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For the Charlotte Hornets, a 10-8 record is respectable but based on recent trends, it is not good enough.Coming off a 48-win season, Charlotte began this season by winning eight of its first 11 games and four of its first six home games. Starting with a five-point overtime loss in New Orleans, it has been difficult for the Hornets.The Hornets look to correct some of those negative trends Thursday night when they host the struggling Dallas Mavericks.On Nov. 19, the Hornets held a 14-point lead in the opening minute of the fourth quarter and wound up with a 121-116 loss to the Pelicans. The loss sparked a stretch of five losses in seven games, which continued during Tuesdays 112-89 home loss to the Detroit Pistons.Theres two ways you can look at this, Hornets coach Steve Clifford said. We can come in here and do the proverbial It was the schedule and its five in seven, and theyre fresh. If you do that, you have the wrong expectations of what I think our team should be. Weve done some good things to this point, but two things that are concerning are, one, were 5-5 at home, and two, were 1/3 on the second night of a back-to-back. If those things continue to happen, then were certainly not going to be in a position where we want to be.During Charlottes skid, the defense has allowed an average of 108.1 points per game and the latest loss occurred after Detroit center Andre Drummond was ejected before halftime. The Hornets trailed by three at intermission but were outscored by 20 in the second half.Kemba Walker scored 23 points but received little help. Frank Kaminsky shot 1 of 11 and Nicolas Batum was 3 of 11.Charlottes inability to get past Detroit resulted in its third home loss in four games.We could make a lot of excuses, but we have to start winning at home, Charlotte center Cody Zeller said. We have to start winning on the second night of back-to-backs. We just didnt do enough things to win tonight.The Mavericks have dropped 10 of their last 11 games and their 3-14 start is the third-worst 17-game start in team history. Dallas has been held under 100 points in 10 of those games and 14 times overall.The latest setback for Dallas was Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs when the Mavericks held a 13-point deficit only to lose 94-87. It was the seventh single-digit loss this season for Mavericks.Im encouraged by the competitive part of this, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. Our guys have been fighting hard.Wesley Matthews scored a season-high 26 points and Harrison Barnes added 17 but neither player could get rolling down the stretch. Matthews missed six of his last seven shots while Barnes missed four of his last six attempts.Were still fighting, said Dallas guard Devin Harris, who returned from a left foot injury and played 11 minutes in his season debut. We felt like we shouldve had this one tonight. Our fight is still there. Our guys are playing their butts off and one of these days our luck is going to change. If we continue to fight this way, well win some of these games.Dallas played its 12th game without Dirk Nowitzki (strained right Achilles). Nowitzki is expected to sit again Thursday.Nowitzki missed eight games from Nov. 6-21 before returning last week against the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers. He scored 25 points on 10-of-28 shooting in 47 minutes before sitting out again.We got to get him right, Carlisle said. And he is getting closer. But its not going to happen this week. Next week could be a possibility, but well see.Dorian-Finney Smith has started the last seven games Nowitzki has missed but has only scored 27 points. The undrafted rookie has been playing between 18 and 27 minutes in the starting frontcourt and is 10 of 30 from the floor.The Mavericks are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings. 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STANTON, Del. -- American Patriot set a Delaware Park course record for 1-1/8 miles on turf while winning the Grade 3 Kent Stakes by 1-1/2 lengths Saturday on the Del Cap undercard.The Delaware turf was playing quick as earlier in the day Sleeping Giant missed setting a five-furlong course record on turf by .01 of a second while winning a second-level optional-claiming race.American Patriot, trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Jose Ortiz, saved ground in the second flight as pacesetting Hell Pay set realistic fractions of 24.61 seconds, 48.20, and 1:12.00, Ortiz tipped American Patriot outside Hell Pay entering the stretch and they took the lead in midstretch and pulled away.American Patriot, the 8-5 favorite, paid $5.40 and completed the course in 1:47.19. The mile split was 1:35.68. The old record was 1:47.27 set by Optimizer in the 2012 Kent Stakes.Hell Pay held on for second by a neck over third-place Inspector Lynley, who came very wide into the stretch and finished well. Converge finished fourth, 1-3/4 lengths farther back.Hanford Memorial: Bodhisattva finished fastBodhisattva won his second straight race since being reunited with trainer Jose Corrales in the $50,250 Carl Hanford Memorial Stakes.Bodhisattva broke a seven-race losing streak in his prior start when he closed from far back to win a third-level optional-claiming race at Laurel Park. The win was the first for Bodhisattva since the Federico Tesio Stakes at Laurel in April 2015.Last summer, Corrales took Bodhisattva to western Canada, where he finished fourth in the Grade 3 Canadian Derby at Northlands Park. He then made one start for trainer Wally Pugh at Northlands. Bodhisattva then was sent to Southern California, where he made three starts for trainer Doug ONeill earlier this year before being sent back east to Corrales.In the 1-11/16-mile Hanford, Kobel set the early pace inside Aint Got Time as they raced well clear of the rest of the field through quick fractions of 23.dddddddddddd.85, 47.29, and 1:10.88. Aint Got Time eventually got the best of that battle but was replaced on the front end in midstretch by Savoy Stomp. Bodhisattva then came flying to take the lead in deep stretch and win by 1-1/4 lengths.Kid Cruz rallied from last in the seven-horse field to nip Aint Got Time for third by a neck, finishing 1-1/4 lengths behind Savoy Stomp.Bodhisattva, ridden by Taylor Hole, paid $25.60 as the second-longest price in the field. The final time was 1:44.20 following a mile in 1:37.77.Hockessin: Green Gratto outfights Big Guy IanA week after he tired to finish fifth in the Belmont Sprint Championship, Green Gratto turned in a gutsy performance to outbattle Big Guy Ian in the $50,125 Hockessin Stakes.Green Gratto prompted the early pace inside Big Guy Ian through fractions of 22.16 and 44.95 before inching away in the stretch to win the six-furlong race by three-quarters of a length. He was timed in 1:10.82.Trainer Gaston Grant supplemented Green Gratto to the Hockessin on entry day.He was acting like he wasnt tired, Grant said. Hes a durable horse. This is his 45th start. Its all the animal. Its not me.Green Gratto, ridden by Jose Ortiz, paid $5 as the favorite in the six-horse field.Sir Rockport finished third, three-quarters of a length behind Big Guy Ian. Chief Istan, the 9-5 second choice, raced in good early position behind the leaders, lodged a three wide bid on the turn, then flattened out to finish fifth.Any Court Inastorm was bumped and shuffled back after the start, then trailed throughout. ' ' '