Hornets resume important trip with bout against Warriors

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03/17/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New Orleans Hornets resume a five-game road trip in Oakland tonight, aiming for a season sweep of the woeful Golden State Warriors.

New Orleans has already topped the Warriors three times this season and will be aiming for its first sweep of Golden State since 2001-02.

The Hornets improved to 1-1 on their trek Monday in Los Angeles, where rookie Marcus Thornton hit a pair of three-pointers during a big New Orleans run in the fourth quarter and the Hornets pulled away late to beat the Clippers, 108-100.

David West led all scorers with 24 points, while rookie Darren Collison continued his solid play with 18 points and 14 assists for the Hornets, who have won 13 straight against the Clippers. Morris Peterson and Thornton each netted 17 points to help New Orleans break its seven-game road losing streak.

"I'm happy for our players to get the win," said Hornets coach Jeff Bower. "It was a tight game until the fourth quarter."

Despite the win, New Orleans is a miserable 8-14 since losing All-Star Chris Paul to a knee injury and is now an almost insurmountable 7 1/2 games behind Portland for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with just 14 left to be played.

The Warriors, meanwhile, lost for the seventh time in eight contests on Monday, when Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 124-121 win over Golden State, their ninth straight win over the Warriors.

Stephen Curry ended with 29 points and nine rebounds for the Warriors, who are a dismal 5-20 in their last 25 games and have the second-worst record in the West

Chris Hunter had a career-best 22 points, but Monta Ellis struggled in a big way for Golden State, going 5-of-23 from the field in a 13-point effort.

"I'm a shooter," Ellis said. "I'm a shooter until coach [Don Nelson] tells me not to shoot anymore."

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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.

The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.

MySportsbook.com has the Cornhuskers listed at +2500 to win the BCS National Championship odds.

A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.

A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.

Lucky, from North Hollywood, Calif., started six games last season as a sophomore and was the team's second-leading rusher, with 728 yards and six touchdowns. He also caught 32 passes for 383 yards. He averaged 19.1 yards on eight kickoff returns.

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