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>(16-23) BROOKLYN<br><b>NETS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(27-12) 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>(19-19) NEW ORLEANS<br><b>PELICANS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(7-31) PHILADELPHIA<br><b>SIXERS</b></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>(14-25) DETROIT<br><b>PISTONS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(15-25) INDIANA<br><b>PACERS</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>(27-11) MEMPHIS<br><b>GRIZZLIES</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(15-27) ORLANDO<br><b>MAGIC</b></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>(26-14) CHICAGO<br><b>BULLS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(13-24) BOSTON<br><b>CELTICS</b></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>(31-8) ATLANTA<br><b>HAWKS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(26-12) TORONTO<br><b>RAPTORS</b></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>(31-5) GOLDEN STATE<br><b>WARRIORS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(18-20) OKLAHOMA CITY<br><b>THUNDER</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>7:00 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>(18-20) DENVER<br><b>NUGGETS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(27-13) DALLAS<br><b>MAVERICKS</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>(30-9) PORTLAND<br><b>TRAIL BLAZERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(24-16) 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>(12-28) LOS ANGELES<br><b>LAKERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(13-26) 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>(6-31) MINNESOTA<br><b>TIMBERWOLVES</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(23-18) PHOENIX<br><b>SUNS</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>(17-22) MIAMI<br><b>HEAT</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(16-22) 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>(20-20) CLEVELAND<br><b>CAVALIERS</b></td><td valign=middle style='border-left:1px solid #cccccc;'></td><td valign=middle>(26-13) LOS ANGELES<br><b>CLIPPERS</b></td><td valign=middle align=center>9:30 pm<BR><b>(ESPN)</b></td></tr></table>
Go Magic, Thunder, Nuggets, Spurs, T'Wolves, and Cavs. And BTW, OKC. Try to take the Warriors to triple OT before you finish them off.
GSW is going to rest Bogut and Iggy for tonight's game against the Thunder and Kerr said Livingston is going to play major minutes too. Looks like they think the Rockets game is more important.
Arrogant a-holes. They think OKC is beatable without those guys. I hope the Thunder teach them a lesson tonight.
I guess the game against Rockets is more important if the (prob unlikely) scenario with tiebreakers realizes.
They're up 7 in the loss column, lead the series with us 2-0, and we're at nearly the halfway point of the season. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but it would take an incredible run by the Rockets the rest of the way to threaten the Warriors for the #1 seed. The Blazers at least are within striking distance.
On the other hand, Kerr may think that OKC could climb back to the playoff anyway, so instead of beating them and facing them as a 1-8 matchup, why not try to help them to move up to 6-7?
That race for the 8th spot is way too unpredictable. If I'm the Warriors, I just worry about winning and staying healthy. Right now the Suns are playing really well and will be tough to knock out of the playoff picture. And the Pelicans, Thunder, and Nuggets(yes, Denver has won 5 in a row and is now 18-20) are all within a game of each other and fighting for that last spot. So it's not impossible for OKC to miss the postseason altogether if they don't stay healthy and start playing better. I'm assuming BTW that the Spurs will fall no further than 7th now that Kawhi is back tonight. But if they continue to struggle, then the bottom of the Western Conference playoff bracket becomes even more interesting.
Lol, we're not even at the halfway point yet. Kerr, nor any other coach, is thinking about playoff seedings right now. His only concern right now is making sure his players aren't overworked, so they can remain fresh going into May. Guys like Bogut and Iggy are injury-prone as it is, so giving them the front end of a back-to-back off isn't too wild of a move.
You'd think they'd want to do their best to keep OKC out of the 8th seed, it's also odd to rest people on the front end of a b2b as doing it on the tail end gives that extra day, although i think they might have 3 days off after our game
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Unreal reality lost in LeBron v. Kobe buzz last night? J.R. Smith took part in a win for the 1st time since the Knicks beat Philly Nov. 22.</p>— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/556228765353664512">January 16, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Scouting the team that beat us. Man, crazy hair Payton and Oledipo put so much pressure on opposing defenses with their speed and penetration.
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