Our nightly look ahead to the schedule with a couple of notes and story lines so you can plan out your NBA viewing. All Times Eastern.
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8:00 Denver Nuggets @ Houston Rockets
For an 11-game night, the matchups tonight certainly don’t scream out “OH MY GOD YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE NBA TONIGHT” (you will see what I mean in the list of games). But this game will be a fun one. You have got two high-powered offenses, which is always something that triggers that “hmmm… let’s just see what’s going on in this game” itch on the remote finger. Plus, Denver is looking to get back to its winning ways after being decimated by injuries. Houston sits there two games ahead of the Nuggets… so this is an important game for the both of them. The ingredients are there for an entertaining game.
Couple of notes:
- The Nuggets are 11-1 on the year when out-rebounding and out-shooting the opposition in the same game
- Houston is only 3-4 when hitting 10 or more 3-pointers this season
Other story lines for tonight
7:00 Memphis-Toronto: Memphis has lost six of its last eight road games.
7:30 New Jersey-Boston: Boston tries to win its third straight game after the All Star break.
7:30 Milwaukee-Atlanta: The Hawks go for their 11th win in 13 tries at home against the Bucks.
7:30 Chicago-Cleveland: Cleveland looks to avenge their worst home loss in franchise history (six weeks ago, 114-75 to the Bulls). They won’t.
8:00 Golden State-Philadelphia (ESPN): A pair of Wilt Chamberlain’s former teams face off on the 50th anniversary of his 100-point game.
8:00 Dallas-New Orleans: Can Dirk play through back issues in the midst of a nine-game-in-12-day-stretch?
8:30 Charlotte-San Antonio: Manu Ginobili may make his return from a strained oblique tonight.
9:00 Miami-Utah: Miami has won nine straight games, but faces the tough task of keeping Utah off the boards without Chris Bosh in the lineup.
10:30 LA Clippers-Phoenix: The Clippers have dropped 14 of their last 16 games against the Suns.
10:30 Sacramento-LA Lakers: Marcus Thornton has scored 60 points on 23-of-39 shooting in the last two games against the Lakers.
John’s Picks:
Houston, Memphis, Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Antonio, Miami, Clippers, Lakers
Last night: 3-1
Season: 69-47
