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7:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

After going through a bit of an offensive funk, the Toronto Raptors are suddenly scoring with ease. The Raptors appear to have a good chance of continuing their surge Monday night when they visit a defensively challenged Indiana Pacers team that they already overpowered earlier this season. Although Toronto (19-19) fell 114-107 to Boston on Sunday for its first loss in three games, the offense wasn’t to blame. Chris Bosh had 31 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out and Andrea Bargnani scored 23 for the Raptors, who shot 48.1 percent from the field and made 8 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Toronto, which has won eight of 10, has scored at least 107 points in each of its last three games after reaching that mark just twice in its previous 13. The Raptors’ offensive turnaround has come against some of the best defensive teams in the league. Before becoming just the second team in 20 games to score 107 on the Celtics, Toronto was the first team in 11 games to score at least 105 against Orlando in Wednesday’s 108-103 win. The Pacers (11-25), meanwhile, have been quite susceptible on the defensive end lately, allowing at least 108 points in seven of their last nine.

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7:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The New Orleans Hornets have the longest active winning streak in the NBA, but it hasn’t been easy. Following another close victory, the Hornets look to extend their season high winning streak to seven games Monday when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers. After defeating lowly New Jersey 103-99 on Friday, New Orleans (19-16) blew a seven-point fourth-quarter lead Sunday before holding on for a 115-110 win over Washington, another last-place team. That marked the Hornets’ sixth straight win, with all those victories coming by five points or less.

These wins have helped the Hornets, who have won all three road games in 2010 after going 2-13 away from New Orleans to start the season, vault from 12th place in the Western Conference into ninth, one-half game back of Oklahoma City for the final playoff spot. Despite being in the midst of its longest winning streak since a seven-game run Feb. 23-March 7, New Orleans isn’t necessarily playing its best basketball of the season. The Hornets have looked uninspired at times in the fourth quarter over their last six games and need to do a better job of finishing off opponents.

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7:30 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

Doc Rivers didn’t mince words following the Boston Celtics’ second loss of the season to Atlanta, saying the Hawks were the superior team. The Celtics won’t have to wait long to prove their coach wrong. Three nights after that defeat, Boston seeks revenge against Atlanta at TD Garden on Monday, with the Hawks looking to bounce back from a lopsided defeat that followed their win over the Celtics. Rivers’ team swept a four-game series from the Hawks last season by an average of 5.5 points. Atlanta (23-13), though, has turned the tables on Boston (26-9) in 2009-10, holding the Celtics to 85.5 points in winning both meetings.

The Hawks shut down the Celtics again Friday at Philips Arena, limiting Boston to 40.8 shooting while getting double-figure scoring from six players in a 93-85 victory. Jamal Crawford scored a team-high 18 points and is the league’s second-leading bench scorer at 16.9 points per game. Atlanta has not measured up against Orlando, which blew out the Hawks for the second timethis season Saturday, 113-81. The loss was Atlanta’s worst since falling 121-87 to the Magic exactly one year earlier.

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8:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The Chicago Bulls have experienced their share of struggles this season, but it’s nothing compared with what the Detroit Pistons have endured over the past month. The Pistons will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak in 17 seasons Monday night by earning their first road win over the Bulls in nearly four years. During its up-and-down season, Chicago (15-20) has dealt with rumors of coach Vinny Del Negro’s imminent firing, but the Bulls have earned wins since that speculation began. Detroit, meanwhile, has dropped 12 in a row, its longest skid since 13 straight losses to end the 1993-94 season.

The Pistons (11-24) have had troubles staying healthy, and only four players have appeared in all 12 games during their skid. One of those four, leading scorer Rodney Stuckey, sat out the second half of Saturday night’s 104-94 loss to visiting Philadelphia because of a sore right knee. Stuckey, averaging a career-best 18.4 points, is a game-time decision on Monday.

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8:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The New York Knicks have consistently held opponents to less than 100 points over the past month, but defensive breakdowns cost them a win as their latest foe reached triple digits. For the Knicks to get back to their stingy ways, they will likely have to slow down Kevin Durant - something that few teams have donethis season. Durant’s 40-point performance lifted the Oklahoma City Thunder in their latest game, and he will look to lead his team to an eighth win in 10 games as they host the improving Knicks on Monday night.

Oklahoma City (20-16) is the only club that boasts one of the NBA’s top four scorers and does not average 100 points, but Durant made sure the Thunder hit that mark Saturday night. Durant - averaging 28.7 points - didn’t touch the ball on a critical final possession in a 97-92 loss to New Orleans on Wednesday, but he took over in the fourth quarter against struggling Indiana. With the Thunder clinging to a 93-92 lead with five minutes left, Durant scored 10 of his season high-tying 40 points down the stretch in a 108-102 win.

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9:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

Despite the absence of Carmelo Anthony, the Denver Nuggets managed to end their longest skid of the season, although they suffered a heartbreaking road loss in their most recent game. The expected return of Anthony and a home game against the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves would seem to give the Nuggets a good chance to bounce back Monday night. The Timberwolves, though, are one of the few teams to win at the Pepsi Center this season, and they will try to snap a three-game road skid in the teams’ third meeting of 2009-10.

The Nuggets (23-14) dropped three in a row from Dec. 25-28 and lost Anthony to a right knee contusion suffered during the final loss in that string, 106-101 to Sacramento. Despite playing without one of the league’s top scorers, Denver stopped that losing streak and has managed to win three of five, averaging 106.4 points after scoring 97.7 during the slide. The Nuggets were denied a third straight victory Saturday night when Tyreke Evans hit a tiebreaking jumper with 0.7 seconds left in a 102-100 defeat to the Kings.

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9:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The Phoenix Suns have been frustrated by their inability to protect big leads recently. They’ve had little trouble holding on against the Milwaukee Bucks. Hoping to rebound from a rare poor performance at US Airways Center, the Suns seek their 22nd straight home win over the Bucks on Monday night. Phoenix (23-14) won its first 10 home games this season, averaging 116.9 points and shooting 51.7 percent, but has split its last eight contests there, including a 109-105 loss to Miami on Friday.

Phoenix jumped out to a 13-point advantage in the first half, but the Heat dominated the second quarter and took a 59-53 lead into the break. The Suns, who two nights earlier blew a 16-point lead against Houston before pulling out the victory, shot 43.4 percent - their second-worst shooting percentage at home this season. The Suns were also unable to protect a lead against Sacramento last Tuesday, allowing the Kings to tie the game after leading by as many as 20 points.

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9:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The last meeting between the Miami Heat and Utah Jazz turned into a defensive battle with both teams delivering one of their worst offensive performances of the season.
With the Heat coming off another offensive dud that prompted Dwyane Wade to criticize their lack of consistency, Miami might need another strong defensive outing to beat Utah again. The Heat look to bounce back with their fifth straight win over the Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City. Miami (18-17) continued its recent domination of Utah (20-17) on Dec. 23, winning for the 11th time in the teams’ last 12 meetings. Though their final matchup last season was a triple-overtime shootout during which they totaled 269 points, the teams weren’t nearly as productive in their first meeting this season with Miami taking an 80-70 home victory.

The Heat shot a season-low 36.0 percent while the Jazz connected on 37.5 percent of their shots, and the teams combined for 62 points in the first half. Wade was the only player to score more than 18 points, finishing with 29. Wade is averaging 31.6 points in his last five games, but Miami lost for the fifth time in seven games Sunday, falling 94-84 to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Heat shot 39.3 percent and trailed by 19 in the first half. Wade finished with 24 points and Michael Beasley had 20, but third-leading scorer Jermaine O’Neal was held to two points and Udonis Haslem , who scored in double digits the previous four games, managed only six.

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10:30 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

Although a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the schedule can be intimidating, the Golden State Warriors might be catching LeBron James and company at a good time. Known for playing an up-tempo brand of basketball, the rested Warriors look to win three consecutive games for the first time this season Monday night when they host a Cavaliers team playing its second game in back-to-back nights.After a poor start to the season, Golden State (11-24) has been more competitive lately. The Warriors have won four of seven - including victories over Phoenix and Boston - after losing 21 of their first 28.

One of those early losses was a 114-108 setback in Cleveland on Nov. 17, as James finished with 31 points and a season high-tying 12 assists. That was the Warriors’ third straight loss to the Cavaliers and their sixth in the teams’ seven meetings since the 2006-07 season. Golden State has also lost its last three games against Cleveland at Oracle Arena. James made a 19-footer to barely beat the final buzzer in the Cavaliers’ 106-105 win Jan. 23, their last meeting there.

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8:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The Minnesota Wild would love to record a third straight victory and topple the defending Stanley Cup champions, but they’ll be hard-pressed to top their latest feat. The Wild try to build off the momentum of the biggest comeback victory in team history Monday night when they welcome in the Pittsburgh Penguins, who look to follow their five-game slide with a third win in four games. Minnesota (22-20-3) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over Calgary on Wednesday, but looked to be headed toward another loss as it trailed Chicago 5-1 entering the third period Saturday.

Instead of folding against the NHL points leader, the Wild rallied. Kim Johnsson’s goal with 13:16 to play sparked a four-goal comeback, completed with Guillaume Latendresse’s tally in the final two minutes. After a scoreless overtime and eight rounds of shootouts, Owen Nolan’s goal gave Minnesota a 6-5 win that completed the biggest comeback in franchise history. The last team to rally from a four-goal, third-period deficit was Philadelphia, which also trailed 5-1 in the third and won 6-5 in a shootout on Dec. 11, 2008.

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10:00 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The Calgary Flames have moved into first place in the Northwest Division, but they have yet to pick up any points against the Colorado Avalanche. The Flames look to avoid a sixth straight loss to the Avalanche when the teams meet at Pengrowth Saddledome on Monday night. Calgary (26-14-5) moved into sole possession of first place in the Northwest following a 3-2 shootout win over Vancouver on Saturday, and improved to 8-5-1 against its own division.

None of those wins, however, have come against Colorado, which is tied with Vancouver, one point behind the Flames. The Avalanche (25-15-6) are the only team in the division Calgary has been unable to pick up any points against. It also hasn’t beaten Minnesota, but did get one point in an overtime loss. All three games between the Avalanche and Flames have been decided by 3-2 scores.

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10:30 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

As they struggle to score goals, the San Jose Sharks badly need better goalkeeping. Still, they may want to consider giving Evgeni Nabokov a break. Coming off their worst offensive game in nearly a month, the Pacific Division-leading Sharks try to end the Los Angeles Kings’ recent domination of the series Monday night at Staples Center. San Jose (28-10-7) scored two goals or fewer in each of its last three games, losing two. Though Patrick Marleau scored for the fourth straight contest, the Sharks fell 4-1 to Detroit on Saturday night - the first time San Jose was held to less than two goals since a 2-1 loss at Phoenix on Dec. 12.

Defense has also been a problem, with the Sharks allowing 10 goals in their last two defeats. Nabokov is having another outstanding season, but subpar play from the veteran contributed to the losses, as he gave up nine goals in those contests. Fatigue could be a factor, as Nabokov is fourth in the league with 2,317 minutes played. With San Jose facing a quick turnaround with a game at Phoenix on Tuesday night, the Sharks may decide to give their top goalie a breather.

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10:30 pm EST Mon Jan 11, 2010

The Vancouver Canucks have lost their share of first place in the Northwest Division, but they have no reason to believe they’re going to fall out of the race any time soon. After a tough division loss, the Canucks look to extend a nine-game point streak in a matchup with the slumping Nashville Predators on Monday night.Vancouver (27-16-2) has two defeats in its last nine games (7-0-2). It hasn’t lost in regulation since a 3-1 defeat against St. Louis on Dec. 20.

The Canucks, though, fell 3-2 to Calgary in a shootout Saturday night, dropping one point behind the Flames in the Northwest. Vancouver and Calgary entered that contest in a tie for first place. It was a tough game offensively for the Canucks, who scored 11 goals in their previous two games. They still had some bright spots, though, with Daniel Sedin and Mikael Samuelsson scoring in regulation.

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