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After extending their home winning streak against one opponent, the Dallas Mavericks' next task is to maintain the longest current winning streak among North America's four major sports over another.


The Mavericks look to win their 22nd consecutive meeting with the New Orleans Hornets when the Southwest division rivals open their four-game season series on Saturday.

Dallas has not lost to New Orleans (11-6) since a 104-99 road loss on Nov. 19, 1999 in Charlotte, N.C. The Mavericks have since won 10 straight road meetings in Charlotte, New Orleans and Oklahoma City.

Last season, Dallas opened up double-digit leads in the first quarter in all four meetings. Dirk Nowitzki averaged 20.0 points on 57.1 percent shooting in those games and Josh Howard added 19.5 points while shooting 54.2 percent.

The Hornets shot just under 40 percent over the four games, and frustrations boiled over after Dallas' 105-89 win on March 27 when New Orleans coach Byron Scott claimed his team quit.

"I think they saw a mountain that couldn't be moved," he said after the loss. "They said, `We can't even push it. It's not going anywhere.' I don't care if it can be moved or not. You keep pushing. You keep trying to move it. We stopped."

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I hope Tyson is ok to play tonight and most of all, I the Hornets end this drought of losing to the Mavs. Go Hornets!!!

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