Chicago Bulls (28-18) @ Atlanta Hawks (26-19)
25 years ago you would've gotten to see Michael Jordan go up against Dominique Wilkins. Today you get to see Luol Deng and Josh Smith. Not exactly the same great rivalry that it once was but both of these teams are still contenders every year in the East. Derrick Rose should be back soon for the Bulls who have remained one of the four best teams in the East all season. The Hawks traded away Joe Johnson before the season started and haven't really played that much differently. Expect the Hawks to win this one at home.
My prediction: Hawks win 98-93
Sacramento Kings (17-31) @ New York Knicks (29-15)
The Queens are coming to the Big Apple. The Knickerbockers have been playing much better since the return of Raymond Felton and have been unstoppable when playing at "The World's Most Famous Arena." While there have been times where the starting lineup hasn't been reliable enough for the Knicks this year, being able to go to J.R. Smith and Amare Stoudemire off the bench has really helped ignite the offense. Boogie Cousins is one of the best offensive bigmen in the NBA today so the matchup to watch will be him against last year's Defensive Player of the Year, Tyson Chandler.
My prediction: Knicks win 107-96
Oklahoma City Thunder (35-11) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (13-34)
Kevin Durant and the Thunder are visiting Kyrie Irving's Cavaliers tonight in a game that probably won't be a close one. Irving has looked impressive so far in his short NBA career and is showing why it was smart of the Cavaliers to draft him first overall two years ago. The only thing to really look forward to in this game will be whether or not we get to see Russell Westbrook have another temper tantrum. We can only hope.
My prediction: No temper tantrum tonight and Thunder win 114-96
Charlotte Bobcats (11-34) @ Houston Rockets (25-23)
Will the Bobcats ever be good? Will Michael Jordan ever do anything successful with basketball when he's not playing? These are questions that the city of Charlotte has to really ask themselves. The greatest basketball player of all time just can't seem to run a team at all. After almost 10 years of being a team their greatest draft pick might end up being Emeka Okafor or Raymond Felton. Not something that you can really build a team around. They also drafted the guy below over Brandon Roy and Rudy Gay once too. He wasn't exactly the second coming of Larry Bird.
My prediction: Morrison will get a reality TV show about mustaches some day on Spike TV
(Rockets win 102-90)
New Orleans Hornets (15-32) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (17-26) (NBATV)
The city of New Orleans has had some up and downs over the years. They're known for Hurricane Katrina and Mardi Gras. The Saints won a Super Bowl a couple years ago that is now being remembered as "Bountygate." In the NBA they had the great times of Chris Paul leading the Hornets and are now moving forward as the Pelicans with Anthony Davis. It doesn't matter how good this team may ever get, people will always laugh when they hear the Pelicans are coming to town. I'm really sorry New Orleans, David Stern doesn't care about your basketball team.
My prediction: Timberwolves win 99-90
Orlando Magic (14-32) @ Milwaukee Bucks (24-21)
Bucks just lost on the road against a better Knicks team and will now be at home against a worse Magic team. They should be able to win this game rather easily. Expect a boring win for the Bucks tonight.
My prediction: Bucks win 104-95
Washington Wizards (11-34) @ San Antonio Spurs (37-11)
Can this team just go back to being called the Bullets? The Bullets was an awesome team name and the Wizards sounds like a horrible team name for anything besides quidditch (I've never read or seen any of the Harry Potters). This is all I could really write about this game. Any kind of insight would have been me just talking about how awesome the Spurs are and how bad the Wizards are.
My prediction: Spurs win 104-86
Utah Jazz (26-21) @ Portland Trail Blazers (23-23)
It's been 15 years since Stockton and Malone were in the NBA Finals with the Jazz and somewhere Byron Russell is still complaining about the push off. That's been about the only thing this state has been able to talk about besides Jimmer Fredette being a virgin for BYU. The team once known as the Jail Blazers are a team that Portland probably misses these days. Those old Blazers teams always competed and contended in the late 90's early 00's and now this team never seems to play as well as they should.
My prediction: Jail Blazers win 102-94
Phoenix Suns (16-31) @ Golden State Warriors (29-17)
The Suns wore their old school uniforms the other day from back in the 90's and managed to beat the Lakers. I'm starting to think the Suns need to go back to wearing those old unis and just drop the bright orange things they wear everywhere. The Warriors might get Steph Curry back for tonight's game, but I wouldn't bother rushing him back. Warriors should be able to take this game without him.
My prediction: Warriors win 108-92
Yesterday's NBA Results:
Los Angeles Clippers (34-14) @ Toronto Raptors (17-30) - Raptors won 98-73
Miami Heat (29-14) @ Indiana Pacers (28-19) - Pacers won 102-89
Milwaukee Bucks (24-21) @ New York Knicks (29-15) - Knicks won 96-86
Orlando Magic (14-32) @ Boston Celtics (23-23) - Celtics won 97-84
Chicago Bulls (28-18) @ Brooklyn Nets (28-19) - Nets won 93-89
Sacramento Kings (17-31) @ Philadelphia 76ers (20-26) - 76ers won 89-80
Cleveland Cavaliers (13-34) @ Detroit Pistons (18-29) - Pistons won 117-89
Washington Wizards (11-34) @ Memphis Grizzlies (30-16) - Grizzlies won 85-76
New Orleans Hornets (15-32) @ Denver Nuggets (30-18) - Nuggets won 113-98
Portland Trail Blazers (23-23) @ Utah Jazz (26-21) - Jazz won 86-77
Dallas Mavericks (20-27) @ Phoenix Suns (16-31) - Mavericks won 109-99
Los Angeles Lakers (21-26) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (17-26) - Lakers won 111-100
Thursday's NBA Results:
Memphis Grizzlies (29-16) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (35-11) - Thunder won 106-89
Dallas Mavericks (19-27) @ Golden State Warriors (29-17) - Warriors won 100-97
Tonight's Key NCAA Games:
(* #5 Duke @ Florida State - I was going to pick Florida State to upset Duke today. I'm very glad that I didn't get this written up before that game started because the Seminoles look lost out there)
Oklahoma State (14-5) @ #2 Kansas (19-1) (YES & ESPN3)
The Cowboys will be visiting the the Jayhawks tonight at Allen Fieldhouse tonight. The Jayhawks will be looking to continue their 18 game winning streak tonight and could end up being the only team with 1 loss by the end of the night.
My prediction: #2 Kansas wins 74-60
#14 Miami (FL) (16-3) @ #19 NC State (16-5) (CBS)
In a nice ACC matchup on CBS today, these are the only teams that have defeated the Cameron Crazies this year. Both the Hurricanes and Wolfpack have shown this season that they can contend with any team that they go up against. Right now they are arguably the second and third best teams in their conference and are teams that could go pretty deep in the NCAA Tournament this upcoming March.
My prediction: #19 NC State wins 71-67
#18 Kansas State (16-4) @ Oklahoma (14-5) (ESPN2)
The Wildcats are visiting the Sooners in a Big 12 matchup tonight on ESPN2. In the first meeting between these two teams earlier this season the Wildcats came out victorious 69-60 in the Little Apple. I'm expecting Oklahoma to even up the season series tonight and move back into the top 25.
My predicton: Oklahoma wins 69-65
#16 Ole Miss (17-3) @ #4 Florida (17-2) (ESPNU)
The Gators are welcoming the Running Rebels to "The Swamp" tonight. The Gators haven't lost any games at home yet this season and have remained very consistent in Gainesville. Ole Miss lost earlier in the week to a Kentucky team that isn't having one of their best seasons currently. Expect the Gators to remain undefeated at home and Ole Miss to lose their second straight.
My prediction: #4 Florida wins 80-71
#1 Michigan (20-1) @ #3 Indiana (19-2) (ESPN)
In a battle of BIG 10 powerhouses tonight, could the #1 team in the country go down? The Hoosiers have already been ranked as #1 earlier in the season and have their sights set on regaining that position tonight. This game features a lot of players that will more than likely be drafted in the first round on the upcoming NBA Draft including Tyler Zeller and Victor Oladipo of Indiana, and Trey Burke and Glenn Robinson III or Michigan. The Wolverines and Hoosiers are currently the best two scoring teams in the country, and are so well-rounded that whenever one key player has a bad game someone else has stepped up all season.
My prediction: #3 Indiana wins 78-76
Thursday's NCAA Results:
(* #5 Duke @ Florida State - I was going to pick Florida State to upset Duke today. I'm very glad that I didn't get this written up before that game started because the Seminoles look lost out there)
Oklahoma State (14-5) @ #2 Kansas (19-1) (YES & ESPN3)
The Cowboys will be visiting the the Jayhawks tonight at Allen Fieldhouse tonight. The Jayhawks will be looking to continue their 18 game winning streak tonight and could end up being the only team with 1 loss by the end of the night.
My prediction: #2 Kansas wins 74-60
#14 Miami (FL) (16-3) @ #19 NC State (16-5) (CBS)
In a nice ACC matchup on CBS today, these are the only teams that have defeated the Cameron Crazies this year. Both the Hurricanes and Wolfpack have shown this season that they can contend with any team that they go up against. Right now they are arguably the second and third best teams in their conference and are teams that could go pretty deep in the NCAA Tournament this upcoming March.
My prediction: #19 NC State wins 71-67
#18 Kansas State (16-4) @ Oklahoma (14-5) (ESPN2)
The Wildcats are visiting the Sooners in a Big 12 matchup tonight on ESPN2. In the first meeting between these two teams earlier this season the Wildcats came out victorious 69-60 in the Little Apple. I'm expecting Oklahoma to even up the season series tonight and move back into the top 25.
My predicton: Oklahoma wins 69-65
#16 Ole Miss (17-3) @ #4 Florida (17-2) (ESPNU)
The Gators are welcoming the Running Rebels to "The Swamp" tonight. The Gators haven't lost any games at home yet this season and have remained very consistent in Gainesville. Ole Miss lost earlier in the week to a Kentucky team that isn't having one of their best seasons currently. Expect the Gators to remain undefeated at home and Ole Miss to lose their second straight.
My prediction: #4 Florida wins 80-71
#1 Michigan (20-1) @ #3 Indiana (19-2) (ESPN)
In a battle of BIG 10 powerhouses tonight, could the #1 team in the country go down? The Hoosiers have already been ranked as #1 earlier in the season and have their sights set on regaining that position tonight. This game features a lot of players that will more than likely be drafted in the first round on the upcoming NBA Draft including Tyler Zeller and Victor Oladipo of Indiana, and Trey Burke and Glenn Robinson III or Michigan. The Wolverines and Hoosiers are currently the best two scoring teams in the country, and are so well-rounded that whenever one key player has a bad game someone else has stepped up all season.
My prediction: #3 Indiana wins 78-76
Thursday's NCAA Results:
UConn (14-5) @ Providence (10-11) - UConn won 82-79
Illinois (15-7) @ #13 Michigan State (18-4) - Michigan State won 80-75
#8 Arizona (18-2) @ Washington (12-9) - #8 Arizona won 57-53
#9 Butler (17-4) @ Saint Louis (15-5) - Saint Louis won 75-58
#7 Gonzaga (20-2) @ Loyola Marymount (8-13) - #7 Gonzaga won 88-43
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