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Blazers kick off road trip vs. Nets

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02/23/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Portland Trail Blazers have been teetering along the playoff line and will try to stay in the hunt when they commence a five-game road trip Tuesday against the woeful New Jersey Nets at the IZOD Center.

The Blazers are one game ahead of New Orleans for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Western Conference, and will also visit the Raptors, Bulls, Timberwolves and Grizzlies on the road swing. They are 13-13 away from the Rose City this season.

Portland has dropped two straight and four of its last six games, including a 93-89 decision in overtime versus the Utah Jazz on Sunday in the finale of a three-game homestand. Brandon Roy had 23 points for Portland, which went 1-2 on the residency and got 17 points from Andre Miller. Miller is averaging 17.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 6.7 assists since January 2.

"You've got to play the game the right way for 48 minutes. Regardless of what the score is, whether you're up 20 or down 20, you've got to play together. You've got to execute," said a dejected Blazers coach Nate McMillan. "If we are serious about really making a run, we've got to act like it and we've got to play like it."

LaMarcus Aldridge ended with 15 and 10 rebounds in defeat, and is posting team highs of 19.9 points and 9.4 rebounds in his last 20 games. He has scored 15 or more points in each of the last 17 games, the longest such stretch of his career.

New Jersey will continue its miserable season Tuesday in the finale of a four- game homestand. The Nets have lost the first three contests of the residency and dropped a 104-94 decision to the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday, as Brook Lopez finished with 26 points and nine rebounds in a losing effort. Lopez is the only player in the NBA to average at least 19.0 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.93 blocks, and is ranked third among all NBA centers in scoring at 19.1 ppg.

"We continue to make the same mistakes," said Devin Harris, who posted 17 points and 13 assists. "Until we learn from it, it's going to be tough to try to win these games. We got to be better."

Yi Jianlian and Courtney Lee had 15 and 12 points, respectively, for the Nets, who fell to 5-51 on the season and are still on pace to threaten the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers' 9-73 mark for futility. New Jersey has lost seven in a row at home and is only 3-24 as the host this season.

Portland recorded a 93-83 win over New Jersey back in November 25 at the Rose Garden and has won the last four meetings in the series. The Blazers are unbeaten in their last three visits to the Meadowlands.

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Mayweather picked to beat De La Hoya
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya and his rival Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived at the MGM Grand here Wednesday amid the pomp and pandemonium befitting two of the biggest stars in the sport who are about to duke it out for the WBC super welterweight crown this Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

Mayweather arrived at about 11:30 a.m. on a big truck with his face and a big "World's Best Pound-for-Pound" sign scribbled across the vehicle. He was accompanied by his entourage made up of rappers and his training team.

A crowd of close to 3,000 eager fans packed the MGM Grand lobby, with their cameras in tow, all trying to vie for position to get a good angle at Mayweather, who is acknowledged as the world's best fighter pound-for-pound.

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

"The crowd was fantastic. Everybody was just too eager to see the two fighters," said ALA manager Michael Aldeguer, who was among those who waited at the lobby together with his ward Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and AJ Banal.

De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

The same group of fans who trooped to see Mayweather also lingered around to get a close look at De La Hoya, who has been secretly working out at a Las Vegas gym for days after arriving from his main training camp in Puerto Rico.

The golden boy then took part in a closed-door afternoon workout with Bautista and Banal. The two, along with Aldeguer and wife Christine, as well as an HBO crew were the only ones allowed inside the gym.

De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.

But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.

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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.

Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.

"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."

Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com

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