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James Harden dropped in 19 points off the bench as Oklahoma City lost its fourth straight game in the Alamo City.

 

"All I could do today was shoot from the three-point line, that's it," Batum said.

 

"With us dropping some games on the road, [we need to] continue to try and defend home court, especially during this stretch of games," Portland coach Nate McMillan told the Blazers' website. "We've got some top teams coming in here and another division game coming up, so all games are important."

 

On the injury front for the Blazers, point guard Raymond Felton, who left Saturday's game with a sprained left foot, is questionable for tonight.

 

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The suddenly shaky Denver Nuggets will try to avoid a season-high third straight loss tonight when they welcome the Houston Rockets to Pepsi Center. The Nuggets, who are opening up a three-game homestand, have dropped four of five overall after Saturday's 117-97 setback in Portland. Danilo Gallinari netted 20 points while Kosta Koufos finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds in that one for Denver.

 

"They're one of the best home teams in basketball. The times we played them, they're a top-five team. They've played great," Nuggets head coach George Karl said of the Blazers.

 

Luis Scola and Kyle Lowry scored 24 points apiece for the Rockets and Patrick Patterson had 14 off the bench in that one as the Timberwolves snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Rockets at home and won for only the third time in the last 18 meetings overall.

 

"We just started out with no defensive intensity," Houston coach Kevin McHale told the team's website. "We can't be a pretty team, we can't be a team that just goes out there and plays easy; we've got to be a team that's going to go out there and fight like we did when we got mad."

 

These two teams split four meetings a season ago, with Houston winning the last two.

 

This year's version of the Rodeo Road Trip will be a nine-game affair that includes tonight's stop on Beale Street as well as games in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Detroit, Toronto, in LA vs. the Clippers, Utah, Portland and Denver before the team returns to the Alamo City for a Feb. 29 date with Chicago.

 

San Antonio heads into the trip on a hot note, winning four straight, including Saturday's impressive 107-96 win over the Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City Thunder.

 

Duncan added a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds and rookie Kawhi Leonard scored 15 points on 3-of-3 shooting from long range for the Spurs, who are now a gaudy 13-1 at home and lead the Southwest Division by a pair of games.

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•    Woots, toilet for the third time.

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•    @ Johnny Rockets... #Starving Like A Muthafucka

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•    At the third stroke the time in the UK will be six AM. Today's date is Saturday the eleventh of February. Bip. Bip. Bip.

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•    I love being in Memphis with my fam

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•    I want to get a really nice room with a kitchen (just too take him away from home)

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•    If u out u need to take yo ass home because its getting bad AF

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•    yes. tri-cities lost. 6 points ahead of second place americans. #blazers #WHL

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•    Yahuuuuu Glee season 3

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•    Third day in Europe and its only getting colder,why do I persist each year at this time

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•    Batum makes a three to cut it to 2

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