Games Leads Celtics On Blazers

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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.

 

Philly has won three straight in this series.

 

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.

 

In Atlanta's most recent outing on Monday, Josh Smith poured in 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Hawks continued to surge with a 93-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

 

"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.

 

Love tied Hall of Famer and former Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon for the NBA's longest double-double streak to start a season (1992-93) with 33 points and 11 boards in Monday's 99-86 win versus Sacramento. Luke Ridnour added a season-high 25 points and Wayne Ellington scored 15 points off the bench for the Timberwolves, who snapped a three-game home losing streak and improved to 3-5 in the Twin Cities.

 

Minnesota swept the home-and-home series with Detroit a year ago but has lost six of the past nine matchups with the Pistons.

 

Jermaine O'Neal had 12 points and 11 boards in the setback, while Rajon Rondo ended with 12 points, nine rebounds and nine assists for the Celtics, who are mired in their longest losing streak since a seven-game drought back in April of the 2006-07 campaign.

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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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•    Bout to bust this nigga ass in the 2k12 #Blazers

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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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•    ► Season In The Sun - Westlife

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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 got a chip on my shoulder, i'm on a losing streak. there's a cloud of contempt hanging over me.

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•    johnson umbaugh think I'm picturesque and illustrative :)

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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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•    Kings win, oh that means we go on a 50 game losing streak now

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•    It effort getting outta bed.

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•    Sighhhhh losing a best friend <<<<

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