01-20-2008, 07:23 PM
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Thornton's confidence growing
http://www.ocregister.com/sports/tho...-diaz-practice
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That large contribution by Thornton helped the Clippers to a 120-107 overtime victory, but just as importantly, gave Thornton an added dose of confidence.
"He's shown in practice, where he's been so explosive and so good, and I was looking for another avenue to go," Dunleavy said. "So, we explored that matchup. He did well with it, so we kept going with it."
That matchup happened to be with Vince Carter, who was unable to lock up Thornton either on post-up plays or wing isolations.
"I was very excited," Thornton said. "I was able to get in a rhythm and the guys were getting me the ball in a sweet spot."
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