28 teams in action tonight... All times are CENTRAL<BR><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5><tr style='color:#ffffff;background-color:#000099;font-size: 14px;font-family: Arial;text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(0,0,0,1);'><td colspan=2 align=center><b>Visitor</b></td><td colspan=2 align=center style='border-left:1px solid #9999FF;'><b>Home</b></td><td align=center><b><nobr> Time </nobr></b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Jazz (32-28) Leaders:</b><BR>A. Jefferson 17.7 ppg<br>A. Jefferson 9.4 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Cavaliers (20-40) Leaders:</b><BR>K. Irving 23.3 ppg<br>A. Varejao 14.4 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Celtics (32-27) Leaders:</b><BR>P. Pierce 18.6 ppg<br>K. Garnett 7.8 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Pacers (38-22) Leaders:</b><BR>D. West 17.7 ppg<br>R. Hibbert 8.0 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Nets (34-26) Leaders:</b><BR>B. Lopez 18.8 ppg<br>R. Evans 9.3 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Bobcats (13-47) Leaders:</b><BR>K. Walker 17.3 ppg<br>B. Mullens 7.5 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>6:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Sixers (23-36) Leaders:</b><BR>J. Holiday 19.1 ppg<br>T. Young 7.7 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Hawks (33-26) Leaders:</b><BR>A. Horford 17.3 ppg<br>A. Horford 10.0 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Knicks (36-21) Leaders:</b><BR>C. Anthony 28.2 ppg<br>T. Chandler 11.3 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Pistons (23-39) Leaders:</b><BR>G. Monroe 16.1 ppg<br>G. Monroe 9.5 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Magic (17-44) Leaders:</b><BR>A. Afflalo 16.9 ppg<br>N. Vucevic 11.2 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Heat (44-14) Leaders:</b><BR>L. James 27.0 ppg<br>L. James 8.2 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Lakers (30-31) Leaders:</b><BR>K. Bryant 27.4 ppg<br>D. Howard 12.1 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Hornets (21-40) Leaders:</b><BR>E. Gordon 16.8 ppg<br>A. Aminu 7.7 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Wizards (19-39) Leaders:</b><BR>B. Beal 14.2 ppg<br>E. Okafor 9.0 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Timberwolves (20-37) Leaders:</b><BR>K. Love 18.3 ppg<br>K. Love 14.0 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Trail Blazers (28-31) Leaders:</b><BR>L. Aldridge 20.8 ppg<br>J. Hickson 10.5 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Grizzlies (39-19) Leaders:</b><BR>Z. Randolph 15.7 ppg<br>Z. Randolph 11.6 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Rockets (33-28) Leaders:</b><BR>J. Harden 26.2 ppg<br>O. Asik 11.6 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Mavericks (26-33) Leaders:</b><BR>O. Mayo 17.4 ppg<br>S. Marion 8.0 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>7:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Raptors (23-38) Leaders:</b><BR>R. Gay 18.1 ppg<br>A. Johnson 7.3 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Suns (21-39) Leaders:</b><BR>G. Dragic 14.2 ppg<br>M. Gortat 8.5 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>8:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Bulls (34-26) Leaders:</b><BR>L. Deng 16.4 ppg<br>J. Noah 11.4 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Spurs (47-14) Leaders:</b><BR>T. Parker 21.0 ppg<br>T. Duncan 9.7 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>8:00 pm<BR><b>(ESPN)</b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Kings (21-41) Leaders:</b><BR>D. Cousins 17.0 ppg<br>D. Cousins 10.0 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Warriors (34-27) Leaders:</b><BR>S. Curry 22.2 ppg<br>D. Lee 11.3 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>9:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle><b>Bucks (30-28) Leaders:</b><BR>M. Ellis 18.8 ppg<br>L. Sanders 9.1 rpg</td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle><b>Clippers (43-19) Leaders:</b><BR>B. Griffin 18.6 ppg<br>B. Griffin 8.8 rpg</td><td valign=middle align=center>9:30 pm</td></tr></table>
Ouch, looks like the Jazz, Lakers and Warriors will probably pull out wins tonight. Hopefully we crush the Mavs again to compensate.
Best case scenario: Jazz lose Lakers lose Blazers lose (meaning Memphis wins = better chance we play them) Suns lose (better pick + Toronto is catching up to them in losses, so it's a double win) Warriors lose (unlikely) And I guess we want the Clippers to lose.
Jazz are terrible on the road and Cavaliers have been playing very well. Hope we can keep them in the rear view mirror from here on out.
I was flipping through the channels and I'm sitting here in aw of Kenny Smith's awful get up. A grey suit, blue jean shirt, black tie, and a blue pocket square with white polka dots. Sageresque.