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03/19/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Celtics can put a big dent in Houston's playoff hopes when they square off with the Rockets tonight at the Toyota Center.
Boston is tied with Atlanta for the third seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Rockets sit 4 1/2 games off the eighth and final postseason berth in the West. The Rockets have helped themselves with a season-high four-game winning streak and will try to close out a perfect four-game homestand Friday.
Houston kept its foot on the proverbial gas pedal with Wednesday's 107-94 victory versus the Memphis Grizzlies, as Aaron Brooks led all scorers with 31 points and made all seven of his three-point attempts to lead the charge. Brooks set the Rockets' single-game record for most three-pointers made without a miss.
Luis Scola finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Kevin Martin netted 18 points for the Rockets, who are 20-14 as the host.
"After the first quarter, we defended [Memphis] well," said Rockets coach Rich Adelman. "We really moved the ball effectively in the fourth quarter."
The Rockets have won six of their last eight games. In injury news for the team, guard Kyle Lowry is probable with a sprained ankle he suffered in the fourth quarter of Wednesday's victory.
Boston will commence a three-game Western road trip tonight and has dropped two in a row away from Beantown. It will also visit Dallas and Utah on the road swing and owns a 22-12 mark as the guest this season.
The Celtics are coming off Wednesday's 109-97 home win versus the New York Knicks at TD Garden, as Paul Pierce led the way with 29 points in 24 minutes and Kevin Garnett added 22 in a winning effort. Kendrick Perkins grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and netted nine points for Boston, which has strung together a pair of wins after dropping three of four.
"Paul -- 29 in 24 -- I think it's his second, maybe third game in a row where early fouls have become a problem," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers. And most players struggle on those nights when you pick up those fouls like that. He came back in like he hadn't missed a beat, so it was pretty good,"
Pierce is one game away from tying Sam Jones (871) for ninth place on the Celtics' all-time games played list. Don Nelson is eighth with 872 games and Larry Bird in seventh at 897.
Boston has won seven of its last 10 contests and is 13-9 against teams from the Western Conference this season.
The Celtics and Rockets are meeting for the first time this season after splitting a pair of matchups in 2008-09. They will meet again April 2 at the Garden. Boston is unbeaten in its last three visits to Houston.
<< Cavs try to keep rolling in bout with slumping Bulls
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cleveland Cavaliers have already locked up their second
straight Central Division title and are trying to nail down the No. 1 seed in
the Eastern Conference in back-to-back seasons. Tonight they'll get started
with a road
<< Isles battle Ducks in Anaheim
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Both the Islanders and Ducks seem to have turned things
around since costly losing streaks, but what remains to be seen is if the
clubs are out of time.
Anaheim, minus one of its key defenseman, seeks a third straight win
<< Depleted Oilers try for another win against Detroit
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oilers picked up two wins over the Red Wings this year
when facing the club during its tough opening to the season. They won't be as
lucky tonight when they try to win three straight over the Red Wings for the
first time
<< Flames resume postseason push against struggling Sharks
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Calgary Flames will continue their postseason push
tonight, when they host the sliding San Jose Sharks at the Saddledome.
While the Sharks are tied for first in the West with 96 points, the Flames
enter Friday just one
Fulham drawn with Wolfsburg in Europa League >>
Nyon, Switzerland (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After beating Shakhtar Donetsk and
Juventus in the last two rounds, Fulham have been handed another tough draw in
the quarterfinals of the Europa League after being paired with last season's
Bundesl
Another tough test for Bordeaux >>
Bordeaux, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Defending Ligue 1 champions Bordeaux will
be playing their fifth game in the span of two weeks as they face another
tough test on Sunday when fourth-placed Lille visits the Chaban Delmas
Stadium
Inter eyes improvement in Serie A form >>
Palermo, Italy (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Following a successful week in Europe that
saw Inter Milan beat Jose Mourinho's former club, Chelsea, Inter returns to
Serie A play on Saturday to face Palermo.
Inter won the first leg of their Champion
Black Hills State coach to succeed Meyer >>
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) -Black Hills State men's basketball coach Paul Sather will succeed coaching legend Don Meyer at Northern State.The NCAA Division II school in Aberdeen made the announcement Friday.Sather has spent the past five seasons as the hea
Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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Super Bowl XLIII is now set, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet each other on February 1st in Tampa's Raymond James Stadium to battle it out for the coveted Lombardi Trophy. The game kicks off at 6:00pm ET on NBC with announcers Al Michaels and John Madden covering the on-field action. Super Bowl XLIII betting odds at online bookmaker MySportsbook.com have the Steelers listed as an early -6.5 against the spread favorite.Super Bowl XLIII Betting Odds
Pittsburgh earned their passage to the big game by beating their division rival, the Baltimore Ravens, 23-14 in yesterday's AFC Championship Game. The Steelers jumped on Baltimore early, building a 13-0 first half lead, and never let up on their way to a fairly easy win. Although the Ravens did close to within two points in the fourth quarter, it never appeared as if they had enough offense to pull off the upset.
The Steelers dominating defense held Baltimore to a total of 198 yards while allowing them to convert just three third downs in 13 attempts. Pittsburgh also forced quarterback Joe Flacco into three interceptions, one of which safety Troy Polamalu returned fourty yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals, by far the playoff team with the longest odds to reach Super Bowl XLIII, did so yesterday with a 32-25 upset of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship. Arizona charged out of the gates and built a 24-6 halftime lead that had the Eagles venerable defense reeling. Quarterback Kurt Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald did most of the damage, connecting on three first half touchdowns.
Arizona, however, could not sustain their momentum and the Eagles took a 25-24 with 10:45 left to play in the fourth. The Cardinals, with the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance hanging in the balance, mounted a fourteen play, 72 yard touchdown drive that consumed 7:52 off the clock. Warner hit running back Tim Hightower on a short screen for the go-ahead, game clinching score that will forever live in Cardinal infamy.
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Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5 (-110), Over 46.5 (-110), -260 (Money line)
Arizona Cardinals +6.5 (-110), Under 46.5 (-110), +220 (Money line)
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