NBA Basketball Matchup: Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers
A battle between two teams on opposite streaks, that have found themselves almost even in the Northwestern race.
A battle between two teams on opposite streaks, that have found themselves almost even in the Northwestern race.
The Celtics avoided what would have been a heart breaking collapse against a very mediocre team in Cleveland, and now will look to keep any kind of momentum gained from that win heading into their matchup with the Nets on Friday night.
In a match up that will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a game the struggling 76ers (21-15) host the Golden State Warriors (14-18).
The Miami Heat finished the first half of the season on a nine-game winning streak. Not only were the Heat winning those games, they were blowing everyone out of the water.
After a nice comeback win in Philadelphia last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder own the best record in the NBA at 28-7.
The Spurs (24-10) are a NBA best 13-1 at home this season and even though they have been dealing some injuries they simply keep winning.
Orlando will be the host for this year’s NBA All-Star Game. Dwight Howard has been rumored in many trades, but the Magic have kept him around long enough to have him be the main attraction at this game.
The slam dunk contests has lost a little luster over the past decade or so and this season Superman Dwight Howard is not in the competition, 3 time champion Nate Robinson is not in the mix, and last season’s champion Blake Griffin is not competing.
Two straight weeks Jeremy Lin has been on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Linsanity has hit the NBA in a big way!
The Lakers had been lacking a signature win in the first half of the year until last night.
Both the Lakers (19-13) and the Mavs (21-12) did not start the season well, but each has gotten back on track. The Lakers beat the Mavs earlier this season in La La Land, but this season they have struggled on the road going 5-11.
The Golden State Warriors are exciting, but I guess not very effective.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have one thing standing in between them and their 11th straight home win Wednesday night–the Boston Celtics.
The injury-depleted Denver Nuggets will be aiming to string together back to back wins after three straight losses when they head to Los Angeles to take on a Clippers team that is hit and miss in their seven outings.
Some of the characters have changed but there is still little extra juice in the building when the Suns and Lakers face off.
The defending NBA Champions seem to have hit their stride of late. After a slow start to the year, the Mavericks have won five straight games to get to 19-11 on the season.