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"Our mental approach to the game was much, much better to start the game, especially on the defensive end," said Afflalo, who also blocked two shots.

Philly has won three straight in this series.

Crawford, traditionally one of the NBA's top sixth men, averaged 16.1 points for the Hawks over the previous two seasons before signing with the Blazers as a free agent. The guard, who is making his first trip back to the ATL, is scoring at a lesser clip this season (12.0 ppg) and has been struggling recently, netting just 21 points in his last three games.

"Sure it was ugly but we needed a win and we'll take it. We know we can play better and we know we'll have to play better, but we're happy with the win," Blazers head coach Nate McMillan said.

In Atlanta's most recent outing on Monday, Josh Smith poured in 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Hawks continued to surge with a 93-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Joe Johnson finished with 27 points and six assists for the Hawks, who have won three in a row and six of seven overall.

Atlanta has won five straight games over the Blazers and Portland's last win in the Peach State came back in January of 2008.

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince has scored 20 points in back-to-back contests but it hasn't been enough to lift his team to victory. Perhaps a third time will be a charm when Detroit takes on the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight at Target Center. Prince is averaging 10.5 points this season and has scored in double figures over the last four games. He delivered his second straight 20-point effort in Tuesday's 97-80 loss at Houston, while Ben Gordon and Rodney Stuckey added 18 and 16 points, respectively, in defeat.

Prince posted two steals for 400 in his career and needs one block for 400. Greg Monroe had only four points and grabbed a team-best 11 rebounds. The Pistons, who are last in the Central Division, have lost eight of their last nine games and fell to 1-6 as the visitor this season. They are averaging a league-low 85.0 points per game and have one of the worst records in the NBA at 3-11.

Love tied Hall of Famer and former Houston Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon for the NBA's longest double-double streak to start a season (1992-93) with 33 points and 11 boards in Monday's 99-86 win versus Sacramento. Luke Ridnour added a season-high 25 points and Wayne Ellington scored 15 points off the bench for the Timberwolves, who snapped a three-game home losing streak and improved to 3-5 in the Twin Cities.

Minnesota swept the home-and-home series with Detroit a year ago but has lost six of the past nine matchups with the Pistons.

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Who would have thought the Boston Celtics would be looking up at a few teams in the Atlantic Division 12 games into the season? That's exactly the scenario for a struggling Celtics team mired in a five-game losing streak and set to host the Toronto Raptors tonight at TD Garden. Boston has dropped five straight since winning four in a row from Dec. 30 - Jan. 4 and is currently behind both Philadelphia and New York in the division standings. It opened a three-game homestand with Monday's 97-88 loss versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, as Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Kevin Garnett added 12 and 12 rebounds.

The Celtics have also lost four straight at home and are 3-4 as the host this season. They will also host Phoenix on the residency.

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•    Conversely, if I step on a creaky stair or floor board I hear the ditty of #SuperMario losing a life

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•    Bout to bust this nigga ass in the 2k12 #Blazers

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•    YES ! i love the Celtics , Bulls AND Heat !! #WhatchuGonDo lmao . NBA is my LIFE ♥

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•    Si a westbrook y KD no le acompañan los demas pierden como ayer... Y qu pierdan ls raptors va celtics es normal. Victorias de ricky y marc

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•    ► Season In The Sun - Westlife

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•    I've got a chip on my shoulder, i'm on a losing streak. there's a cloud of contempt hanging over me.

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•    Kings win, oh that means we go on a 50 game losing streak now

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•    Team Haircut session = #losing lol oh well ! haha it grows back

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•    It effort getting outta bed.

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•    Sighhhhh losing a best friend <<<<

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•    I'm jus watching this replay of the Hawks vs. Blazers game

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