Preview Roundups
April 29, 2014
Washington at Chicago 8:00 PM ET
The Washington Wizards are ready to wrap up their first-round Eastern Conference Series against the Chicago Bulls. The Wizards put together their best start-to-finish performance of the series in Game 4 to take a 3-1 lead and can close it out when they visit the Bulls for Game 5 on Tuesday. Washington was without Nene due to a one-game suspension in Game 4 but Trevor Ariza took on a bigger role in the offense to make up for the loss.
Memphis at Oklahoma City 9:00 PM ET
There was a different star on the big stage to keep Oklahoma City from falling into a big hole and the Thunder look to take a 3-2 series lead when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday. With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook suffering through horrific shooting performances, backup guard Reggie Jackson stepped up as the premier option with a career-best 32 points in Saturday’s overtime win. Each of the last three games has gone into overtime.
Golden State at L.A. Clippers 10:30 PM ET
The Los Angeles Clippers are trying to fight off the outside distractions and focus on Game 5 of their Western Conference playoff series against the Golden State Warriors. The Clippers will no doubt have to answer more questions about the behavior of owner Donald Sterling before hosting the Warriors in Game 5 on Tuesday. Sterling was banned for life and fined $2.5 million by commissioner Adam Silver on Tuesday afternoon.