Blazers, Hornets tangle in the Big Easy
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02/10/2012 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Portland hopes a Western Conference-worst New Orleans team
proves to be a bit of a tonic after the Blazers dropped consecutive games in
Rip City.
A controversial goaltending call on All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge allowed
Oklahoma City to force overtime and ultimately win Monday's game with Portland
in the Rose Garden and the Blazers followed that up with a 103-96 to Houston
on Wednesday.
Jamal Crawford netted 21 points to go with six assists and Gerald Wallace
added 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Blazers, who have lost
two straight at home since beginning the season with an 11-1 mark at the Rose
Garden.
"It's tough, it's tough, that's for sure, but it's a process you have to go
through unfortunately," Crawford told the Blazers' website. "We can be two
different teams at times. I think that to be so good, then to come up short
and really shortchange ourselves, I think that's the most surprising thing."
Portland, which has dropped three of its last four contests overall, is just
3-9 as the visitor on the year and will also face Dallas on a brief two-game
road trip.
The Blazers have lost four consecutive away from home and will be trying to
avoid a five-game skid as the visitor for the first time since Feb. 4-25,
2009.
As bad as the Blazers have been on the road this season, it's hard to imagine
the Hornets taking advantage. New Orleans lost its seventh straight contest on
Wednesday in the Big Easy, a 90-67 rout at the hands of Chicago.
The Hornets lost for the 22nd time in 24 games since staring the season 2-0
and needed a three-pointer from Marco Belinelli with 0.5 seconds left to avoid
a franchise-low in points scored.
"We couldn't throw it in the ocean," said New Orleans coach Monty Williams.
In fact, the game started and ended as a laugher: Actor and comedian Will
Ferrell, in town shooting a movie, handled the intros for both teams.
Among Ferrell's introductions were : "At guard, No. 1, his favorite movie is
'The Notebook' ... Derrick Rose!" For the Hornets' Emeka Okafor, Ferrell
deadpanned that the big man "minored in love" at UConn.
Part of New Orleans' problems stem from injuries. High-scoring guard Eric
Gordon remains out with a balky right knee, capable big Carl Landry is
sidelined due to a sprained left knee and center Jason Smith is struggling
with concussion-related symptoms.
Portland has won two of its last three vs. NOLA, including an 84-77 triumph in
the Big Easy on Jan, 16.
<< Giggs to play another year at United
Manchester, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manchester United manager Sir Alex
Ferguson has revealed that midfielder Ryan Giggs will return to the club for
another season after signing a one-year contract extension.
The 38-year-old Giggs m
<< Magic welcome Hawks to central Florida
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orlando Magic try to stay hot tonight when they welcome
the Atlanta Hawks to the Amway Center.
This, of course, is the first meeting between these Southeast Division rivals
since Atlanta knocked the Magic out of last
<< Mavs visit Love, Timberwolves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Minnesota Timberwolves will have Kevin Love back in the
lineup tonight versus the Dallas Mavericks at Target Center after serving a
two-game suspension for stomping on Houston's Luis Scola during the third
quarter of Satu
<< Pacers battle Grizzlies on Beale Street
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The much-improved Indiana Pacers hope to salvage the back-
end of a brief two-game road trip tonight when they square off with the
Memphis Grizzlies on Beale Street.
Indiana is coming off a 97-98 loss in Atlant
<< Red Wings shoot for 19th straight home win vs. Ducks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Forgive the Red Wings if they are looking past the Ducks
and towards this weekend when they could have a chance at matching the longest
home winning streak in NHL history.
After all, wins over Anaheim at Joe Louis Arena ar
Avs aim to close homestand with win over 'Canes >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Avalanche recently put their longest skid of
the season behind them and will try to close out a four-game homestand with
another victory when they face the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at Pepsi
Center.
The Ava
New York signs midfielder Palsson >>
Harrison, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Red Bull New York signed Icelandic midfielder
Victor Palsson on Friday.
Palsson, 20, spent the last year at Scottish Premier League side Hibernian and
appeared in 34 games in all competitions. The defensive
Blackhawks hope to halt fall in San Jose >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The free-falling Chicago Blackhawks will try to end their
longest losing streak in over four years when they continue a lengthy road
trip with tonight's battle against the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.
The Blackhawks are
Stars aim for rare win in Buffalo >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars have yet to win the back end when playing
games on consecutive nights. That won't make ending their lengthy losing
streak in Buffalo any easier.
The Stars try to pick up their first road win against the Sa
Celtics head north of the border to face Raptors >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics may have seen their longest winning
streak of the season come to a halt on Thursday. But, a trip north of the
border to face the Toronto Raptors could get them back on track.
Boston saw its five-game win
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