Tuesday, March 29th
LA Lakers vs Dallas Mavericks, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
Utah Jazz vs LA Clippers, 10:00 p.m. on TNT
Wednesday, March 30th
Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN
Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m. on ESPN
Thursday, March 31st
Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
LA Lakers vs Utah Jazz, 10:00 p.m. on TNT
League News
Power Rankings, Week 24: East leaders set to clash with 2 weeks left
https://www.nba.com/news/power-rankings-2021-22-week-24
Biggest Regrets from the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline1. Phoenix Suns (Last Week: 1)
Record: 61-14
Pace: 100.0 (9) OffRtg: 115.0 (2) DefRtg: 106.6 (2) NetRtg: +8.5 (1)
Chris Paul returned from a 15-game absence on Thursday, Devin Booker celebrated by scoring 49 points, and with their victory in Denver, the Suns clinched the league’s best record and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. So, with eight games left to play, they reasonably (and finally) took their foot off the gas.
Ha ha. No, they didn’t. Instead, the Suns came home and improved to 26-9 against the other 15 teams that currently have winning records, erasing a 15-point deficit to beat the Sixers on Sunday. Booker had his second straight big game (35 points on 13-for-22 shooting) against an MVP candidate and has now averaged 33.0 points on an effective field goal percentage of 62.3% over the Suns’ eight-game winning streak. As a team, the Suns have shot 50% or better from the field in nine straight games, tied for the longest such streak in 29 years.
And with their comeback wins over the Wolves and Sixers last week, the Suns are 16-14 (.533) in games they trailed by double-digits. No other team is better than 16-24 (.400) and Phoenix would be the first team in the last five years (since 2016-17) to have a winning record in games it trailed by at least 10 points. The Suns also have a chance to record the best road record in NBA history. At 30-6, they’d need to go 5-0 on the road to hold it by themselves, while a 4-1 mark would have them tied with the 2015-16 Warriors (34-7) atop the list.
The (reeling) Warriors themselves, along with the (not reeling) Grizzlies, will have something to say about that. The Suns are currently 2-3 against the second and third place teams in the West.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/295 ... e-deadline
LeBron James is doubtful, and so are the Lakers' playoff hopes
https://sports.yahoo.com/le-bron-james- ... 07593.html