[外電] Kaman Is All Aboard in Dunleavy's 500th Win
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Kaman Is All Aboard in Dunleavy's 500th Win
Clipper center has 23 rebounds, a career high, and 24 points,
four steals, helping Dunleavy to a milestone.
By Jason Reid, Times Staff Writer
March 14, 2006
Don't be fooled by Chris Kaman's lumbering stride and chaotic hairstyle.
The 7-foot center is among the NBA's rising players at his position,
and he had his best performance of the season Monday night to lead
the Clippers to a 95-87 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at
Staples Center.
Kaman scored 24 points, blocked three shots and established career-high
totals with 23 rebounds and four steals.
"Rebounding and defensively, yes, it was my best game," said the
third-year player, who averages 11.7 points and 9.4 rebounds. "I had a
lot of energy the whole game. I didn't think I shot real well, but I was
patient the whole game."
Kaman's presence in the middle helped the Clippers tighten their defense
and overcome a 10-point second-half deficit for their sixth victory when
trailing by double digits.
The Clippers also got 17 points from Sam Cassell, and Elton Brand fared
well against Minnesota's Kevin Garnett in a matchup of All-Star power
forwards.
Brand had 14 points and 11 rebounds — his team-leading 35th double-double.
Garnett had 13 points and 16 rebounds, but was held without a field goal
in the final 22 minutes.
It was the Clippers' fourth consecutive victory and the 500th of Coach
Mike Dunleavy's career. With 20 games remaining, the Clippers (37-25)
matched their victory total of last season and again improved to a
season-high 12 games above .500. The Timberwolves (26-37) have lost five
straight.
Much is going right for the Clippers, and Kaman's performance topped
the list.
"Chris Kaman was awesome with 24 points and 23 rebounds," said Dunleavy,
500-514 in stints with the Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers
and Clippers. "He just claimed everything. He was huge for us, and we
needed it."
Said guard Shaun Livingston: "It's not a surprise. He's a force down there."
Kaman's previous highest rebound total was 22 against the Charlotte Bobcats
in a 97-88 victory Dec. 23 at Charlotte. He also scored 22 points in that
game.
He had 22 points and eight rebounds in Saturday's victory at Milwaukee.
Monday, Kaman had 19 defensive rebounds and made 10 of 12 free-throw
attempts.
"Kaman was the story of the night," said guard Ricky Davis, who led
Minnesota with 20 points. "We came in expecting to hit the boards hard
and he killed us.
"He had 23 rebounds. It's tough anytime somebody is playing like that."
Cuttino Mobley had 12 points and nine rebounds, helping the Clippers
outrebound the Timberwolves, 47-33.
Despite Kaman's 13 points and eight rebounds in the first half, the
Timberwolves led, 54-48, at halftime. They extended it to 60-50 on
Garnett's turnaround jumper with 10 minutes to play in the third.
And then the Clippers applied more pressure on defense, cutting their
deficit to 72-69 to start the fourth. They took their first lead of the
second half, 80-77, on Vladimir Radmanovic's three-pointer from the
right corner with 6:53 to play.
Corey Maggette, who scored 15 points off the bench, had a key three-point
play in the quarter, and consecutive shots by Kaman and Cassell gave
the Clippers an 89-85 lead with 2:02 left.
Brand's jumper extended the lead to 91-86 with about a minute left, and
Quinton Ross' steal and layup off an inbounds pass sealed the victory.
"It gives testament to our defense," Dunleavy said of the victory. "It
was playoff conditions … it was a very physical game. You have to gear
up for that in the playoffs.
"You can't rely on whistles. You have to be physical, and our bigs did a
much better job of that in the second half."
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你們認為海南高高在上，位於雲端嗎？他們真的就這麼高不可攀嗎？
他們的成績的確是有目共睹的。以他們過去的戰績來看，我們和海南的確有天壤之別。
但是----
我在睡前，都會想像著有一天......
我每晚都在腦裡描繪我們和海南大學附屬高中參加IH的戰況。
從那一年前起，每晚都如此！
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