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The Denver Nuggets have shocked the NBA world by hanging with the Golden State Warriors throughout the regular season, and the teams are neck and neck in the Western Conference heading into a titanic head-to-head showdown this week.... 

There are plenty of things to work out in the Eastern Conference playoff race as the regular season winds down, from seeding to which teams make the postseason and which teams go home for the summer. One of the most important games of Monday’s action will feature the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers.... 

The NBA’s regular season is coming to a close, and for the teams not advancing to the playoffs, there are only a few more games left to bet on games. For the studious gamblers, they have a good idea about the ebbs and flows of these teams and are aiming to take advantage. Even though the games don’t mean much for lottery teams, it could be a nice payout for ardent bettors.... 

Three playoff spots are still unaccounted for in the Eastern Conference, and four teams are gunning for them. Brooklyn, Detroit, Miami, and Orlando are all looking to get into the postseason, and all four teams picked up wins on Saturday to keep pace. Currently, there is a half-game between each of the four teams with Detroit leading the way at 39-37 and Orlando 1.5 games back at 38-39. Brooklyn and Miami are in between those teams, and that race will have the most intrigue in the final five or ... 

LeBron James is being shut down. The Los Angeles Lakers’ season did not go as hoped this year and the team is not going to make the postseason. With that in mind, the team has decided to put James on the bench the rest of the season in order to let his groin fully heal.... 

The two most important races over the last couple weeks of the NBA season feature teams at the opposite ends of the spectrum. Golden State and Denver are currently battling it out for the top spot in the Western Conference. Both teams are 51-24 with a three-game lead on third-place Portland, and the race for home court advantage out West continues to be surprisingly even.... 

The Orlando Magic are still hanging around in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, but will need to leapfrog one team down the stretch to make the playoffs, and time is dwindling. The Magic is only a half-game behind the Heat for the No. 8 seed but it is in danger of falling further if things don’t go well on Saturday.... 

The Boston Celtics have been trying to overtake the Indiana Pacers for fourth place in the Eastern Conference for a long time, but to no avail. The season is winding down quickly, but Boston now has a chance to pull even when the teams face off in a head-to-head matchup on Friday. These two teams seem destined to face off in the first round of the playoffs, with the No. 4 seed getting the benefit of the home court advantage.... 

The Milwaukee Bucks are close to locking up home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Milwaukee has been the most consistent team in the league this season, and the Bucks are four games ahead of Toronto for the top spot with six games to play. There are some injury concerns that are rearing their ugly head though. Malcolm Brogdon is out for another month or so, and Giannis Antetokuonmpo’s ankle is bothering him again. The loss of Brogdon hurts, but the loss of Antetokuonmpo would be catastrophic. ... 

Over half the teams in the NBA will be in action on Thursday as there are less than two weeks left in the regular season. If you’re an East Coast basketball fan, you’re loving the action today, as there are no games after 8:30 p.m. ET. You’ll be able to watch and wager on all eight games tonight and be in bed by midnight for a great start to your Friday.... 

The Denver Nuggets might be among the top teams in the Western Conference, but the oddsmakers don’t see them as a true threat to capture the NBA title when the postseason rolls around. Denver would love to change that perception, and it has a chance to come away with a big win on Thursday.... 

The Golden State Warriors don’t have any room for error down the stretch if they plan on entering the Western Conference playoffs with the No. 1 seed. Golden State has the same number of losses as the Nuggets and can ill afford to lose any contests it is expected to win. That will be the case next time out as the Warriors hit the road to face off against the hapless Memphis Grizzlies.... 

There aren’t a whole lot of games on the slate for Wednesday’s regular season NBA schedule, but it seems like quite a few of the matchups could come down to the wire. That’s how the oddsmakers feel, at least, as they have set some pretty low spreads among the early lines.... 

The NBA postseason is right around the corner, as we can soon abandon speculation for the tangible proof of playoff games. Until then, projections will abound, and it’s a good time for bettors as they attempt to discern the correct NBA futures.... 

Jusuf Nurkic’s horrifying injury overshadowed a night of solid basketball. Nurkic suffered a compound fracture in his leg when going up for a rebound against Brooklyn on Monday night, and it’s unlikely we see him until 2020. The injury reminded many fans of what happened to Paul George five years ago, and you just hope that Nurkic can follow in George’s footsteps to return to the court quickly.... 

Two of the best teams in the NBA will face off on Tuesday, each hoping it’s a preview of the NBA Finals. The Milwaukee Bucks are closing in on the best record in the NBA, while the Houston Rockets have the look of a contender as well following a slow start to the season. Their head-to-head matchup highlights the list of games on Tuesday, but it’s far from the only one that holds intrigue.... 

Every playoff team wants to peak as the postseason approaches, but that hasn’t been the case of late for the Indiana Pacers or the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both teams have lost the majority of their recent games and are hoping to break out of that funk this week. They are both battling for playoff positioning in their respective conferences so this head-to-head showdown is critical.... 

There are just 16 days left in the regular season in the NBA. Usually we have a lot more excitement and drama regarding who is in and who is out of the playoffs, but there has been a clear pecking order of teams since the All-Star Break. We have known who the playoff teams will be for a while now, and we are starting to get a pretty clear picture of the seeding too. There is still a lot to be determined during this time, but there is certainly value if you know where to look.... 

Most of the playoff picture has come into focus, but the one last thing to be determined in the NBA is who will win the Southeast Division and whether or not the Southeast Division will end up getting multiple teams in the playoffs. ... 

The two biggest contenders to the Warriors’ crown are expected to be the Milwaukee Bucks and the Houston Rockets. Those two teams will face off in a key game this week. Both have been playing well of late as they aim to surprise the league by winning the title. Milwaukee is close to clinching the NBA’s best regular season record, which will give it home court advantage in every round of the postseason it plays in.... 

Is something wrong with the Golden State Warriors? We keep thinking that Golden State will turn it on given their recent history, and the Warriors have been given the benefit of the doubt repeatedly over the course of the season. A stunning 35-point home loss as a 15.5-point favorite against the lowly Dallas Mavericks has given me cause for pause though. Maybe there is no fifth gear for Golden State after so much recent success, and that would create an abundance of value on anyone else to win t... 

James Harden has been unbelievable all season long, and a 61-point performance last time out in a win over the Spurs has boosted the conversation about him securing another MVP award. Harden will aim to put up another impressive performance on Sunday when the Houston Rockets face off against the New Orleans Pelicans.... 

The Los Angeles Lakers are now officially eliminated from the playoffs. For the sixth straight season, one of the NBA’s premier franchises will not make the postseason and that will lead to a lot of soul searching in the offseason. Even the arrival of the game’s greatest player couldn’t change their fortunes, and it seems like that will trigger a major shake-up this summer. For now though, let’s keep our attention on what’s happening on the court in the final few weeks of the season.... 

The Miami Heat has played pretty good ball of late as it is trying desperately to remain ahead of the Magic and claim the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Miami is in the midst of a tough schedule, as it is on the second night of a road back-to-back on Saturday when it faces off against the Washington Wizards.... 

If you want to take a little bit of a break from March Madness and flip over to watch the professionals, we won’t blame you. As great as the uncertainty of the NCAA Tournament can be, there is something calming about seeing James Harden go off for 30 a night or seeing the New York Knicks continue to lose. There are seven games to flip between tonight, and there are some real playoff implications on the line....