All times are CENTRAL-Visitor-HomeTime PORTLAND (28-18) TRAIL BLAZERS DETROIT (13-33) PISTONS6:00 pm MIAMI (23-24) HEAT INDIANA (21-24) PACERS6:00pm HOUSTON (13-33) ROCKETSBROOKLYN (32-15) NETS6:30 pm DALLAS (24-21) MAVERICKSBOSTON (23-24) CELTICS6:30 pm (ESPN) UTAH (35-11) JAZZMEMPHIS (22-22) GRIZZLIES7:00 pm TORONTO (18-29) RAPTORSOKC (19-27) THUNDER7:00 pm NY (15-31) KNICKSMINNY (11-36) TIMBERWOLVES7:00 pm SACTO (22-25) KINGSSA (23-21) SPURS9:00 pm MILLY (29-17) BUCKSLA (30-17) LAKERS9:00 pm (ESPN) CHICAGO (19-26) BULLSPHOENIX (32-14) SUNS9:00 pmCLUTCH FORMAT
Maybe the players can [pull an Ainge and] say to the media how close they were. “We tried hard but the other team was just better!”