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Warriors host Kings in Pacific Division tilt

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02/17/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The two worst teams in the Pacific Division clash in Oakland on Wednesday, as the Golden State Warriors host the Sacramento Kings.

Both teams came out of the All-Star break in losing fashion on Tuesday. The Warriors were dumped by the class of the West, the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, while Sacramento was edged by Eastern Conference power Boston.

Shannon Brown netted 12 of his career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers won their fourth in a row -- all without superstar Kobe Bryant -- with last night's 104-94 verdict over Golden State 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.

Anthony Morrow scored 23 points for Golden State 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.

Corey Maggette returned to the lineup for the Warriors after missing two previous games with a dislocated ring finger on his left hand and scored 17 points, but shot just 4-of-13 from the floor.

"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 (the Lakers' Derek) Fisher got into his head a little."

Golden State was without its leading scorer, guard Monta Ellis, for a third straight game with a sprained left knee. Ellis is expected to remain sidelined tonight.

The Kings, meanwhile, lost a tough one on their home floor on Tuesday. Paul Pierce scored 17 points and Rasheed Wallace provided a spark off the bench with 17 points in Boston's 95-92 victory over Sacramento.

Omri Casspi led the Kings with 19 points while fellow rookie Tyreke Evans added 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.

Jason Thompson notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for Sacramento, which saw its two-game winning streak end thanks in part to a 2-of-10 effort from the charity stripe in the tightly-contested fourth quarter.

Francisco Garcia made his season debut for Sacramento. Garcia, who broke his forearm in the preseason, went scoreless in just one minute of action.

"I thought [the Celtics] played with great intensity and we did too," said Kings head coach Paul Westphal. "It was a playoff atmosphere out there. It was such a great effort by our guys. It hurts, but I'm proud of the progress."

Sacramento has a 2-1 advantage in the season series between the two clubs and will be shooting for a third consecutive road win for the first time since December 18, 2007-January 2, 2008.

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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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