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(SportsNetwork. Sebastian Janikowski Seahawks Jersey .com) - The Atlanta Hawks win streak is getting out of hand. The Hawks havent lost since Dec. 26 versus the Milwaukee Bucks and are riding a franchise-record 17-game winning streak. Atlanta looks to keep the good times rolling Friday versus the Portland Trail Blazers in the continuation of a seven-game homestand. The Hawks handed the Brooklyn Nets a 113-102 setback Wednesday night at Philips Arena. Paul Millsap totaled 28 points and 15 rebounds, Jeff Teague finished with 13 points and 11 assists, and Al Horford added 20 points and 10 boards for the Hawks, who have won eight in a row at home and are 21-3 as the host. The Eastern Conference-leading Hawks scored 64 first-half points. All three were named reserves for the Eastern Conference All-Star team on Thursday. We play like we should win every night, said Hawks forward Kyle Korver, who made five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points. Its a confident group. We feel like we have a good team and if we approach the game the right way, we absolutely should go in and win. The Hawks matched their win total from last season (38) and are 31-2 in the past 33 games. The 15 wins in January set a new franchise record. Philadelphia will visit the Hawks on Saturday. Atlanta is averaging 103.6 points and 26.2 assists, and is allowing 96.3 ppg on defense. It is an unselfish bunch, which is why the Hawks have the best record in the East. At 38-8, Atlanta is 30 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 1996-97 season (56-26). The Trail Blazers may be going through a rough patch, but they can still give the red-hot Hawks a game. Portland began a three-game eastern sojourn with Wednesdays 99-94 loss to Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving piled up a career-high 55 points on 17-of-36 shooting, including an 11-of-19 clip from 3-point range. He played great, Blazers guard Damian Lillard said of Irving. Ive seen him get on streaks before, but usually theyre mid-range pull-ups and nice layups, not 11 3s. Hes in a good rhythm. LeBron James sat with a sore wrist. Blazers big man LaMarcus Aldridge, who opted to put off thumb surgery on his non-shooting hand, recorded 38 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Lillard had 14 points and Wesley Matthews was the other double-digit scorer with 11 points for Portland, which lost for the sixth time in eight tries. The Blazers are 12-9 away from Rip City and will close the junket Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Portland has lost four in a row on the road. Portland is 23-4 when scoring 100-plus points and 25-3 when holding the opponent to under 100 points. Atlanta defeated Portland, 115-107, on the road Jan. 3 and was led by Millsaps 27 points. Teague scored 22 points in that one and Aldridge countered with 30 points and 12 rebounds. The Blazers had won three straight and four of five against the Hawks. 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Louis still looking for a way out of Tampa Bay, the 38-year-old NHL veteran isnt showing his cards.NEW YORK -- California Chrome went home to the West Coast on Sunday with a bandaged right front foot -- and no Triple Crown -- after bumping another horse leaving the Belmont Stakes starting gate. Steve Coburn, who co-owns California Chome, was still smarting, too. He was irked Belmont winner Tonalist didnt run in either of the first two legs of the Triple Crown. After the race, he complained others took "the cowards way out" by skipping the Derby and/or the Preakness. A day later, Coburn was unrepentant. "Its not fair to these horses that are running to entertain these people in all three legs of the Triple Crown," he said. "Its not fair to them to have somebody just show up at the last minute and run. I may have gone off half-cocked yesterday, but thats the way I feel." Under Coburns premise, there would have been just three horses in the $1.5 million Belmont, making it unlikely the third-largest crowd of 102,199 would have shown up or that a record $19,105,877 would have been wagered on-track. California Chrome, General a Rod and Ride On Curlin were the only horses to run in the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. General a Rod finished seventh and Ride On Curlin did not finish. Art Sherman, the 77-year-old trainer of California Chrome, distanced himself from Coburns comments. "Horses arent cowards and the people arent cowards," he said. "He was at the heat of the moment. Dont forget hes a fairly new owner. Sometimes your emotions get in front of you. He hasnt been in the game long and hasnt had any bad luck." Coburn and Perry Martin named their racing operation Dumb Ass Partners, with California Chrome the lone horse in their stable. The chestnut colt has earned $3,317,800 this year and brought a six-race winning streak into the Belmont. California Chrome had smooth trips in winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness to set up a shot at racings first Triple Crown in 36 years. But he had a rough trip in the 1 1/2-mile Belmont on Saturday, getting a chunk of flesh torn from his foot after bumping with Matterhorn coming out of the starting gate. California Chrome finished in a dead heat for fourth with Wicked Strong. "It was kind of scary. You come back and see a horse bleeding from the foot," Sherman said. "Hes never had anything wrong with him. Weve been awful fortunate." Sherman said California Chrome has a superficial wound that should heal in two to three weeks. The colt will then rest for six to seven weeks after a tough Triple Crown campaign that involved running in three races at different tracks and distances over five weeks. Shaquem Griffin Jersey. His camp plans to point him toward the Breeders Cup this fall at Santa Anita. Sherman thought Coburn would apologize for his comments. Instead, the outspoken co-owner went even further Sunday. "It wouldnt be fair if I played basketball with a child in a wheelchair because I got an unfair advantage," Coburn said. "If your horse is good enough to run in the Belmont, where was he in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness? It says Triple Crown, not one out of two, one out of three or two out of three." Sherman said, "I cant make excuses. Thats not really what you should do in these type of races." Frenchman Christophe Clement, who won his first Triple Crown race with Totalist, declined to comment on Coburns remarks. Coburn had predicted California Chrome would win the Triple Crown. "If they want to call me a sore loser, I dont care," he said. Horses are made eligible for the Triple Crown races in January. Owners and trainers of horses not nominated can pay a late fee of $6,000 in March to get in. The 20-horse field for the Kentucky Derby is decided by a points system, with horses earning points for running in prep races. The Preakness and Belmont have maximum fields of 14, but no points system is used. Its common for horses to drop in and out of the Triple Crown series. In 1978, when Affirmed won the Triple Crown, the Belmont had a five-horse field. Two of the colts rivals did not run in the first two legs and one only ran in the Derby. In 1977, Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown. The Belmont had eight horses, and five did not run in the first two legs. One ran only in the Preakness, and one other besides Slew raced in all three legs. On Saturday, second-place finisher Commissioner was new to the Triple Crown series. Winner Tonalist wasnt ready for the Derby, so trainer Clement prepared him for the Belmont. "California Chrome was running with tough, fresh horses that were waiting in the wings, and thats what happens," Sherman said. "We all know when youre on this trail you got to have an iron horse." The veteran trainer hopes California Chromes owners will keep him running next year as a 4-year-old. He credited the colt for having a lot of talent and taking his handlers on an exciting ride. "This is one of them races that we couldnt win," Sherman said, "but he didnt disgrace us any." Cheap Hawks Jerseys Cheap Celtics Jerseys Cheap Nets Jerseys Cheap Hornets Jerseys Cheap Bulls Jerseys Cheap Cavaliers Jerseys Cheap Mavericks Jerseys Cheap Nuggets Jerseys Cheap Pistons Jerseys Cheap Warriors Jerseys Cheap Rockets Jerseys Cheap Pacers Jerseys Cheap Clippers Jerseys Cheap Lakers Jerseys Cheap Grizzlies Jerseys ' ' '