Very quiet night yesterday with only one game between Pistons and Mavericks. And who says light night on Thursday says busy night the next day, and it’s an 11-game program that awaits us tonight. Sorry for your friends who will wait for you a long time at the bar.
FOR THE RECAP OF THE ONLY MATCH OF THE NIGHT, IT’S HERE
# THE PROGRAM
- 1h : Hornets – Wizards
- 1h30: Hawks – Nuggets
- 1h30: Celtics – Heat
- 1h30: Nets – Raptors
- 1h30: Cavs – Magic
- 1h30: Bucks – Lakers
- 2h: Grizzlies – 76ers
- 2h: Spurs – Pelicans
- 3h : Suns – Rockets
- 3h : Jazz – Pacers
- 4h : Warriors – Bulls
# DO NOT MISS
After a short thirty-minute warm-up in Charlotte, we go to the Boston side at 1:30 a.m. for the game between the Celtics and Miami, just days after their last meeting at TD Garden. And this time Jimmy Butler should be there. This is good because the Greens are almost complete and have been able to count on a HUGE Jayson Tatum to win the other night. The opportunity for Erik Spoelstra’s men to get this benchmark victory they are missing to get back on track? Maybe but not easy to win at the first of the East seen the exceptional level of Boston in attack currently.
At the same time, the Bucks will host the Lakers in Milwaukee, this time for a first confrontation of the season. The Wisconsin Deers, second to the Celtics in the East lead race, look to be resuming their stellar first nine game momentum, with three straight wins over Dallas, Cleveland, and even a trip to Madison Square Garden. On the Lakers side, it’s more surprising, but here too the dynamic finally seems good with six wins in the last eight games (yes, well, okay, there are three against the Spurs. But as we never say to Los Angeles: the important thing is the three points). At the level of absences now: in the ranks angelinos nobody is out except Dennis Schroder. And at the Bucks, this match may well mark the long-awaited return of Khris Middleton.
# ALSO WATCH
- The Wizards are moving to Charlotte, where they will find the Hornets, but especially where they will not find LaMelo Ball… nor Gordon Hayward… nor Dennis Smith Jr… nor Cody Martin. You stop me when you understand.
- Atlanta receives Denver, the opportunity for Trae Young (if he plays) to stick 40 on the truffle of Jamal Murray, and / or for Nikola Jokic to slam a 30/10/10 on Clint Capela (if he plays ). No John Collins to posterize Aaron Gordonin contrast.
- Nets – Raptors, episode 3 already?! 2-0 for Brooklyn at the moment we are waiting for the response of the Canadians who will try to take advantage of the absence of the franchise player on the Nets side, we are of course talking about Ben Simmons.
- The Cavs host the Magic in Cleveland, and should give the guys from Orlando a seventh straight loss despite the absence of Jarrett Allen.
- The 76ers go the Meeeemphiiis road… but some more than others. Still no James Harden or Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid will have to rely on l’immense Shake Milton to support him.
- The Louisianans of NOLA, go on an excursion to San Antonio, and we bet that Zion will try to take Fort Alamo, but especially to posterize any madman who would dare to advance in front of him.
- Phoenix hosts the Rockets, who weren’t cleared to forfeit. The Suns, they will want to conquer their 7th victory in a row before going in turn to Texas.
- Utah will host the surprising Impeccable Pacers Therese. Perhaps the opportunity for the Pacers to maintain balance on their infernal road trip.
- And finally, the Bulls will visit the San Francisco Bay Area after a big loss in Phoenix. For the Warriors who seemed to be off to a good start, it would be a question of not chaining a second defeat after Dallas on Wednesday.
11 matches on the program and (very) big confrontations. If you can’t stay four hours without blinking, you have until tonight to learn, and we’ll meet at 1 a.m. for the first tip-off.