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Teams with longest losing streak; what's ahead

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Change of fortune
Teams with longest losing streaks after having a winning record the previous season.
G	Team	Started	Ended
19	Orlando	Oct. 30, 2003	???
17	Golden State	Dec. 20, 1964	Jan. 28, 1965
15	Houston	Nov. 23, 2001	Dec. 22, 2001
13	Toronto	Feb. 12, 2002	March 8, 2002
13	Boston	Feb. 1, 1994	March 2, 1994
13	Houston	Feb. 27 1978	March 24, 1978
Source: ESPN

The week ahead

Tuesday: Philadelphia at Detroit (4:30 p.m.). This time coach Brown hosts his former team.

Wednesday: Sonics at Boston (4 p.m.) First reunion with Vin Baker, who missed both games last season.

Thursday: New Orleans at Phoenix (7 p.m., TNT). Hornets guard Baron Davis faces Suns' Stephon Marbury.

Friday: Dallas at Lakers (7:30 p.m., ESPN). Mavericks haven't beaten Lakers in L.A. since Dec. 12, 1990.

Ready to wear
The top-five selling player jerseys at the NBA Stores in N.Y. and on NBA.com since the start of this season.
Name	Team
LeBron James	Cleveland
Carmelo Anthony	Denver
Tracy McGrady	Orlando
Allen Iverson	Philadelphia
Kobe Bryant	L.A. Lakers
Source: NBA

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