Mavs try to tie franchise-best winning streak vs. Cavs

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03/01/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The red-hot Dallas Mavericks try to tie a franchise-best 14-game winning streak when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers tonight to American Airlines Center.

Dallas won a franchise-record 14 straight games at the start of the 2002-03 campaign.

All-Star Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Mavericks to their 13th straight win, a 91-65 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday at the Target Center.

Jason Terry scored 18 points and handed out seven assists, while All-Star Josh Howard came back from a sprained ankle to score 17 points and pull down seven rebounds for the Mavericks. DeSagana Diop pulled down 10 rebounds for Dallas, which has its second 13-game winning streak of the season.

The Mavericks are 27-6 at home this season and play the opener of a three-game homestand. They have won a franchise-best 20 in a row at home. Dallas' last loss at home was on December 7th against the Detroit Pistons.

Cleveland tries to make it two wins in a row this evening. Larry Hughes' three-pointer thwarted any chance of a complete Hornets comeback, and LeBron James scored 35 points with eight assists and five rebounds as the Cavaliers edged New Orleans/Oklahoma City, 97-89, at Quicken Loans Arena.

Hughes, who scored just 11 points on 5-of-16 from the field, pulled down eight rebounds and dished out five assists in the victory. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas ended with 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers, who snapped a brief two-game skid.

The Cavaliers are just 12-16 on the road this season. They return home to host the Toronto Raptors on Saturday and the Houston Rockets on Monday at Quicken Loans Arena.

This is the first of two meetings between the squads this season. Cleveland is scheduled to host the Mavericks on March 21st.

Cleveland has lost six straight and seven of its last eight at Dallas. The teams have split the last four contests in the series.

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Huskers' Lucky hospitalized for undisclosed reason

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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