NBA Predictions

Brooklyn Nets – Detroit Pistons: the leaders hunting redemption The Barclays Center hosts a matchup that looks one-sided on paper this Tuesday. Brooklyn is at home; Detroit is the visitor. The Pistons sit on top of the Eastern Conference. The Nets are dead last. But form tells a different story. The conference leader is wobbling.…

Houston Rockets – Toronto Raptors: an execution battle in Texas The Toyota Center hosts a tasty interconference clash Tuesday night as Houston welcome the Toronto Raptors. Two legit playoff teams square off. The Rockets live off surgical half-court execution. The visitors bring elite athleticism and a heavy collective punch. This will be physical. Individual matchups…

Atlanta Hawks – Dallas Mavericks: Atlanta flying high This Tuesday night State Farm Arena hosts a game with opposite stakes. The Atlanta Hawks are red-hot; the Mavericks have clearly checked out of this season and look like they’ve already got one eye on vacation. On paper it’s a mismatch. Still, Dallas has a few young…

Miami Heat – Washington Wizards: Heat eye sixth straight This Tuesday night it’s a clash of extremes in the Southeast Division. The Kaseya Center welcomes a Washington Wizards side in freefall. On one end you’ve got a Miami team humming along, desperate to lock down a Top 6 spot in the Eastern Conference. On the…

Philadelphia 76ers – Memphis Grizzlies: the duel of the walking wounded Xfinity Mobile Arena serves up a game drenched in doubt this Tuesday. Philadelphia hosts Memphis. The 76ers are desperate to stop the bleeding and lock down the eighth spot in the East. The visitors are just trying to save face in a season that…

Los Angeles Clippers – New York Knicks: showdown in Inglewood The Intuit Dome hosts a key cross-conference clash Monday night. The Clippers welcome the Knicks. New York are fighting for the top of the East; LA are clawing to stay alive in the brutal Western play-in scramble. On paper the Knicks are the clear favorites.…

Oklahoma City Thunder – Denver Nuggets: West heavyweight clash The Paycom Center is set to rumble Monday night — this is one of the regular season’s proper showdowns. OKC, the runaway leader out West, welcomes a Denver side itching for redemption. With the playoffs looming, coaches are dusting off their postseason blueprints. Expect a tactical…

Utah Jazz – Golden State Warriors: California’s urgent fix The Delta Center hosts a match on Monday that could not be more mismatched. Utah have long been in full rebuild — selling the present for a better draft pick tomorrow. Golden State, meanwhile, are clinging to eighth in the West like their season depends on…

Cleveland Cavaliers – Philadelphia 76ers : must-rebound night in Ohio This Monday night the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland hosts an East tussle that matters. The Cavaliers (secure in the top four) welcome a 76ers side fighting to avoid sliding out of the top eight. The catch? Both clubs are wobbling — just two wins…