Clippers @ Pistons<span style="color:#800080">Mon. Feb 127:30 PM ESTTV: NBA TVOnline Radio: www.thegamelive.com</span><span style="color:Navy">Detroit Pistons Starters</span><span style="color:Red">Los Angeles Clippers Starter</span>The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons have won their last six games. They have an even longer streak going against their next opponent.The Pistons look for their eighth straight win over the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams meet at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday for the first time this season.Detroit (31-18) has not lost to the Clippers since a 74-72 defeat at Staples Center on Nov. 3, 2002. Since then, the Pistons have made two trips to the NBA Finals, winning a title in 2003-04, and are once again leading the way in the East -- they defeated Toronto 98-92 on Saturday behind Rasheed Wallace's season-high 28 points and seven rebounds.Detroit, which had an eight-game winning streak from Nov. 17-Dec. 1, is outscoring its opponents by an average of 12.3 points and outrebounding foes by 6.5 boards during their run."We are getting better as the season is growing a little older," said All-Star Chauncey Billups, who had 14 points and nine assists against the Raptors. "You learn from your mistakes, and I think we're doing a good job of that."Richard Hamilton, another Pistons All-Star, had 21 points and eight assists Saturday, and is averaging 19.3 points and 5.3 assists in his last six games against the Clippers.Chris Webber had just eight points on 4-of-10 shooting against Toronto, after averaging 15.8 points on 62.0 percent shooting during the first five games of the streak. The Pistons are 10-2 with Webber in the starting lineup since acquiring him on Jan. 16.Detroit has won five straight home games, including the first three during its season-high five-game homestand.The Clippers (25-26), meanwhile, will wrap up a season-high seven-game road trip, but has been stumbling recently. They've won just two of six games on the trip, and have had little success beating the Pistons on the road in recent years.Detroit has won 12 of its last 13 home games against the Clippers, with the lone loss coming in overtime on Feb. 19, 2001.Los Angeles shot only 36.8 percent from the floor -- its fourth-worst effort this season -- as it lost to Indiana 94-80 on Sunday. The Clippers had won six of seven games before their road trip began, but have since fallen to eighth in the Western Conference standings."We talk about coming out ready to play. But yet, you have a game like today," Cuttino Mobley said. "We should come out hungry. Before you know it, it's going to be April and we may have no more time."Mobley had 23 points against the Pacers, and had 27 points in his last game against the Pistons, a 97-87 loss on Feb. 8, 2006.Elton Brand added 14 points and 11 rebounds Sunday, but has been struggling on the final stretch of their road trip. After averaging 23.0 points and 14.0 rebounds in the first three games of the road trip, Brand is averaging only 15.7 points and 8.7 boards in his last three games.Brand, who's averaging 20.7 points and 9.1 rebounds this season, was solid in two games against the Pistons in 2005-06. He totaled 66 points and pulled down 19 rebounds.The teams will wrap up their season series on March 11 in Los Angeles.Injury ReportLOS ANGELES? Tim Thomas F - Feb 11: Day-To-Day? Corey Maggette GF - Feb 11: Day-To-DayDETROITNo significant injurieshttp://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=270212008Warriors @ Nuggets<span style="color:#800080">Mon. Feb 129:00 PM ESTTV: NBA TVOnline Radio: www.thegamelive.com</span><span style="color:quot">Denver Nuggets Starters</span><span style="color:quot">Golden State Warriors Starters</span>Neither the Denver Nuggets nor the Golden State Warriors are known for their defense. They've relied on high-scoring offenses to try and get them into the postseason.The Nuggets look for their fourth straight win over the Warriors when the offensive-minded clubs meet at the Pepsi Center on Monday.Denver (25-24) is seventh in the Western Conference Standings, and trying to make the playoffs for the fourth straight year. Golden State, looking to end a 12-year postseason drought, is 1 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth and final playoff berth in the West.Denver and Golden State's offenses each are averaging 105.5 points to tie for third in the league behind division leaders Washington and Phoenix. Defense is not their specialty, though -- the Nuggets are giving up the fourth-most points in the league at 103.9 per game while the Warriors have the worst defense at 107.4 points."We have to get better defensively," Warriors coach Don Nelson said after their 106-105 loss to Atlanta on Sunday.Defense wasn't played much the last time these teams met in the Nuggets' 140-129 win on Nov. 24 in Denver. The Nuggets shot 55.3 percent from the floor en route to a season high in points, while the Warriors shot 57.0 percent."It (felt) like a recreation game," Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said after that game. "You're just out there running. You score and they come back down and score, keep going back and forth."Anthony had 30 points and seven assists after scoring 33 points and grabbing nine rebounds two days earlier in Denver's 115-112 road victory over Golden State.Anthony, who was named to the All-Star team by NBA commissioner David Stern on Friday, has never lost at home to the Warriors. Denver has won six straight home games over Golden State and six of its last seven overall.The Nuggets beat Milwaukee 109-102 on Saturday behind Anthony's 29 points.Anthony has been shouldering more of the load for Denver lately, as fellow All-Star Allen Iverson has missed six of the last seven games with a sprained right ankle and is questionable for this game.Marcus Camby, who leads the Nuggets with 12.2 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game, has missed the last two with flu-like symptoms and is day-to-day."I just told my team we've got to have fun, put all that stuff behind us, put the injuries behind us," Anthony said. "These last couple of games, that's what I've been doing, just having fun."Eduardo Najera has been stepping up for Camby, scoring 15 points and grabbing eight rebounds on Saturday. Najera is averaging 14.7 points -- 8.0 points better than his season average -- on 79.2 percent shooting in his last three games.Golden State (24-28) has lost eight of its last 10 road games and has been playing without three starters.Baron Davis has missed the last four games nursing a bruised left knee. Mickael Pietrus missed the loss to the Hawks with a sprained right ankle, and Jason Richardson is out until after the All-Star break with a broken hand suffered Dec. 30 against Sacramento.Center Andris Biedrins had 16 points and 16 rebounds against the Hawks on Sunday, and scored a career-high 31 points in his last game against Denver. Injury ReportGOLDEN STATE? Jason Richardson GF - Feb 10: Out? Baron Davis PG - Feb 10: Day-To-Day? Monta Ellis G - Feb 8: Day-To-DayDENVER? Allen Iverson G - Feb 11: Out? Marcus Camby C - Feb 10: Day-To-Dayhttp://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=270212007Clippers @ Pistons<span style="color:#800080">Mon. Feb 127:30 PM ESTTV: NBA TVOnline Radio: www.thegamelive.com</span><span style="color:quot">Detroit Pistons Starters</span><span style="color:quot">Los Angeles Clippers Starter</span>The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons have won their last six games. They have an even longer streak going against their next opponent.The Pistons look for their eighth straight win over the Los Angeles Clippers when the teams meet at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Monday for the first time this season.Detroit (31-18) has not lost to the Clippers since a 74-72 defeat at Staples Center on Nov. 3, 2002. Since then, the Pistons have made two trips to the NBA Finals, winning a title in 2003-04, and are once again leading the way in the East -- they defeated Toronto 98-92 on Saturday behind Rasheed Wallace's season-high 28 points and seven rebounds.Detroit, which had an eight-game winning streak from Nov. 17-Dec. 1, is outscoring its opponents by an average of 12.3 points and outrebounding foes by 6.5 boards during their run."We are getting better as the season is growing a little older," said All-Star Chauncey Billups, who had 14 points and nine assists against the Raptors. "You learn from your mistakes, and I think we're doing a good job of that."Richard Hamilton, another Pistons All-Star, had 21 points and eight assists Saturday, and is averaging 19.3 points and 5.3 assists in his last six games against the Clippers.Chris Webber had just eight points on 4-of-10 shooting against Toronto, after averaging 15.8 points on 62.0 percent shooting during the first five games of the streak. The Pistons are 10-2 with Webber in the starting lineup since acquiring him on Jan. 16.Detroit has won five straight home games, including the first three during its season-high five-game homestand.The Clippers (25-26), meanwhile, will wrap up a season-high seven-game road trip, but has been stumbling recently. They've won just two of six games on the trip, and have had little success beating the Pistons on the road in recent years.Detroit has won 12 of its last 13 home games against the Clippers, with the lone loss coming in overtime on Feb. 19, 2001.Los Angeles shot only 36.8 percent from the floor -- its fourth-worst effort this season -- as it lost to Indiana 94-80 on Sunday. The Clippers had won six of seven games before their road trip began, but have since fallen to eighth in the Western Conference standings."We talk about coming out ready to play. But yet, you have a game like today," Cuttino Mobley said. "We should come out hungry. Before you know it, it's going to be April and we may have no more time."Mobley had 23 points against the Pacers, and had 27 points in his last game against the Pistons, a 97-87 loss on Feb. 8, 2006.Elton Brand added 14 points and 11 rebounds Sunday, but has been struggling on the final stretch of their road trip. After averaging 23.0 points and 14.0 rebounds in the first three games of the road trip, Brand is averaging only 15.7 points and 8.7 boards in his last three games.Brand, who's averaging 20.7 points and 9.1 rebounds this season, was solid in two games against the Pistons in 2005-06. He totaled 66 points and pulled down 19 rebounds.The teams will wrap up their season series on March 11 in Los Angeles.Injury ReportLOS ANGELES? Tim Thomas F - Feb 11: Day-To-Day? Corey Maggette GF - Feb 11: Day-To-DayDETROITNo significant injurieshttp://scores.espn.go.com/nba/preview?gameId=270212008
