Tue Dec 28:
TIME ET GAME TV
7:30p Wizards – Heat NBA TV
10:00p Nuggets – Warriors NBA TV
Wed Dec 29:
8:00p Lakers – Grizzlies NBA TV
10:30p Mavericks – Kings NBA TV
Thu Dec 30:
7:00p Sixers – Nets NBA TV
9:30p Warriors – Nuggets NBA TV
Fri Dec 31:
10:30p Trail Blazers – Lakers NBA TV
Sat Jan 1:
6:30p Pelicans – Bucks NBA TV
9:00p Warriors – Jazz NBA TV
Sun Jan 2:
6:00p Pacers – Cavaliers NBA TV
List: https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-tv-schedule/
League News
Record 541 players have suited up this season:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/329 ... nba-season
COVID+ players can now return to the court sooner (6 days):
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/329 ... e-six-days
SGA, Kemba Walker (!) named NBA Players of the Week:
https://www.nba.com/news/nba-players-we ... mba-walker
NBA Power Rankings, Week 11
ESPN:
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/329 ... l-30-teams
NBA.com:2. Phoenix Suns
2021-22 record: 26-6
Previous ranking: 1
It's hard to find much to improve upon in a team with the second-best winning percentage in the NBA. But the Suns are in the bottom five in the league at just 10.6 second-chance points per game and 24th overall in offensive rebounds per game. Of course, those things are easier to deal with when you're third in the league in scoring and second in field-goal percentage. -- Lopez
https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2021-22-week-11
Phoenix Suns
Record: 26-6
Pace: 100.7 (3) OffRtg: 110.5 (9) DefRtg: 103.4 (3) NetRtg: +7.1 (3)
The Suns’ loss to Golden State on Saturday ended a 20-game winning streak with Devin Booker in the lineup, a 15-game winning streak at home, and a 12-game winning streak in games that were within five points in the last five minutes. They entered clutch time down five and their defense wasn’t bad on the three tough Otto Porter buckets that sealed the win for the Warriors, but credit the Golden State defense for its pressure on a couple of Phoenix’s clutch possessions. The Suns remain No. 1 in both clutch offense (with Booker and Chris Paul having combined to shoot 12-for-17 from mid-range) and clutch defense.
Despite a rough shooting night (5-for-19 with only two free throws) from Booker, the Christmas loss was the Suns’ first in which they scored more efficiently than the league average, but the bigger difference between their wins and losses has been on defense. Their opponents have shot better than the league average from 3-point range in all six of their losses, but have also shot much better in the paint in those games (60% — the Warriors were 21-for-27 in the restricted area on Saturday) than they have in their 26 wins (52%).
The Suns have two more games on a stretch where they will have played 10 of 15 at home. Their visit to Boston on Friday is the start of a three-game trip and a larger stretch where they’re playing eight of 10 on the road. At 9-0 against the East (6-0 at home, 3-0 on the road), they’re the only team that hasn’t lost against the opposite conference.
Week 11: vs. MEM, vs. OKC, @ BOS, @ CHA