"If the Charlotte Bobcats had to go the throw-back jersey route, maybe they should have chosen the Washington Generals, instead of the Carolina Cougars.

Like the Generals -- the Harlem Globetrotters' comic foils -- the Bobcats lose dependably and decisively. This was the Bobcats' 14th straight defeat, setting a franchise record by falling to the Los Angeles Clippers 111-86.

The Bobcats have lost their past six by an average margin of 24.8 points.

They wore the uniforms of the American Basketball Association's Cougars on Saturday, but there was no disguising the Bobcats' trademark deficiencies. They shot 35 percent from the field, gave up 50 Clippers points in the lane and were outrebounded 48-32. They made a single 3-pointer in 14 attempts.

But most distinctly, they showed no fight, just as was the case in a 31-point home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday. To say the Bobcats went through the motions suggests there was really any motion to what they did.

"We've got to play with some kind of passion," said small forward and captain Corey Maggette (12 points), who made his first start since straining a hamstring in early January.

"It starts with us being accountable. Paul said that today.""