NBA Previews

The Cleveland Cavaliers are finally back to full strength, which is something the Memphis Grizzlies can only dream about. Few teams have been as injury-plagued this season as the Grizzlies, who continue their three-game homestand with a matchup against the Cavaliers on Thursday. Cleveland improved to 11-1 over its last 12 games with a 128-121 home win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Donovan Mitchell matched his season high with 45 points for the surging

It has been a disjointed season for the Charlotte Hornets, and there are few signs of it getting better. The failures have turned to frustrations, but there’s a chance for a small accomplishment Wednesday night when the Hornets host the Chicago Bulls. The Hornets will be aiming for their fourth victory of January. That doesn’t seem like much; but, after a one-win December, perhaps it would be a source of progress. The Bulls lost 118-107

For 129 regular-season games and 16 more in the postseason, Kevin Durant provided the Brooklyn Nets with some memorable performances on the floor. Durant also asked for a trade, and for the first time since getting his wish granted, the superstar visits New York on Wednesday night when the Phoenix Suns face the Nets. Besides the intrigue of how fans react to Durant is whether the Nets will play a video tribute to a player

The Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic just keeps on doing what he does. The Nuggets’ veteran star ranks in the top 15 in NBA in scoring, averaging 26.3 points per game, while he sits in the top five in rebounds (12.1 per game) and assists (9.0 per game). Oklahoma City Thunder rookie big man Chet Holmgren, meanwhile, is adjusting to the grind of the NBA schedule, and his scoring production has taken a dip of late.

The Los Angeles Clippers aim to bounce back from a rare misstep and avoid being tripped up in consecutive games for the first time in over a month when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday. The Clippers won 22 of 26 games before dropping a 118-108 decision to the surging Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Two of the four losses on that scintillating run for Los Angeles came in consecutive games on Dec. 21-23. Kawhi

The Cleveland Cavaliers are nearly back to full strength, providing a scary thought for the rest of the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is 10-1 since Jan. 3 as it heads into a matchup against the visiting Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. The Cavaliers have won their last seven meetings against Detroit, which is looking to build on its best win of the season after beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-104 on Sunday. Cleveland received a spark Monday

The Golden State Warriors enter their Tuesday matchup against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers coming off back-to-back one-point losses. The Warriors have dropped four of their last five, including three of four since Draymond Green returned from a suspension. Golden State has picked up the offensive pace with Green back in the lineup, putting up 134 and 133 points in regulation games before totaling 144 in a one-point, double-overtime setback against the Los Angeles Lakers on

The New York Knicks will look to complete their most successful month in almost 30 years Tuesday night when they host the Utah Jazz in a battle of teams completing back-to-back sets. The Knicks earned their seventh straight win Monday night when they pulled away from the host Charlotte Hornets for a 113-92 victory. The Jazz will be completing a six-game road trip following a 147-114 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The result

The Indiana Pacers hope to have All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton back in the lineup when they go on the road to face the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Haliburton has missed 10 of Indiana’s past 11 games with a hamstring strain, but he practiced with the team on Monday. He was injured in a victory over Boston on Jan. 8 and returned for the Pacers’ game at Portland on Jan. 19, but then sat out the