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Streaking Nuggets play host to HornetsBasketball Betting Lines01/23/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets hope to keep a pair of streaks intact Saturday night, when they resume a three-game homestand versus the New Orleans Hornets at the Pepsi Center. Denver has won five in a row overall and six straight in the Rocky Mountains, including a 105-85 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in the opener of the residency on Thursday. All-Star Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the win, helping the Nuggets improve to an impressive 19-3 mark at home. Only the Lakers have a better home record at 23-3. "I knew guys were tired out there in the first half," Anthony said. "We had to find it from somewhere. That first five minutes of the third quarter we found energy from somewhere and that opened up the game." Chauncey Billups chipped in 20 points and six assists, while Kenyon Martin contributed 13 points and 14 rebounds for Denver, which will close out the residency versus the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. New Orleans, meanwhile, opened a four-game road trip in winning fashion on Friday when James Posey played the hero again, sinking the winning layup as time expired to lift the Hornets to a 96-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota's Jonny Flynn converted a three-point play with 3.5 seconds left to tie the contest before New Orleans called a timeout. Posey got the ball on the inbound on the right side of the court, near the three-point line, and faked a handoff to point guard Chris Paul, who drew two defenders. Suddenly free, Posey spun toward the basket and put up his attempt with time still on the clock, and the ball dropped through as the buzzer sounded to give the Hornets the win. Posey's play came just two days after he made a layup with 1.1 seconds to go to lift the Hornets to a 113-111 win over Memphis. It also came more than a month after New Orleans beat Minnesota in a strikingly similar way, as Paul scored the go-ahead basket with 1.4 seconds left to give the Hornets a 97-96 victory on December 9. Paul finished with 23 points and nine assists in Friday's victory despite getting poked in the eye by an elbow in the fourth quarter. Paul stayed in the game but forward David West left the contest in the second quarter after suffering a left ankle sprain and did not return. West had 14 points, while Darius Songaila added 13. The Hornets defeated the Nuggets, 98-92, on December 18 at New Orleans Arena as Paul fell a rebound shy of a triple-double with 30 points, 19 assists and nine boards. They have won four of six and five of the last eight meetings. These two teams have split the last 12 meetings in the Rockies.
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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence. The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night. MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds. A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family. A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital. Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence. The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night. MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds. A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family. A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital. Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns. To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards. |
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