BASKETBALL NBA ARTICLES

For the second time in a week, the Los Angeles Clippers will get to test themselves against the cream of the crop in the NBA: the Golden State Warriors. The Clippers are still a bit diminished without Chris Paul, but they’ll hope to show better at home against the Warriors than they did on the road up in Oakland were Golden State controlled the game from the opening minutes.... 

It was a tough January for the Oklahoma City Thunder who actually came out of one of the most difficult January schedules right about .500. The team will return home a bit battered on Wednesday to host the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls haven’t had as tough of a road of late, but they’ve got their own issues with locker room drama abound for a team that thanks to a weak Eastern Conference is still somehow relevant.... 

Even the best teams stumble now and then, but it looks like the Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten back on track thanks to back-to-back wins against Brooklyn and Oklahoma City. Even having lost six of eight prior to that, the Cavs still maintain the best record in the Eastern Conference and third best in the nation as they get set to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday in what will be the team’s only home game in a six game stretch.... 

The Boston Celtics have had a few rough outings in the last week, but they’re still the third best team in the Eastern Conference based on overall record while their opponents on Monday night, the Detroit Pistons, would be out of a playoff spot if the season ended today, even in a shallow Eastern Conference.This war on the floor will go down Monday, January 30, 2017, at 8 p.m. ET at TD Garden. The game will be televised live on TNT.... 

There’s a clear split in the Western Conference between the goods teams and, well, the not-so-good teams with the first seven playoff teams pretty well established even if the order changes. The Memphis Grizzlies will head to Arizona to take on the Phoenix Suns on Monday as one of those top seven teams while the Suns are just fighting to stay above the Lakers, avoiding the bottom spot in the Western Conference.Don't miss the hardwood action from Talking Stick Resort Arena at 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday, January 30, 2017. Catch every moment of the game live on TNT.... 

What’s wrong in Cleveland? The Cleveland Cavaliers are still the class of the Eastern Conference, but the reigning NBA champs haven’t been playing their best basketball over the last couple weeks and are just 5-6 since the calendar flipped to 2017. The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to be yet another team that takes advantage of this rough patch in their trip to Cleveland on Sunday afternoon.Don't miss the hardwood action from the Quicken Loans Arena at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Catch every moment of the game live on ABC.... 

It’ll be a brief home reprieve in a stretch of road games for the Golden State Warriors as they return to the Oracle Arena on Saturday to host a Los Angeles Clippers that’s been juggling the losses of a number of key players. The Warriors—aside from a recent loss at Miami—are still cruising as the best team in the sport so they provide a particularly tough matchup for the Clippers given the timing.At 8:30 p.m. ET, tune into ABC for live television coverage of this NBA basketball game on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Oracle Arena.... 

There’s no way around it, it’s been an absolutely dismal season for the Miami Heat, but they’re heading into the United Center at the right time, having won four straight games including an upset victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night. The Chicago Bulls, on the other hand, will play host to the Heat as they continue to flounder around .500.... 

The Memphis Grizzlies will kick off a six-city road trip on Friday night as they head to the great Northwest to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. While the Grizzlies hope to continue a reasonable amount of success away from home, the Trail Blazers will be kicking in in the second game of a five-game home stand in hopes that some good home cooking is just what the doctor ordered as they remain miraculously in the mix for the Western Conference playoffs.... 

The Charlotte Hornets wrap up a five games home stand on Wednesday night as they host the Golden State Warriors. For Charlotte, a return home has been huge. They’ve snapped a five game losing streak brought on by a five game road trip and have clinched, if nothing else, a winning home stand. The first few wins of the home stand have been commanding victories, but winning at home and beating Golden State at home can be entirely different things.Don't miss the hardwood action from Spectrum Center at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 25, 2017. Catch every moment of the game live on ESPN.... 

The Oklahoma City Thunder will return home after a difficult six city road trip on Thursday to host the Dallas Mavericks. Not only will returning to home cooking be good for the Thunder, but Russell Westbrook and company will also enjoy a nice should-win game in what is ultimately a home reprieve before getting back on the road. The Mavs are having a tough time of it this season, though they’ve shown fans some positive signs of late.This war on the floor will go down Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 8 p.m. ET at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. The game will be televised live on TNT.... 

The Portland Trail Blazers managed to salvage a win on the final game of a four game road trip, snapping a four game skid prior to returning home on Wednesday to host a Los Angeles Lakers team who the Trail Blazers have found a great deal of success against in their previous two meetings. Both the Blazers and the Lakers have had more than their share of struggles this season overall, yet Portland still finds itself within shouting distance of a playoff berth.At 10:30 p.m. ET, tune into ESPN for live television coverage of this NBA basketball game on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at the Moda Center.... 

Can the Utah Jazz keep the wins coming? They’ve got a rather easy matchup at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday as they look to further cement their standing in the Western Conference rankings. Utah’s recent string of wins have come primarily at home where the Jazz will host a Lakers’ team with just five road wins all season long.... 

The struggle is real for the New York Knicks right now and they’ll hit the road again on Monday, where the results are especially bleak, to take on a surging—yet inconsistent—Indiana Pacers team. The Pacers have seen their share of big wins and big losses with a 20-point lead and deficit appearing in nearly half of their games to date.Don't miss the hardwood action from Bankers Life Fieldhouse at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, January 23, 2017. Catch every moment of the game live on TNT.... 

The Indiana Pacers have been a bit streaky this season, but they’re on an upward swing as they journey west to take on the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Indiana has won six of its last seven games though all of those games—save for the one loss—were at home. Can the Pacers continue their winning ways on the road? They’ve got a nice matchup to help them do just that on Friday.This war on the floor will go down Friday, January 20, 2017, at 10:30 p.m. ET at the Staples Center. The game will be televised live on ESPN.... 

The Golden State Warriors finally overcame their toughest obstacle with a monstrous win over the Cavaliers and are rolling as they get set to hit the road in the first game of a stretch that’ll have them playing nine games on the road in their next 12. On Friday, they’ll take on the Houston Rockets who are one of just three teams to have beaten the Warriors since the beginning of November.At 8 p.m. ET, tune into ESPN for live television coverage of this NBAA basketball game on Friday, January 20, 2017, at the Toyota Center.... 

The San Antonio Spurs will head up to Ohio to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first time this season and the first time in nearly a full calendar year. These members of the NBA elite are each struggling with some recent inconsistencies and each could use a big win against a talented foe to help them get back on track. The Cavs are at home, but San Antonio comes into play with the better overall record.... 

Kevin Durant had the last laugh in his first meeting against his former team. He should be in for another massive performance as the Golden State Warriors once again play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder. For the Thunder, we all know about the massive season that Russell Westbrook is having as the main man in Oklahoma City, but in a game against a stacked team like the Warriors, Westbrook will need some help; particularly inside the paint.At 10:30 p.m. ET, tune into ESPN for live television coverage of this NBA basketball game on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at Oracle Arena.... 

After the injury to Blake Griffin, it looked like this team was done, but the Los Angeles Clippers are back on track, stringing together six straight wins as of Monday. The Clippers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday, a team that has won three of its last four, but a team that’s also neck-and-neck for the worst record in the Western Conference.Don't miss the hardwood action from the Staples Center at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 19, 2017. Catch every moment of the game live on TNT.... 

A big win by the Washington Wizards on Monday have the team from the nation’s capital flying high as they continue their strong surge since the New Year. The Wizards will have a nice match up to help them pad their record even more on Thursday when they head north to take on the New York Knicks in the Big Apple. Washington hasn’t done quite as well on the road as at home during their recent streak, but New York hasn’t particularly played well regardless of the location of late.This war on the floor will go down Thursday, January 19, 2017, at 8 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. The game will be televised live on TNT.... 

After two very different games between these two teams in Atlanta, the Detroit Pistons will play host to the Atlanta Hawks for the first time this season. The Hawks are playing some good basketball right now as they remain amongst the conferences’ better teams. Meanwhile, Detroit will hope they can get back on track as they return home following a below-.500 road trip.... 

In the fourth and final regular season meeting between these two clubs, the Los Angeles Clippers will host the Oklahoma City Thunder, looking to pull the season series even at two games apiece. Oklahoma City has done particularly well in this matchup, but the Clippers are playing inspired basketball and sit a couple games up on the Thunder in the Western Conference standings.At 10:30 p.m. ET, tune into TNT for live television coverage of this NBA basketball game on Monday, January 16, 2017, at t... 

The Memphis Grizzlies will welcome the Chicago Bulls to town to close out the weekend on Sunday night. Memphis is a team known for its ability to grind out wins thanks to a vaunted defense, but they’ve shown good offensive ability of late, too, given a huge fourth quarter comeback against a fast-paced Golden State team. With the offense now stepping up, too, they’ll get to take on a Bulls’ team that’s struggled without Jimmy Butler in their last two games. Butler should be back healthy by the we... 

A couple of the better teams in the Eastern Conference—separated by just a couple games in the standings—face-off on Friday night as the Atlanta Hawks welcome the Boston Celtics to the south. For The Hawks, it’ll be a nice return home after a number of road games while the Celtics will be playing just their second road game in seven contests before heading back home for three more games.... 

To this point, the Utah Jazz have had a very nice season, but have hit a bit of a bump in the road, dropping three heading into Tuesday’s game against the beast of the east in Cleveland. Utah will get a chance to get back on its feet at home on Friday when it takes on the Detroit Pistons. While the Pistons are below-.500, they have been very hot-and-cold this season and have been able to play tough against some of the better teams in the league....