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...]
Los Angeles Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers
9:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -4.5 , Over/Under: 216.5After the Covid-19 Pandemic shut down all action across the sports world for the better part of four months, the National Basketball Association finally makes it's grand return in a carefully crafted attempt to complete the 2019-2020 Regular Season, and crown a proper champion. Two teams that figure to play a major role in deciding who will hoist the Larry O'Brien Trophy are the Los Angeles … [Read more...]
Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
10:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Lakers -7.5, Over/Under: 236.5On the day of the Trade Deadline, a pair of contenders look to make the necessary improvements to solidify their respective arsenals, as the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the Houston Rockets from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. Of these two teams, the Rockets (32-18, 4th in Western Conference) have already made a move, involving themselves in a four-team trade alongside the Denver … [Read more...]
Washington Wizards @ Atlanta Hawks
5:30 PM EST, TNT - Line: Hawks -2.5, Over/Under: 209.5 It's desperate times in Atlanta, Georgia, as the Hawks look to avoid falling into an insurmountable three-game hole against the Washington Wizards in Game Three of the First Round of the Playoffs from Phillips Arena. In terms of this particular matchup, the Wizards (49-33, 4th in Eastern Conference) certainly own the momentum, having not only won the first two games of this series, but five … [Read more...]
Atlanta Hawks @ Houston Rockets
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Rockets -9, Over/Under: 222 Reunions in sports typically make for excellent drama, and tonight's matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets is no different as a pair of high profile ex-teammates meet for just the second time since their highly-publicized split back in the Summer. Last season was a nightmare for Dwight Howard, who fled the dumpster fire that became of his former charges for the only team that … [Read more...]