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Old School Meets New School
The Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers have the name recognition of title contenders, but only one is playing like it. Houston is on the Warriors’ tail for supremacy in the Western Conference but the Cleveland Cavaliers have not lived up to the billing as of yet. They are hoping a win over Houston this week could be a signature victory that gets them going....
The Oklahoma City Thunder is one of the hotter teams in the NBA and has made up ground on foes in the Western Conference of late. They are expected to keep that up in a home game against the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend....
The Miami Heat have been a really good road team this season, accumulating more wins than anyone not named the Celtics or Warriors. They hope to keep that trend rolling in a showdown against the Philadelphia 76ers this week....
The Oklahoma City Thunder is making its move in the Western Conference. After a slow start, OKC is pushing toward a top four seed and is aiming to track down Minnesota. The Thunder is also within shouting distance of the Spurs for the No. 3 seed. Oklahoma City has a tough game next time out when it hits the road to face off against the Denver Nuggets....
The San Antonio Spurs have been the main contender to Golden State’s Western Conference thrown for the past couple of years, but the Houston Rockets have taken that title in 2017-18. Houston will aim to prove that in a resounding way this week when they travel to take on the Spurs in San Antonio....
Two of the worst teams in the NBA will face off this week when the Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks in a Western Conference matchup. Usually the home team in a game like this would be the favorite, but it is possible the Suns will be without star guard Devin Booker, which complicates things even more....
The Boston Celtics’ hold on the top spot in the Eastern Conference has gotten precarious. In order to hold off the Raptors, the Celtics will need to start playing better ball. They are only ahead by one game in the standings but can remain atop the conference with a win next time out against the New York Knicks....
There is a logjam near the last few playoff seeds in the Western Conference. Both the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers are a part of that group, and will be facing off in a critical game this week....
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been sputtering lately, but nothing compared to the struggles the Detroit Pistons are currently experiencing. Detroit has lost eight consecutive games to drop outside of the top eight seeds in the Eastern Conference....
It’s possible the NBA gets its Finals preview on Saturday night. The East-leading Boston Celtics will travel to face off with the defending champion Golden State Warriors in one of the most intriguing games of the season....
Every upset win is a big one this time of year for the Philadelphia 76ers, as they jockey for position in the Eastern Conference playoff race. They hit the road for a crucial game against the Oklahoma City Thunder this weekend....
The New Orleans Pelicans took a big risk by adding DeMarcus Cousins to a frontcourt that already boasted Anthony Davis at last year’s trading deadline. If recent success is any indication, it seems to be a good pairing. The Pelicans have played well of late, winning six of seven as they push for a playoff spot in the Western Conference....
The Minnesota Timberwolves have turned a lot of heads this season, playing well enough to slide in between the San Antonio Spurs and the Houston Rockets in the standings. While they are an up-and-comer, the T-Wolves are still a long way from a legitimate contender. The Golden State Warriors are still the class of the NBA and will look to show that when they host Minnesota in a game this week....
The Oklahoma City Thunder began the season slower than expected but is hoping to finish a recent hot streak through the All-Star break. Oklahoma City has won five straight games to move up into the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference playoff race. The Thunder has an important, nationally televised contest next time out when it hosts the Washington Wizards....
The Houston Rockets are healthy again and rolling. With James Harden back in the lineup the team has looked good of late, including an ultra-impressive victory over the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Houston must hit the road next time out but it won’t be a big deal as they will make the short trip to take on the woeful Dallas Mavericks....
As the trading deadline approaches, the Los Angeles Clippers are trying to determine whether to unload players or push for the playoffs. Los Angeles is currently sitting as the final seed in the Western Conference playoff standings so it is looking at a critical next few weeks before the trading deadline....
The NBA regular season is more than half over, and the Cleveland Cavaliers are not looking like title contenders. Even though LeBron James and a host of other big names are on the roster, the Cavs sit in just third place in the Eastern Conference and have been struggling lately. They hope to turn it around this week in a big road game against the San Antonio Spurs....
The Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics were, for a long time, the two dominant franchises in the NBA. Boston has returned to among the league’s best this year, but Los Angeles is still in the midst of its rebuild. The teams will face off this week, as the Lakers would love to pull the upset in this matchup....
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers both entered the season expected to be on the short list of title contenders. More than halfway through the season, neither is looking very hot. Both of these struggling teams are looking to find their groove down the stretch. They will face off with one another in a pivotal regular season matchup this weekend....
Regular season games don’t get much bigger than this. Arguably the two best teams in the NBA will face off on Saturday when the defending champion Golden State Warriors hit the road to face off against the Houston Rockets....
The New York Knicks and Utah Jazz are both trying to hang around in the playoff race, but the margin of slim down the stretch is slim for both. Utah will host the Knicks in a regular season game this week which is a crucial one for both sides to grab....
The Denver Nuggets are Washington Wizards are both in a logjam of teams in the bottom half of the Eastern Conference playoff race. Four spots separate the teams in the standings but only two games, and if the Pistons can protect their home court in a matchup against the Wizards this week it would go a long way in inching up the standings....
The Houston Rockets have lost some ground on the other Western Conference powers with star James Harden sidelined. They are hoping he gets back this week, and Thursday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves would be the quickest possible return....
The Los Angeles Clippers have hit a groove of late, slingshotting themselves back into the playoff race in the Western Conference. The Clippers have closed fast on the Denver Nuggets for the eighth seed, and these two teams will face off this week in a critical matchup....
In the United States or overseas, the Boston Celtics have had the Philadelphia 76ers’ number this season. They will aim to sweep the four-game series between the teams this week. Boston has won each game by double digits, including a matchup last week between the teams in London, England....
