6:30 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Lakers -5.5, Over/Under: 217.5As one team will sit back satisfied in clinching the top seed in the West, the other finds themselves embroiled in a dogfight for positioning in the standings, as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers face off from ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. When projecting the Playoff Field in the Western Conference, few people would have pegged the Thunder (41-25, 6th in … [Read more...]
Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder
9:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Rockets -2, Over/Under: 230On the penultimate night of the Regular Season, we get a potential Playoff Preview, as the surging Houston Rockets travel to Chesapeake Energy Arena to battle the Oklahoma City Thunder. We know that you're all tired of hearing it, but no team has been hotter since the All-Star Break than the Rockets (53-28, 3rd in Western Conference), who have won twenty out of their last twenty-four games, and as … [Read more...]
Boston Celtics @ Atlanta Hawks
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Hawks -2.5, Over/Under: 213 While the general consensus when discussing the Eastern Conference is that it exists as the Cleveland Cavaliers and everyone else, the reality is that there are three teams that can legitimately challenge the reigning champs, with two of that number meeting tonight as the Atlanta Hawks host the Boston Celtics in a matchup of surging teams. The Celtics (24-15, 3rd in Eastern Conference) have … [Read more...]