Barry Has No Excuses for Bad Shooting

Guard Brent Barry missed all seven of his shots in Tuesday night’s 10-point loss at Miami, playing 23 scoreless minutes.

“He’s got to go to practice and work on his jumper,” Coach Bill Fitch said. “A lot of times when you’re a point guard, you’re taking a lot of those shots just because the defense dictates it. But that’s not enough. He knows he’s going to have to score from the field.”

Said Barry: “When you’re 0 for 7, you’re not on a hot streak. I had good looks, I just didn’t make any.”

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It’s an age-old lament by the Clippers that the don’t get any breaks from the officials.

After shooting a season-low eight free throws against the Heat, a Clipper who didn’t want to be identified complained that officials have a different standard for the Clippers.

“We get [cheated] every night,” the Clipper said. “We get hacked going to the basket and they don’t call fouls, but all we have to do is touch someone and they call a foul.”

Miami made 18 of 29 free throws, while the Clippers made five of eight. The Clippers didn’t get to to the foul line in the third quarter, while the Heat made eight of 12 free throws and outscored the Clippers by 10 points.

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The NBA Board of Governors approved the Clippers’ application to play eight games per season at the Pond of Anaheim for the next two seasons.

The Clippers, playing six games at Anaheim this season, have played 18 regular-season games at Anaheim over the last three seasons.