NBA Predictions

Charlotte Hornets – Houston Rockets: Can the Rockets get revenge? Beaten at home earlier this month (99-109), the Rockets will be itching for revenge when they visit the Hornets in North Carolina. It’s the last meeting of the season between two teams on very different runs — Charlotte has played like one of the league’s…

San Antonio Spurs – Phoenix Suns: big showdown in Texas The Spurs and Suns meet for the third time this season. Phoenix already took the first two, and they did it by showing one of the clearer ways to stop Victor Wembanyama — frustrate him, limit his touches, make San Antonio work for everything. The…

Los Angeles Clippers – Denver Nuggets: 2025 Playoffs rematch Last game of the season between the Clippers and Nuggets. Different seasons, same target: win, climb the table and lock the best spot before the postseason. Denver want to keep third in the West; Los Angeles are gunning for the best shot at eighth — anything…

New York Knicks – Detroit Pistons: instant fireworks on the return The Knicks and the Pistons meet for the last time this season — and possibly again in the playoffs, which would be must-see if it happens. New York has been beaten heavily twice by Detroit this year, and with a few bodies missing, the…

Los Angeles Lakers – Dallas Mavericks: a special night for Luka — except he won’t be playing The Mavericks and Lakers meet for the third — and penultimate — time this season. It’s got an odd edge after that blockbuster swap that sent Luka Doncic to LA and Anthony Davis to Dallas. Neither will play:…

Utah Jazz – Portland Trail Blazers: Northwest Division clash Third meeting of the season — and the penultimate one — between the Jazz and the Blazers. Same division, almost opposite agendas. Utah, even after tweaking the roster at the deadline, have shown a worrying appetite for losses; they’ve even sat starters in the fourth to…

Oklahoma City Thunder – Milwaukee Bucks: a lop-sided clash Second and final meeting this season between the Thunder and the Bucks. Two teams with completely different agendas. Oklahoma City want back-to-back titles — the first since the Warriors in 2018. Milwaukee are still trying to keep Giannis happy while quietly hunting a high draft pick…

Golden State Warriors – San Antonio Spurs: a mismatch on paper Third meeting of the season between the Warriors and the Spurs and, on paper, it’s a one-sided affair. Golden State arrive battered — their injury list reads like bad news, with names like Stephen Curry and Kristaps Porzingis missing. San Antonio, even on a…

Minnesota Timberwolves – Portland Trail Blazers: West clash The Wolves and the Blazers meet for the second time this season. Their first tilt came in late October when Anthony Edwards buried a clutch mid-range jumper to win it. Portland, on a three-game streak, will be hunting revenge. Minnesota Timberwolves: push past the Lakers The Wolves…