Road-weary Hornets visit Nuggets

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03/18/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sole possession of second place in the Western Conference is on the line for the Denver Nuggets tonight as they get ready to host the reeking New Orleans Hornets.

Denver is currently deadlocked with idle Dallas for the No. 2 seed in the West, four games behind the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers.

Most recently for the Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds on Tuesday, as Denver battled back to upend the Washington Wizards, 97-87, at the Pepsi Center.

The game marked the return of Nuggets head coach George Karl to the bench. Karl missed the team's four-game road trip over the past week as he continued chemotherapy and radiation treatments for neck and throat cancer. Denver was 3-1 on the trek under lead assistant Adrian Dantley.

"We know it's a tough task for him to go through," Anthony said of Karl's condition. "For him to come in and see us and uplift his spirits, it makes us feel good."

J.R. Smith added 17 points off the bench against the Wizards and Nene chipped in 16 for the Nuggets, winners in seven of their last eight overall.

Denver has been playing well despite the absence of two key contributors, starting power forward KenyonMmartin and rookie guard Ty Lawson. Martin has been sidelined since March 5 with a balky left knee and Lawson has been struggling with a bruised left shoulder. Both will remain on the sidelines tonight while big man Chris Andersen, who sprained his ankle in a loss at Houston on Monday, will be a game-time decision.

The Hornets, meanwhile, continue to falter, falling to 1-2 on a five-game road trip last night in Oakland. Anthony Tolliver registered a career-high 30 points in that one, as the Golden State Warriors rallied from down 21 late in the third quarter for a 131-121 triumph over New Orleans.

The Hornets were led by David West's 36 points and season-high 15 rebounds, while rookie Darren Collison added 20 points and 14 assists to help build a seemingly comfortable 87-66 lead with 5:36 to go in the third before dropping their fourth game in the last five.

New Orleans is a dismal 8-15 since losing All-Star point guard Chris Paul to a knee injury and is now an almost insurmountable eight games behind Portland for the final playoff spot in the West with just 13 left to be played.

Denver has topped New Orleans in two of the three contests between the two clubs this season, including a 116-110 overtime win in the Rockies on Jan. 23.

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Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game

How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.

A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.

Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.

The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).

Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.

The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).

Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.

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