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02/17/2010 - Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Shannon Brown netted 12 of his career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, and the Lakers won their fourth in a row - all without superstar Kobe Bryant - this time beating Golden State, 104-94, at Staples Center.
Brown, filling in for Bryant (sprained left ankle), also had a career-best 10 rebounds in logging his first career double-double. He shot 11-of-19 from the field as the Lakers began the post All-Star break by winning for the ninth time in 11 contests.
"I didn't know I was going to start until the pregame talk," Brown said. "I came out aggressive. They're a team that likes to play up and down and I like to play like that. It means a lot to have a career-high, but it wouldn't have meant anything if we wouldn't have gotten the win."
Andrew Bynum, who missed the previous two contests due to a bruised right hip, started at center and had 21 points and seven rebounds in the win. Ron Artest chipped in 15 points and Pau Gasol registered 14 points and nine boards. Lamar Odom scored nine to go with a game-high 18 rebounds as the Lakers beat Golden State for the eighth straight time.
Anthony Morrow scored 23 and Stephen Curry narrowly missed a triple-double with 11 points, 10 boards and eight assists, but the Warriors lost for the 10th time in 11 games. C.J. Watson had 20 points.
"We had some opportunities, but when we needed to make shots we didn't make any shots," Golden State coach Don Nelson said. "Stephen had an off night. I think (Derek) Fisher got into his head a little."
Watson's jumper tied the game at 89 with 4:37 left, but Artest made one free throw to push LA ahead for good. Gasol added a layup and four foul shots for a 96-89 cushion with 1:43 remaining.
Brown later sealed the win, sinking a jumper over Corey Maggette for a 98-91 margin with 1:13 left.
"We managed to play the best over the last three minutes. Shannon had a fine game. He gives us that extra hustle. I'm glad it's over," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said.
Brown scored 10 in the first quarter to help the host team to a 36-24 lead after 12 minutes, but Golden State scored 11 in a row in the second for a 49-47 edge following a Ronny Turiaf jam inside two minutes left. The Lakers led 54-51 at the break.
The Lakers scored seven in a row late in the third, pushing to a 76-66 advantage. They were in front, 79-73 moving to the fourth.
Game Notes
Monta Ellis missed the game for Golden State with a sprained left knee...Golden State has lost 20 of its last 22 at the Lakers...Maggette had 17 points.
<< Webster's long-distance marksmanship propels Portland past Clippers
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martell Webster made a career-high seven
three-pointers on his way to tying a career-best with 28 points, as the
Portland Trail Blazers handled the Los Angeles Clippers, 109-87, at the Rose
Garden.
<< Wall, Kentucky survive Mississippi State in OT
Starkville, MS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Wall barely missed a triple-double,
finishing with 18 points, 10 boards and eight assists, and his three-point
play in overtime gave Kentucky the lead for good, as the second-ranked
Wildcat
<< Mavs' Dampier suffers dislocated finger
Oklahoma City, OK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dallas Mavericks center Erick Dampier
suffered an open dislocation of his right middle finger during Tuesday's loss
to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
He will remain in Oklahoma City to have the finger
<< Oudin rolls into second round in Memphis
Memphis, TN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Second-seeded American Melanie Oudin cruised
to a straight-set victory in the first round at the $220,000 Regions Morgan
Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup tennis event.
Oudin needed just
Suspect in UConn stabbing free on bond >>
VERNON, Conn. (AP) - One of two men charged with wielding knives in the fight that ended with the fatal stabbing of University of Connecticut football player Jasper Howard is free after posting bail.State Department of Correction spokesman Brian Gar
Bucks, Rockets meet in Brew City >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of teams scratching for playoff positioning get
together tonight in Milwaukee, where the struggling Houston Rockets take on
the Bucks at the Bradley Center.
Houston has lost three in a row and is three games off the
25th-ranked Spiders host hapless Rams in A-10 action >>
Richmond, VA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The best and the worst that the Atlantic 10
Conference has to offer clash in Virginia tonight, as the 25th-ranked Richmond
Spiders entertain the woeful Fordham Rams.
The Spiders have woven their way into the A
Butler seeks record win streak in bout with UIC >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The 18th-ranked Butler Bulldogs will try
to set a new school record for consecutive victories tonight against the
Illinois-Chicago Flames this evening in Horizon League action.
UIC has lost its last two ga
Many fans thought it was the best side in the nation by the end of last season. This year, the polls have built on Georgia's momentum and granted it the No. 1 preseason ranking, followed by Ohio State and USC. (The Associated Press has the Buckeyes at No. 2; USA Today took the Trojans.)
"To have people believing we have one of the best teams in the nation going into this thing, it's exciting for us," Bulldogs coach Mark Richt told the AP. "I don't think anything is guaranteed, but we certainly have put ourselves in position where at least the college football world thinks we're pretty good."
Georgia Bulldogs - 9.5 wins
There's no question they're good, but the Bulldogs have one of the toughest 12-game schedules in the nation, mostly because they play in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference. Away games at No. 15 Arizona State, No. 7 LSU and No. 10 Auburn loom large, with contests between the hedges versus No. 24 Alabama and No. 18 Tennessee as well as the World's Largest Cocktail Party in Jacksonville versus No.5 Florida.
Ohio State Buckeyes - 10 wins
Like the Bulldogs, the Buckeyes also have a number of tough road contests in 2008. After two scrimmages dressed up as real games versus Youngstown State and Ohio, it's off to face USC. Other tough away games include No.13 Wisconsin in October and No. 20 Illinois in November. Granted, it should be pretty easy sledding at the Horseshoe. In fact, the only ranked team that travels to Columbus is No. 22 Penn State, in October.
USC Trojans - 10.5 wins
A similarly light schedule awaits the Trojans of Southern California, which is why the oddsmakers' total is one win more and the over is currently commanding -150 odds. Pete Carroll's troops only play three ranked teams in 2008, and all of those games are at home. After what should be an easy trip to Virginia to start things off on Aug. 30, the Trojans get two weeks to prepare for Ohio State in Los Angeles. Their two other ranked opponents, No. 21 Oregon and No. 15 Arizona State, visit in consecutive weeks to start the month of October. After that, the competition eases up. Of course, this is the same highly-touted school that lost to Stanford in 2007 and Oregon State in 2006. And don't discount the fact that USC plays its biggest rivals, Notre Dame and UCLA, back-to-back to close out the regular season. On paper, the Trojans are far superior, but motivation will be high for the Irish and Bruins, especially if their historic foes are in national-title contention.
Odds to Win the Heisman Trophy
Tim Tebow, Florida - 7/2
He won it last year, so it's no surprise he's the favorite to do it again, making him just the second player to go back-to-back. Ohio State's Archie Griffin turned the trick in 1974 and 1975, and Tebow's coach, Urban Meyer, is pretty sure his star quarterback can match the Buckeyes legend.
"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "I am very lucky to be his coach."
Chris Wells, Ohio State - 5/1
The man they call "Beanie" was a star recruit out of high school, so it's not like nobody knew who the star tailback was before he rushed for 576 yards as a freshman in 2006 and 1,609 as a sophomore. But perhaps his finest moment came last year versus Michigan when he rumbled for 222 yards and two touchdowns in the Buckeyes' 14-3 victory over the hated Wolverines.
Knowshon Moreno, Georgia - 8/1
If the Bulldogs are to live up to expectations, they'll need a huge effort from their sophomore running back. This might be the last year of college ball for Moreno, who rushed for 1,334 yards and for 14 touchdowns as a freshman, while adding 253 receiving yards on 20 receptions, so expect big things for the man from Belford, N.J.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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