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Clippers win 17th in row, finish December at 16-0 - Yahoo! Sports
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After their 17th consecutive victory gave them a perfect month, the Los Angeles Clippers finally paused to admire their achievement.
''We got something extremely magical going on,'' said Caron Butler after the Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 107-96 on Sunday night to become the third team in NBA history to record a perfect month.
''When we win we usually jump up and down once or twice,'' coach Vinny Del Negro said. ''Tonight we let them jump and down three or four times, so everyone had their fill.''
The Clippers went 16-0 in December to join the 1995-96 San Antonio Spurs, which included Del Negro, and 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers as the only teams to go undefeated in a month. Their franchise-record winning streak is the longest since Boston won 19 in a row four years ago.
''We got something extremely magical going on,'' said Caron Butler after the Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 107-96 on Sunday night to become the third team in NBA history to record a perfect month.
''When we win we usually jump up and down once or twice,'' coach Vinny Del Negro said. ''Tonight we let them jump and down three or four times, so everyone had their fill.''
The Clippers went 16-0 in December to join the 1995-96 San Antonio Spurs, which included Del Negro, and 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers as the only teams to go undefeated in a month. Their franchise-record winning streak is the longest since Boston won 19 in a row four years ago.