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The Nuggets, who are in the midst of a five-game road trip, are 3-3 away from home this season.

 

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - You have to figure the loss of All-Star big man Al Horford will eventually catch up to the Atlanta Hawks. So far, however, Atlanta has kept its head above water and will try to finish a four-game homestand in perfect fashion when they host Jamal Crawford and the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at Philips Arena.

 

Crawford's troubles have coincided with Portland's although the club did snap a three-game skid and improved to 1-2 on a six-game road trip Monday in the Big Easy when LaMarcus Aldridge scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds, helping the Blazers handle the New Orleans Hornets, 84-77.

 

"Sure it was ugly but we needed a win and we'll take it. We know we can play better and we know we'll have to play better, but we're happy with the win," Blazers head coach Nate McMillan said.

 

Veteran Portland center Marcus Camby is likely to miss a third straight game tonight with a sprained left ankle.

 

"I think I'm in a different state of mind," Smith said. "I'm playing as hard as I've ever played."

 

Their last three victories, against admittedly inferior competition in Charlotte, Minnesota and the Raptors, have come despite the fact they've played without Horford, who will be out for the next three to four months because of torn pec suffered last week.

 

"I think from an effort, energy, intensity and focus standpoint, I thought we were where we need to be," said Detroit coach Lawrence Frank. "If we can get that effort for 36 of 48 (minutes) and we focus on cleaning up our execution, we will get better."

 

Minnesota has been playing well since an 0-3 start to the season, ripping off five wins over the last 10 games. The difference may not be eye-popping but the play of forward Kevin Love has been. Love has recorded a double-double in each of his first 13 games this season, averaging 25.6 points and 14.3 rebounds in that time.

 

Wolves guard Jose Barea (ankle) has missed the past three contests and is listed as questionable for tonight's game. Forward Michael Beasley (foot sprain) hasn't played in the last six games and is out indefinitely, while Ridnour (personal) is questionable versus Detroit.

 

"Once we get everybody healthy ... we're very good," said Love, who is just one 30-point effort short of tying Kevin Garnett's franchise record of four in a row set from March 22-28, 2000. "We can surprise a lot of people. We just want to continue to get better."

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•    No better cure for a losing streak than playing the #Raptors. #Celtics

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•    Conversely, if I step on a creaky stair or floor board I hear the ditty of #SuperMario losing a life

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•    kris humphries had 18 points and 15 rebounds tonight for the nets . . i see someone is trying to be a kardashian again .

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•    Raptors lose again ...

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•    Trip to London started well as am on the right train!

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•    Wat if the Heat go on a 10 game losing streak ..like wat yall gon do ??

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•    I've been on Chris Paul's sack since he scored that triple double against the Raptors in 06 bitchesssss

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•    talked with my mom <3 i think she likes that im making an effort to make us closer (:

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•    So I had 6 points tonight... Next week I'm gonna hit 40. #balluphomie

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•    It effort getting outta bed.

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•    I'm jus watching this replay of the Hawks vs. Blazers game

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