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Houston sends 76ers to 12th straight loss

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12/11/2009 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aaron Brooks scored 19 points and hit a pivotal shot in the waning seconds, as Houston handed Philadelphia its 12th straight defeat, 96-91, at Wachovia Center.

Houston's bench paved the way for its fifth win in six games, outscoring the Philly reserves 46-6.

Carl Landry and Chase Budinger were sparks off the pine with 20 and 15 points, respectively, while Luis Scola had 14 points and 11 rebounds in the win.

Andre Iguodala posted a game-high 24 points while Elton Brand chipped in 19 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers, owners of the franchise's longest losing streak since the 1996-97 season.

The teams traded runs midway through the fourth, as an Iguodala dunk cut the Sixers' deficit to 89-84 with 4 1/2 minutes to go. The margin remained five after several trips to the foul line, but Allen Iverson, who finished with 20 points, hit an off-balanced shot to get within 94-91, with 1:06 left.

Brooks and Brand exchanged misses, but Brooks atoned with a back-breaking fadeaway from the left baseline as the shot clock expired for an insurmountable five-point lead with 8.5 seconds remaining.

It was a tale of two quarters in the first half. The Sixers came out hot and led 29-19 after 12 minutes, but Houston pulled within 51-48 by halftime.

The visitors rode the momentum into the second half, and a pair of Brooks three-pointers bookended a 13-0 run for the Rockets, who jumped in front, 66-54, with 5 1/2 minutes left in the frame.

The Sixers trailed 76-64 at the end of the third and inched closer in the fourth, as a Thaddeus Young free throw at the eight-minute mark made it 82-76.

Game Notes

Philly had a 13-game slide from December 28, 1996 to January 20, 1997. The Sixers, who have lost five straight at home, will try to break their skid on Monday against Golden State...Trevor Ariza had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets...Young finished with 15 points and 11 boards for the Sixers, who received 14 rebounds from Samuel Dalembert.

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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).

Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.

''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
    
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
The Kentucky Derby is at 4:04 p.m., ET Saturday.

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