 | Blazers try to enhance playoff chances in clash with Kings
The Portland Trail Blazers hope to improve their playoff
chances tonight by earning a sixth straight win over the lottery-bound
Sacramento Kings.
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 | Bulls, Heat set to battle in Miami
A pair of teams battling for playoff spots in the Eastern
Conference square off tonight at Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena, where the
surging Heat continue an important homestand by taking on the slumping Chicago
Bulls.
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 | Pistons resume homestand with visit from Wizards
A pair of Eastern Conference also-rans continue playing out
the string tonight in Auburn Hills, where the Detroit Pistons play host to the
Washington Wizards.
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 | Lakers visit Phoenix for key Pacific showdown
The two top teams in the Pacific Division meet for the last
time in the regular season tonight, when the second-place Phoenix Suns welcome
the front-running Los Angeles Lakers to the U.S. Airways Center.
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 | Bucks, Jazz to square off in battle of surging clubs
Two of the NBA's hottest teams clash in Brew City tonight
as the Utah Jazz pay a visit to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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 | Bobcats continue push towards postseason, host Clippers
The Charlotte Bobcats aim to maintain their recent winning
ways and further solidify their postseason hopes in tonight's clash with a Los
Angeles Clippers team that'll be seeking to end a five-game slide when it pays
a visit to Time Warner Cable Arena.
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 | Celtics try to stop skid in home tilt with Pacers
The Boston Celtics will be attempting to avoid a third
straight loss when the Atlantic Division leaders host the road-challenged
Indiana Pacers tonight at TD Garden.
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 | Playoff-bound Cavs make a stop in south Philly
A large lead atop the Central Division and playoff berth
already sewed up has allowed the Cleveland Cavaliers to give LeBron James some
rest for the stretch run. The reigning NBA MVP is expected to return from his
two-game respite tonight, when the Cavs head to Philadelphia's Wachovia Center
to take on the struggling 76ers.
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 | Spurs, Wolves square off in Twin Cities
The San Antonio Spurs will try to continue their mastery of
the Minnesota Timberwolves when the two Western Conference inhabitants get
together tonight at the Target Center.
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 | Desperate Grizzlies welcome Knicks to Memphis
The Memphis Grizzlies are still alive in the Western
Conference playoff race, but time is running short. Tonight they'll begin a
three-game homestand versus the New York Knicks at FedEx Forum with hopes of
gaining ground in the conference standings.
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