Blazers battle Knicks at Rose Garden
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02/08/2009 -
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers will kick off a quick two-game
homestand Sunday night versus the New York Knicks at the Rose Garden.
Portland has won three straight at home and will also host the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Blazers, who are 18-5 at the Rose Garden this season, have lost
two straight games overall following a five-game winning streak.
In Portland's 102-93 loss at Oklahoma City, Brandon Roy had 32 points, nine
rebounds and six assists, while Travis Outlaw added 20 points and six boards
for the Trail Blazers, who went 1-2 on a three-game road trip.
Friday marked the first meeting between the Thunder's Kevin Durant and
Portland's Greg Oden, the top two picks of the 2007 NBA Draft. Oden, the first
overall pick, logged four points and two rebounds in defeat. The seven-footer
missed all of last season with a knee injury.
It has been coming up three's lately for the Knicks, who will kick off a
three-game road trip Sunday night in Portland and have lost three in a row
since a three-game winning streak.
The Knicks suffered a 110-100 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday, as Al
Harrington led the way with 27 points. David Lee added 18 points and just as
many rebounds, while Chris Duhon and Nate Robinson added 15 and 13 points,
respectively, for New York.
New York will also visit the Warriors and Clippers on the road swing, and is
7-16 away from the Big Apple this season.
Portland beat the Knicks, 104-97, on December 2 this season at MSG and has won
four straight in the series. New York has lost seven of eight and nine of its
last 13 games at the Rose Garden.
<< Celtics host Spurs in Beantown
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of division leaders collide this afternoon at
Boston's TD Banknorth Garden where the Celtics will host the San Antonio
Spurs.
The Atlantic Division-leading Celtics are back on track after having a 12-ga
<< Ajax stumbles again
Arnhem, Netherlands (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ajax slumped to a third defeat in its
last four games on Sunday as Lasse Nilsson scored a pair of goals for Vitesse
in a 4-1 win for the home side.
Nilsson opened the scoring seven minutes into the g
<< Lakers, Cavs set for showdown in Cleveland
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - An NBA dream matchup is on tap Sunday afternoon at Quicken
Loans Arena, where LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers play host to Kobe
Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Both James and Bryant are coming off recent ste
<< Wizards welcome Pacers to DC
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of cellar dwellers get together this evening in
Washington, as the Wizards welcome the Indiana Pacers to the Verizon Center.
The Wizards are last in the Southeast Division and will close out a five-game
homest
<< Magic open homestand vs. streaking Nets
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Orlando Magic will open a three-game homestand Sunday
night versus the New Jersey Nets at Amway Arena.
The Magic will also host the Nuggets and Bobcats, and sport a 19-5 mark at
home this season. They have alt
Heat try to recover vs. Bobcats >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Heat will try to regroup this evening when they
kick off a two-game homestand versus the Southeast Division-rival Charlotte
Bobcats at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Heat have lost two in a row and four of th
Kings make a stop in Oklahoma City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Sacramento Kings will kick off a three-game road trip
Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Ford Center.
The Kings have lost six in a row away from ARCO Arena and will also visit
Dallas and Houston on
Wolves, Hornets square off in the Big Easy >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets will close out a four-game
homestand Sunday night versus the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Big Easy.
New Orleans is 1-2 on the residency and ended a four-game losing streak with
Friday's
Tsonga tops Chardy for Johannesburg title >>
Johannesburg, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
captured the inaugural South African Tennis Open with a straight-set victory
over fellow Frenchman Jeremy Chardy in Sunday's final.
Tsonga earned a 6-4, 7-6 (7
Pens send D Goligoski to minors >>
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have re-assigned
rookie defenseman Alex Goligoski to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American
Hockey League.
The 23-year-old blueliner has tallied six goals to go along with 14
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