Preview Roundups
November 05, 2016
Minnesota at Oklahoma City 6:00 PM ET
The Oklahoma City Thunder and their star point guard finally came crashing back down to earth in an emotional game against former teammate Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Westbrook and the Thunder will try to put that behind them and focus on the young and talented Minnesota Timberwolves, who visit Oklahoma City on Saturday.
Cleveland at Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the lone undefeated team in the NBA and also own a 5-0 record for the first time since the 1976-77 season. Cleveland attempts to continue its hot start when it visits the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
Washington at Orlando 7:00 PM ET
The Washington Wizards have dominated Orlando in recent years and shoot for their 13th consecutive victory over the host Magic in Saturday’s contest.  Washington won all four meetings last season and has held Orlando below 100 points in each of the past nine matchups.
Denver at Detroit 7:00 PM ET
The Detroit Pistons held three straight opponents under 90 points in three consecutive home wins but crashed on the road at Brooklyn on Tuesday. The Pistons will be happy to return home when the host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
Chicago at Indiana 7:00 PM ET
One week after they were embarrassed in Chicago, the Indiana Pacers look to return the favor when they host the rival Bulls on Saturday. Chicago led by as many as 29 points in the second half en route to a 118-101 win over the Pacers in the first matchup between the Central Division foes, giving the Bulls five wins in the last six meetings.
Houston at Atlanta 7:30 PM ET
James Harden is adamant that recent reports claiming he disliked Dwight Howard are inaccurate and the two players will be on the same court for the time since Howard departed Houston when the Rockets visit the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. Harden and Howard were teammates for three years and the Rockets reached the Western Conference finals in the second campaign before the team was racked with dissension when it finished 41-41 in 2015-16.
Sacramento at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ET
The Sacramento Kings are not off to a promising start on their five-game road trip and already guaranteed themselves a losing excursion by dropping the first three contests. The Kings will try to end the slide when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday in the first game of a back-to-back that finishes in Toronto on Sunday closing the trip.
L.A. Clippers at San Antonio 8:30 PM ET
Chris Paul has just started his sixth season with the Los Angeles Clippers but he is already the top assist man in franchise history. Paul had 11 assists in Friday’s 99-88 road victory over the Memphis Grizzlies to raise his team total to 3,502 and he looks for more helpers when Los Angeles visits the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.