NBA Basketball Matchup: Nuggets vs Lakers
The Pacific Division-leading Lakers will host the seventh-place Denver Nuggets who are clinging to a 1.5 game lead over the Utah Jazz for the final playoff spot on Friday night in the City of Angles.
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NBA Basketball Matchup: Mavericks vs TrailBlazers
Time is running out for the Portland Trail Blazers who are hoping to grab as many wins in their few remaining games, starting with a big win over the visiting Dallas Mavericks who will play game two of a critical four-game road trip over a five-day span on Friday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Clippers vs Thunder
The Los Angeles Clippers will head to Oklahoma City aiming to put some distance between them and the rest of a tightly bunched group of Western Conference contenders, when they take on the West’s top dog, the Thunder on Wednesday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Knicks vs Bulls
For the second time in three days the New York Knicks will attempt to hand the Chicago Bulls another loss after Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks to an impressive 100-99 overtime victory over the Bulls on Sunday.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Lakers vs Hornets
The Pacific Division-leading Los Angeles Lakers will look to get back on track without the help of Kobe Bryant who is suffering from inflammation in his left leg when they take on bottom division dwellers New Orleans in the Big Easy on Monday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Wizards vs Pistons
The Washington Wizards will pull into the “Motor City” on Thursday aiming to salvage anything from their dreadful season. But the if the Detroit Pistons have it their way, the Wiz will leave empty-handed as they slip to a possible 31 games under .500.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Thunder vs Heat
The Southeast Division-leading Miami Heat continue a five-game homestand on Wednesday when they host Western Conference leaders, the Oklahoma City Thunder.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Nets vs Lakers
The Pacific Division-leading Lakers will aim for their eighth consecutive victory when they host the surging New Jersey Nets who look to extend their longest winning streak in more than a year to four on Tuesday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Magic vs Pistons
Although Glen Davis came away with a sold performance in the Magic’s last outing, he is still not three-time reigning defensive player of the year, Dwight Howard.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Jazz vs Celtics
The Utah Jazz will come to Boston off a much-needed day of rest and having won nine of its last 10, aiming to change history, with a rare road win over the Celtics at TD Garden on Wednesday night.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Cavaliers vs 76ers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will aim to even the season series when they tip off against the Philadelphia 76ers, who although haven’t been paying very well as of late, may get back to their winning ways as Andre Iguodala returns to the lineup on Tuesday night.
Date/Time: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Broadcast: NBA TV
Spread: OFF as of 12:45 AM PT
Over/Under: OFF
That’s not very good news for the slumping Cavaliers (17-29), who recently lost for the sixth time in seven games after receiving a pounding by Phoenix 108-83.
While the Cavs’ rough patch is already a bad enough situation, it could have gotten much worse with Antawn Jamison leaving with a bruised left leg and ankle on Sunday. However, the veteran forward did return to the game in the second quarter, and is likely to be on the court come game time against Philly.
That’s good news, as Jamison is averaging 18.0 points and 6.6 rebounds, and led Cleveland with 20 points in its lone meeting with the 76ers this season, a 99-84 home loss Feb. 11.
The Cavs’ will need all the help they can get in the City of Brotherly Love as the Sixers’ will go for a fourth consecutive victory come Tuesday night.
The Sixers’ (27-22) are desperate to ring up wins as they find themselves suddenly in a tight battle with Boston for the top spot in the Atlantic Division, after having lost 15 of 24 and its comfortable four-game lead over the Celts. [soliloquy id=”82219″]
But with All-Star Iguodala returning, Philly’s changes of getting back on the rails look much better.
And even though the 76ers have one of the deepest teams in the league with eight players averaging at least 8.2 points, including point guard Jrue Holiday who is putting up 13.8 PPG, they have sorely missed their go-to man.
Holiday scored a team-best 20 points and handed out five assists in the Sixers’ previous contest against the Cavs’, though he didn’t face Cleveland star Kyrie Irving due to a concussion.
The rookie point guard has enjoyed an outstanding first season, averaging 18.8 points with 5.6 assists per game.
Nevertheless, he has struggled defensively from time to time, as in his matchup with Suns’ star Steve Nash on Sunday. Something he will need to improve upon if he wants to help his team out of their current sag.
Free Pick: Philadelphia–
Cleveland had won five straight in this series and eight in a row in Philadelphia. But that was with LeBron James in six of those. The Cavaliers are now a mere shadow of their former selves, and I expect Iguodala, if back, to light it up.
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NBA Basketball Matchup: Mavericks vs Rockets
In that game, Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Shawn Marion and Jason Terry added 21 points for the Mavericks, who completed a four-game season sweep over the Rockets for the first time since 2002-03.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Mavericks vs Spurs
In the battle of over the Lone Star State, the Dallas Mavericks will be looking to keep from embarking on another losing streak after falling to the Lakers on Wednesday, when they travel south to take on San Antonio on Thursday.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Lakers vs Mavs
The Dallas Mavericks who have won four in a row, will be well-rested and waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers to roll into the Big D on Wednesday.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Thunder vs Jazz
The recently red-hot Utah Jazz will play host to an Oklahoma City Thunder team that despite handing the Jazz five straight losses, will look to get back on the rails by stringing together two wins for the first time since early March when the teams meet on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.
NBA Basketball Matchup: Pacers vs Bulls
It was another amazing performance by Derrick Rose that led the Bulls to yet another big road win last night in Philadelphia.
