Corey Maggette poured in a game-high 34 points (+ 3 dimes, 2 rebs, 1 stl) in Minnesota on Monday, but the Clippers' late rally fell short, 90-99, to the hot-handed Timberwolves. Tim Thomas added 22 points and three blocks for Los Angeles, which concluded a five-game road trip by losing its fourth straight. Josh Powell chipped in with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Maggette, who also scored 34 points Saturday in Washington, has scored at least 30 points seven times this year.
This was the second time in six weeks, and fifth time in his career, that Maggette had back-to-back games with 30-plus. But he and Thomas got little help, especially with center Chris Kaman missing his fifth straight game with a lower back injury. Cuttino Mobley scored 10 points, shooting 3-for-15, and the Clippers' reserves were 5-for-17 from the field, getting outscored 31-10.
"They started to make some shots down at the end. Al Jefferson started to make some plays at the end, and create, and Rashad McCants made some big plays for their team," Maggette said. "They just kept chipping away. We made a basket, they hit a 3. We missed, they hit a 3. It just put us in those situations."
Corey currently ranks 11th in the NBA in Points Per Game with a career-high of 22.4 PPG this season!*
Milestone Watch:
Team: G (GS) - PTS
Clippers:
499 (350) - 8,565
Career: 576 (354) -
9,211
POINTS
1. Randy Smith 12,735
2. Bob McAdoo 9,434
3. Elton Brand 9,174
4. Corey Maggette 8,565
5. Danny Manning 7,120
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*He's got a Top 40 value in '08: 24 pts, 1 stl, 1.2 trey, .498 FG%, .857 FT%.
Source:
http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nba/...ard-basketball