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6 P.M. AT CHARLOTTE • BOBCATS ARENA • TV: CH. 45 (106.1-FM)

Preview: Good thing this game is at Charlotte: The Bobcats have won four consecutive games on the road and lost their past three at home. Go figure, they beat the Lakers in Los Angeles and won at Seattle, Portland and Toronto, but lost at home to Boston, Cleveland and Toronto. ... The Wolves play four of their final six games on the road. ... The Hornets are 29-48 overall but are 7-2 against Northwest Division teams and have beaten every team, including a 109-89 victory at Target Center on March 4. ... The Bobcats set a franchise record for wins in a single month with a 9-7 record in March.

Player to watch: Bobcats guard Jason Richardson, acquired from Golden State last summer in a draft-night trade, has scored 30 points or more 14 times this season and is averaging 23.3 points on 53.6 percent shooting in his past four games. That includes only nine points in Saturday's 101-78 loss to the Celtics; that's only the sixth game this season in which Richardson has not scored in double figures. Twice an Eastern Conference Player of the Week in March, he leads the team in scoring with a 21.3 point average.

Injuries: Wolves point guard Sebastian Telfair practiced Monday for the first time since spraining an ankle March 7 in Sacramento. He said he will play again this season, but coach Randy Wittman said it won't be until Friday at Orlando at the earliest. Charlotte's Adam Morrison (torn knee ligament) and Sean May (knee surgery) have missed all season. Othella Harrington is out because of knee pain and Gerald Wallace (groin) is listed as probable.

JERRY ZGODA

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