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:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(45-30) ATLANTA<br><b>HAWKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(49-24) TORONTO<br><b>RAPTORS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>6:30 pm<BR><b>(NBATV)</b></td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(46-27) LOS ANGELES<br><b>CLIPPERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(25-49) MINNESOTA<br><b>TIMBERWOLVES</b></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>(20-54) PHOENIX<br><b>SUNS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(30-44) MILWAUKEE<br><b>BUCKS</b></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>(31-44) DENVER<br><b>NUGGETS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(41-33) MEMPHIS<br><b>GRIZZLIES</b></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>(30-45) NEW YORK<br><b>KNICKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(36-38) DALLAS<br><b>MAVERICKS</b></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>(27-46) NEW ORLEANS<br><b>PELICANS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(62-12) SAN ANTONIO<br><b>SPURS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:30 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(67-7) GOLDEN STATE<br><b>WARRIORS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(37-37) UTAH<br><b>JAZZ</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>8:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#ffffff;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(36-38) WASHINGTON<br><b>WIZARDS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(29-45) SACRAMENTO<br><b>KINGS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:00 pm</td></tr><tr style='color:#000000;background-color:#eeeeee;font-size: 12px;font-family: Arial;'><td valign=middle></td><td valign=middle>(43-30) MIAMI<br><b>HEAT</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(15-59) LOS ANGELES<br><b>LAKERS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:30 pm<BR><b>(NBATV)</b></td></tr></table>
Wouldn't surprise me if this is one of the Warriors' losses in the final 8 games. The Warriors have a pattern of putting it in cruise control against non-top teams, which will be dangerous on the road, against a grind-it-out team, on the second night of a back-to-back. They may not have the "accelerate back into the lead" or finishing kick they often use to make up for coasting for 40+ minutes of the game. If they beat Utah, I think they have a great chance to set the record. Boston is a good team, but their defense hasn't been as stout the last month and it's in Oakland. The Spurs games may or may not feature the actual Spurs team. If they lose to Utah, a lot of it will come down to whether the Spurs take their final two games against the Warriors seriously and, if so, how well the Warriors play those games. They also won't have much margin for error...drop a game to a team like Boston or Memphis and things get very tight. Needing to sweep two games from San Antonio, one in San Antonio, is not an awesome thing to have to rely on.
Spoiler <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Clippers have clinched a top-five seed, magic number for at least fourth seed is two.</p>— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/715367117743202310">March 31, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">After Memphis loss, Portland is two back in the loss column behind the Grizzlies for the 5 spot.</p>— CBS Sports NBA (@CBSSportsNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsNBA/status/715366903191965696">March 31, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>