coach Dave Cowens said. "We can't do anything about it. We just
got beat by a better team."
Los Angeles scored the first nine points of the final period,
opening its lead to 21 points.
Darius Miles recorded his ninth double-double for the Clippers,
with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Game notes
The Clippers are 28-15 when making as many or more
3-pointers than their opponent, and are 2-35 when being outscored
from 3-point range. ... The teams shot a combined 0-for-9 from
beyond the arc in the first half. ... Los Angeles has had 43 games
decided by nine points or less, the most in club history since the
1978-79 San Diego Clippers played in 53 such contests. ... Clippers
broadcaster Ralph Lawler called his 1,700th game. ... The Warriors
have lost a league-high 400 player-games due to injury. ... Golden
State's Mookie Blaylock, who will miss the rest of the season with
a sprained right hand, averaged 2.36 steals this season and became
the first player in league history to average at least two steals
for 11 consecutive seasons.
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RECAPS
Detroit 129
Atlanta 124
Milwaukee 112
Toronto 86
San Antonio 111
Denver 95
Houston 100
Vancouver 95
LA Clippers 106
Golden State 94
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