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Rockets Outhustled by ClippersIt's hard to be humble when you have won not one, but two consecutive games. But in an often-frustrating, frequently maddening and usually disappointing Rockets season, consecutive wins have been as cherished as a miracle cure, so rare they inspired the Rockets to do the unthinkable: They found a new way to lose Tuesday night. The Rockets blew off all that hustling, rebounding, defending, dirty-work stuff that had forged their brief turnaround. They let the road-weary and short-handed Los Angeles Clippers beat them 94-84 just the way they had won lately, and before just 10,293 at Compaq Center, the Rockets' smallest home crowd since Dec. 11. Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Clippers Baffle Fandom By Punching HeadsThe mystery behind those self-inflicted punches in Clipperdom. Surely by now you've seen Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson going with two-fisted bumps to the forehead after spectacular plays or even mundane baskets. If you haven't, just sit by the TV and wait for the Nike commercial inspired by their forehead-pounding. Just don't expect an explanation. Miles and Richardson won't tell those who ask, mainly because they get asked all the time and, as kids barely out of high school, clearly enjoy the tease. Lucky for you that Shootaround doesn't accept "no" answers. After months of dogged research, we've narrowed down the genesis of the tykes' tradition to three possible origins. Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Francis Stands Up Mayo ClinicScheduled at the Mayo Clinic to have tests done to discover the root of his migraine trouble, Steve Francis decided that practice was more important, writes Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle. Francis was supposed to miss the team's practice on Monday and the game against the Clippers on Tuesday as he went to Minnesota for the testing. Instead, ashamed of his 3 for 15 outing (plus 7 turnovers) in a win against the Celtics, he showed up for practice to work on his game. From his quotes, it doesn't sound like Francis wants to go at all. There is no indication that he has set an appointment for a later date with the Mayo Clinic. Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Clippers Feb 2002 Archive
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