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>(6-10) ORLANDO<br><b>MAGIC</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(8-9) WASHINGTON<br><b>WIZARDS</b></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>(8-8) NEW ORLEANS<br><b>PELICANS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(7-8) CHICAGO<br><b>BULLS</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>(9-9) ATLANTA<br><b>HAWKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(14-3) SAN ANTONIO<br><b>SPURS</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>(13-5) HOUSTON<br><b>ROCKETS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(3-15) UTAH<br><b>JAZZ</b></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>(16-1) INDIANA<br><b>PACERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(14-3) PORTLAND<br><b>TRAIL BLAZERS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:00 pm</td></tr></table>
Rockets and Spurs have easy games. I hope Spurs lose and Rockets win. And I have a feeling trailblazers are going to win.
I swear just seeing that logo immediately gave me bad memories of 1997. weird how certain sights can invoke sudden emotions.
IMO, both the Pacers and Blazers are due for a letdown. Most of us agree the Blazers will falter at some point. The Pacers are on a tough, west coast road trip. My guess is the Pacers D will give them an advantage that proves decisive. They also attack the offensive glass. The Blazers need to shoot lights out from long range to win. Wesley Matthews, Lillard and Batum better bring their shooting touch or the home folks will be disappointed. The Pacers are very good at shutting off corner 3s.
Their 90s logo is so terrible. I will always hate the Jazz, but I have to admit their current (retro) logo, colors, and uniforms are some of the best in the league.
This Pacers/Blazers game is not as exciting as I expected, probably because both teams are playing B2B.
How do you define excitement? The 1st half was exactly the kind of battle I expected. I've been watching with the volume off (because of Rockets/Jazz) and it seems like the Blazers are playing a lot harder than the Pacers. Wonder if they can keep it up.