Author: Anthony Rome

Unraveling Quickly Since the Los Angeles Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks put together very solid stretches last month, things have been unraveling quickly for each. The Clippers and Bucks both look to end lengthy losing streaks and get their seasons back on track when they meet at Staples Center on Tuesday.

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Road Struggles Since the start of last season, Michigan State has had no problems winning on its home court. Winning on the road is another story, however. The ninth-ranked Spartans try to put last season’s road woes behind them when they open their road schedule Tuesday at Bradley, which has not lost a nonconference game at Carver Arena in nearly five years.

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Inconsistent Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers have been wildly inconsistent throughout the early season. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been very consistent – they’ve rarely done anything but lose. The Lakers (9-8) will try to avoid a third straight defeat Tuesday when they hit the road to face the 2-13 Timberwolves, losers of three in a row.

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Pats Survive The New England Patriots weren’t kidding that they aren’t perfect, no matter what their record through 12 games shows. They looked mighty vulnerable Monday night, needing a late touchdown drive and some penalties that both sides complained about to beat the Baltimore Ravens 27-24 Monday night.

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USC Takes on Memphis The arguments about which freshman phenom is better began long ago, but nothing has yet happened to settle those arguments. Memphis’ Derrick Rose and Southern California’s O.J. Mayo finally meet on the floor for the first time in college Tuesday night when the second-ranked Tigers and 24th-ranked Trojans face off in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

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Suns After Thrid Straight Joining three All-Stars in Phoenix, Grant Hill was expected to give the Suns a veteran presence and provide some scoring to support the team’s dominant trio of Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion. It turns out, however, that the 35-year-old Hill can still flash his once-dominant form as well. Hill and the Suns (13-4) look for their third straight win as they play the second game of a five-game road trip Tuesday against the Indiana Pacers.

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