SoCal NBA Capsule

NEW YORK (Ticker) -- In a game pitting two teams most likely not headed to the playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers appeared like they wanted the win more. Corey Maggette scored 19 points points as the Clippers rallied from a 14-point deficit and recorded a 103-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

Chris Kaman added 15 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles, which snapped a nine-game road losing streak and also improved to 1-2 on its season-high seven-game road trip. Maggette and Kaman both returned on Monday after missing four games apiece with the flu - an ailment which affected coach Mike Dunleavy, who missed the game in favor of assistant coach Kim Hughes.

After falling behind by 14 late in the first half, the Clippers were down by nine at halftime. They gradually cut into the deficit and went ahead for good when Josh Powell rebounded a miss by rookie Al Thornton and converted the putback for a 72-70 lead with 1:49 left. Los Angeles took a 79-74 edge into the fourth but struggled to put the game away for most of the period. The Clippers saw the lead reduced to two when Jamal Crawford hit a 21-footer with 3:56 remaining, but Powell scored four straight points. Eddy Curry scored 19 points for the Knicks.