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Authored by Brian Reynolds - December 26, 2008 - 1:21 pm

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Just when it seemed the Los Angeles Clippers were starting to turn the corner, they returned home.

"We couldn't throw the ball in the ocean," coach Mike Dunleavy said after his team was manhandled by Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors 97-75 Monday night. The Clippers fell to 3-11 at Staples Center and 8-20 overall.

The Clipper faithful showed their displeasure by booing the team after the Clippers fell behind 25-10 in the first quarter, and it didn't stop there.

"Fire Dun-Leavy" chants echoed throughout Staples Center in the final minutes of the contest. Six head coaches in the league have already been fired and speculation is that Mike Dunleavy is the next to go.

To add insult to injury, Zach Randolph left the game early in the fourth quarter with a sprained knee. The team was already without big-men Chris Kaman (Strained Left Arch) and Marcus Camby (Personal Reasons) and the loss of Randolph proved too difficult to overcome.

"Hopefully, it's just a little bone bruise," said Randolph, "It's a little swollen and I just gotta ice it."

The Clippers returned home after a taxing road trip where they played four games in five nights. After coming away with a split, many thought the team was ready to climb the ladder in the Western Conference standings including point guard Baron Davis.

"We're close to turning it around," said Davis. "We have three or four more games until the New Year and they are all winnable games."

The Clippers will get some much needed rest as they don't play again until Dallas comes to town on Sunday. However, they better "turn it around" soon as 2009 brings a brutal schedule. Their first seven games of the New Year will be against teams with a winning record. Not just that, but these clubs all made the playoffs a year ago.

That's not good news for Coach Dunleavy.