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The Dallas Mavericks (42-29) continue their road trip with a game in northern California against the Sacramento Kings. The game starts at 9:00 pm CST and will be broadcast on TNT. Now head back to the first sentence. Do you see how the records are the same? The Kings, at the moment at least, have the inside track on the Mavericks with the tiebreaker, since they’ve won the first two contests. This is the first of two straight games for Dallas in Sacramento (with a Wednesday-Thursday break), so...
On Thursday, the Milwaukee Bucks will be making their first and lone voyage to the Smoothie King Center to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. This will be the Bucks’ second meeting with the Pels, as the teams met January 9th at Fiserv. In that contest, the Bucks carved out a solid 141-117 victory. The last time we saw this Bucks team take the floor, they lost an absolutely heartbreaking double-overtime thriller at home against the Lakers. With around two seconds left in regulation of that game,...
After an incredible comeback victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, the Lakers won’t have much time to recover as they take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday. This will be their 13th back-to-back game of the season and third of four games against the Grizzlies, who they will see twice in the next two weeks. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies When: 5 p.m. PT, Mar 27 Where: FedExForum Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet If the Lakers want to beat the Grizzlies on Wednesday, they...
After a heavy March schedule at home, the Lakers will travel east for a six-game road trip starting on Tuesday against the Milwaukee Bucks. This will be L.A.’s final East Coast trip this season as they play six games in nine days. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks When: 4:30 p.m. PT, Mar 26 Where: Fiserv Forum Watch: TNT, Spectrum Sportsnet The Lakers’ final East Coast road trip of the season happens to come at a crucial stretch when they’re attempting to solidify themselves in the...
The Dallas Mavericks (41-29) head West to start a road trip where they’ll face off against the Utah Jazz (29-42) Monday night. Dallas had a three-day break following their win against Utah on Thursday night, so hopefully the team is rested and ready to begin their final push in the regular season. The Jazz lost to the Rockets on Saturday night. Let’s get to the key things: On the injury report as of Monday afternoon, Josh Green is listed as out with Maxi Kleber getting a questionable tag. I...
The Minnesota Timberwolves picked up a win, headlined by a euphoric crowd on a Naz Reid towel giveaway night, to even the season series against the injury-riddled Cleveland Cavilers on Friday night. Now, the Wolves continue their four-game homestand as they welcome Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening. This will be the third and final meeting between the Wolves and Warriors this season, with Minnesota looking to remain undefeated against a fully healthy Western...
The Milwaukee Bucks host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night. It’s the first half of a twofer, with the Bucks visiting OKC mid-April. The Bucks split a SEGABABA against the hapless Nets and hapful Celtics. They only played a single quarter of basketball against the Celtics, a brilliant ploy to conserve energy to barely stave off the Nets the following night. We could only read so much into those games given the absence of Giannis and Khris, respectively, but woof, it didn’t look pretty at...
The Lakers and Pacers will clash for the first time since the In-Season Tournament (IST) finals last December. This will be L.A.’s last home game before they go on a six-game road trip and the first out of two meetings versus the Pacers this week. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers When: 7 p.m. PT, Mar 24 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet, NBA TV Back in December, both the Lakers and Pacers were trending upward en route to facing each other in the In-Season Tournament...
After a mini three-day break, the Lakers are back at it at home against the Philadelphia 76ers. This will be the last time these two teams will go at it this season as Los Angeles looks to split the season series on Friday. Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers When: 7:30 p.m. PT, Mar 22 Where: Crypto.com Arena Watch: Spectrum Sportsnet, NBA TV The Lakers enter Friday’s game against the Sixers as winners of six of their last 10 games. They may have survived one of their toughest...
The Dallas Mavericks (40-29) host the Utah Jazz (29-40) in the first in a set of games the two teams have against one another. Dallas is riding a two-game win streak (by the thinnest of margins), while the Jazz have lost three in a row. A lot is riding on Dallas continuing to win if they want any chance of escaping the NBA Play-In tournament. They nearly had a letdown against the Spurs, so let’s hope they’re awake for this one. Here’s the things to know: On the injury report, Dallas is without...
It was an impressive showing from a Giannis-less Milwaukee Bucks last night, as Damian Lillard and Bobby Portis combined for 56 points in a 122-119 defeat to the Boston Celtics. The team won’t have much time to process the loss, as they will have the Brooklyn Nets on tap for the third time this season. This will be the first and only time these two teams will play in Milwaukee, as the Bucks won the previous two on the road in Brooklyn, a tight 129-125 victory on Nov. 6 and a decisive 144-122 win...