Notable: The Trail Blazers enter the game with a 10-6 record and are unbeaten at home. . . . Portland has won three of its past five games, routing Miami 106-68 in their last game Wednesday night. . . . The Hornets won the first meeting between the teams this season, 87-82 on Nov. 14 at the New Orleans Arena. In that game, Trail Blazers rookie center Greg Oden got the first double-double of his NBA career, with 11 points and 11 rebounds. . . . Portland has won four consecutive games against the Hornets at The Rose Garden. . . . Since the Hornets moved to New Orleans in 2002, they have an 11-8 record in the head-to-head series with Portland, although the Trial Blazers are 6-3 at home during against the Hornets since then. . . . This is the last of a three-game West-Coast swing for the Hornets, who won't play again until Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns at the Arena.

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