Elton Brand added 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Clippers, and Bobby Simmons had 16 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Maggette scored 11 of his 28 points in the two overtime periods, and finished with 10 rebounds and five assists.
Kobe Bryant will miss at least five games with a severely sprained right ankle, but the Los Angeles Lakers said Friday they won't know exactly how long he'll be out for another 72 hours.
Lakers coach Rudy Tomjanovich said Bryant, hurt in the first quarter of Thursday night's game against Cleveland, would be placed on the injured list and replaced on the roster by rookie guard Tony Bobbitt before Saturday night's game at Golden State.
Tim Floyd was hired Friday as the men's head basketball coach at Southern California, effective April 1. Floyd will spend this year as a Trojans assistant so that he can recruit, but will not be involved in coaching the 2004-2005 squad.
Jim Saia, who was appointed USC's interim head coach when Henry Bibby was relieved of his duties as head coach on Dec. 6, will remain in that role for the remainder of this season.
"I'm very appreciative of this opportunity. This is a great time to be at USC," said Floyd. "There's a lot of excitement going on at the school, both academically and athletically.
uconn keeps Calhoun
The University of Connecticut and men's head basketball coach Jim Calhoun have agreed to terms on a new six-year contract that will run through June 30, 2010.
The new deal is effective retroactively to July 1, 2004. Upon completion of the six-year term, an additional two years will be added to the contract with compensation to be negotiated during the summer of 2009.
"I am very happy that the university is allowing me the opportunity to do what I hope to do, and that is end my career here at UConn, whenever that time may be," said Calhoun. "It especially pleases me to know that the university has now put me financially in the same class as the other outstanding men's basketball coaches in America. And, importantly, this commitment allows me and my staff to continue our pursuit of another championship with a renewed show of support."
Calhoun is currently in his 19th season at Connecticut and led the Huskies to the NCAA Division I championship in both 1999 and 2004.
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