--Due to injuries, the Clippers suited up only 10 players against the Phoenix Suns. Then in the first quarter, point guard Jason Hart was lost because of tendinitis in his right elbow.
--Marcus Camby had 19 points and 23 rebounds against Phoenix and now has three games of at least 23 rebounds. --Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy failed to get assessed a technical foul against the Suns, snapping a three-game streak in which he had gotten nailed by the officials.
--The Clippers' streak of not shooting 50 percent from the field now has reached 41 consecutive games, dating back to last season. They finished the season by shooting under 50 percent in their final nine games and through 32 games this year, have failed to make half of their field-goal tries.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I remember days when I was 10 years old. And that wasn't that long ago." -- Clippers rookie G Eric Gordon, who turned 20 years old on Christmas.
