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New York at Golden State, 10:30PM ET
Anyone remember those wild 135-130 finishes when Mike D'Antoni's Suns played the Warriors? Take that, subtract two metric tons of talent on each team, subtract the We Believe home court advantage, and adjust for Tim Thomas. Guess what? It still comes out as a late must-watch. (Well, monitor it at the very least.)
David Lee might have 30 rebounds. Jamal Crawford might take 15 threes. Anthony Randolph might even get into the game; if that happens, put the children in the bomb shelter.
UNDERCARD
Denver at Miami, 7:30PM ET
After that embarrassing loss in New Jersey, I'm not sure whether the Nuggets should inspire fear of violent wrath or be considered a team that can lose huge any given night. The middle is where we'll likely find it; Chauncey Billups isn't exactly a leader prone to emotional swings or outbursts. Nevertheless, I'd be worred were I a Heat fan. No one on Miami's roster can deal with Nene if the Brazilian is right, and no one in the world can stop Carmelo Anthony if the hands are warm. Dwyane Wade vs. Dahntay Jones (an underrated defender) should be a blast.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30PM ET
UPSET ALERT! Oklahoma City has been playing well (even away from the Sooner State), and L.A. is facing that whole "first home game after a long road trip" thing. What's most worrisome, however, is that Kobe has been under the weather and played balls-out the whole trip, Trevor Ariza isn't long enough to stop Kevin Durant and Lamar Odom isn't quick enough, and Russell Westbrook's speed and agility could leave Derek Fisher on his ass all night. Also, L.A. has a history of letting down against clearly inferior teams. Warning, warning, warning.
Cleveland at Indiana, 7PM ET
Washington at Atlanta, 7PM ET
San Antonio at New Jersey, 7:30PM
Toronto at Minnesota, 8PM ET
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30PM ET
Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30PM
