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The San Antonio Spurs are one of the hottest teams in the NBA, re-establishing themselves among the top seeds in the Western Conference after a recent lull which had them outside of the playoffs completely. San Antonio must hit the road next time out but is heading to Los Angeles for winnable matchup against the Lakers.
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The San Antonio Spurs have righted the ship after a midseason lull and are now on track to earn home court advantage in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs. However, there are still several teams hot on their tail and the Spurs need to play well down the stretch. They have a lot of motivation next time out but so does their foe the Los Angeles Clippers, who are in a battle to simply make the postseason.... 

The Oklahoma City Thunder has played quite well at home all year, and another victory in their friendly confines would be huge next time out. Oklahoma City is in the jumble of teams fighting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference and would love to pick up a win this week. The Thunder will face off against the defending champion Golden State Warriors, who are getting healthier but will still be without former MVP Stephen Curry.... 

The San Antonio Spurs were in a rare spot a few weeks, actually sitting on the outside looking in of the Western Conference playoff picture. But they have found a groove to move back up to the No. 4 seed and are hoping to stay there to earn home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.... 

The Boston Celtics have won five straight games to keep the heat on the Toronto Raptors for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in the postseason. Boston doesn’t have a great shot of catching Toronto but can edge ever closer when the teams face off in a head-to-head matchup this week.... 

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing stiff competition from the 76ers and Pacers for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference, sitting just a half-game ahead of both heading down the stretch run. Cleveland needs to take care of business in every winnable game the rest of the way, and the next one certainly qualifies as that. The Cavaliers will host the Dallas Mavericks, who are one of the worst teams in the NBA and don’t figure to put up too much of a fight.... 

The Blazers have zoomed to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference and are one of the hottest teams in the entire NBA, so they will be favored to capture this victory. Los Angeles has to figure out a way to attack Portland’s weaknesses and try to somehow pull out a win to edge closer to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the standings in NBA basketball odds.... 

There are only a few weeks remaining in the regular season but there is still much to be determined in the playoff standings in both the Western and Eastern Conferences. The Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans are among the teams jockeying for position as they prepare to face off in an important clash this week.... 

The Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are currently lined up to face off in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. However, there is plenty of time for movement and one of them will be improving their standing when these teams face off in a critical end-of-season matchup this week.... 

The Golden State Warriors are just trying to tread water at this point, looking nothing like the defending champion as injuries have ravaged their star-studded starting lineup. The Warriors are pretty much locked into the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference so they won’t have a ton of motivation next time out in a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks.... 

The Boston Celtics have been fantastic on the road this season but they are going to be challenged this week in a matchup against the Utah Jazz. Even though Utah is only sitting as the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference it is one of the hottest teams in the NBA. The Jazz has played really well at home all year and could be favored in this one despite the inferior record.... 

It took several months, but the Cleveland Cavaliers are finally playing like a team capable of making a deep run in the NBA playoffs. The Cavs have captured five consecutive games and will look to keep rolling this week in a matchup against the Charlotte Hornets.... 

It has been a bumpy season for the defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers. They are going to head into the playoffs no better than a No. 3 seed and are not among the top title contenders based on their overall body of work. However, Cleveland has turned it up lately and is hoping to peak at the right time in order to make a run at another NBA Finals appearance.
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The Los Angeles Clippers’ postseason hopes are fading fast. Los Angeles has been more competitive than expected since the midseason trade of star Blake Griffin but reality has sneaked up on it lately. The Clippers are in tenth place in the Western Conference and will need to play nearly perfect ball down the stretch to finish among the top eight seeds.
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The Golden State Warriors are not going to finish with the best record in the NBA this season, as the Houston Rockets are pulling away for that honor. But Golden State has bigger goals than that, and at this point is focusing on getting healthy for the playoffs.... 

The Golden State Warriors have long been recognized as the team to beat in the playoffs behind their superstar cast. Golden State may still get that nod provided it can get healthy by the postseason, but the Houston Rockets are making their claim to be the team to beat. The Rockets have won seven consecutive games and are going to finish with the best record in the NBA this season.... 

The Denver Nuggets have fallen off the pace in the race for the final Western Conference playoff spots and need to be great down the stretch to have a chance at qualifying for the postseason. They will be the underdogs next time out against the Philadelphia 76ers but would benefit greatly from an upset win.
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The Phoenix Suns may not be deliberately tanking like some others, but they are doing a great job of losing nonetheless. The hapless Suns have lost nine consecutive games and are tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for the worst record in the NBA. With the playoffs long out of the picture, losing is actually a good thing for Phoenix to improve its chances at the top pick in the draft.
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The Portland Trail Blazers are one of the hottest teams in the NBA and have vaulted into the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference. Their 13-game winning streak was snapped last time out by the Rockets but Portland will aim to start a new one next time out against the Boston Celtics.... 

The Philadelphia 76ers seem to be getting better as the season moves along, which is not a surprise for a group with a solid young core. Philadelphia is jockeying for position in the lower half of the Eastern Conference playoff seeds and would love to pick up a winnable game next time out against the Orlando Magic.... 

A recent swoon had the San Antonio Spurs in an unfamiliar place, sitting outside of the eight playoff spots in the Western Conference. But San Antonio has won four straight games to move back up to fifth place and hopes to finish strong to cement a spot in the playoffs. The Spurs have a crucial game coming up this week when they face off against the Washington Wizards.... 

The Cleveland Cavaliers are down their coach but up a star player. It will be interesting to see how the loss of coach Tyronn Lue and the return of power forward Kevin Love affects their performance in a matchup this week against the Toronto Raptors.... 

The Oklahoma City Thunder has always had the high-end talent to be considered one of the better teams in the Western Conference. Now they are playing up to that billing. Oklahoma City has won six straight games to move up to the No. 4 seed in the conference and will aim to stay hot next time out in a matchup against the Boston Celtics. ... 

The Houston Rockets have been the best team in the NBA this season, but the Portland Trail Blazers are the hottest. Portland has won 12 straight games to vault into the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference and would love to keep rolling in a primetime matchup against the Rockets next time out. ... 

The Golden State Warriors look like a shell of their former selves. Superstars Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson are all banged up and it’s unknown if any of them will be able to play against the San Antonio Spurs this week....