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The Washington Wizards head to Barclays Center to face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, February 7, with tipoff set for 3:00 p.m. ET. Washington is 14-36 and has at least shown a pulse recently with a few respectable results mixed in, while Brooklyn is 13-37 and sliding hard, losing 10 of its last 11. This matchup is basically two rebuilds in different phases. Washington is leaning into a youth-heavy rotation while waiting on its headline additions to get healthy, and Brooklyn is trying to get through games with development minutes and a thin margin for error. That makes the number interesting, because it’s not hard to see either side looking disjointed for long stretches, and the total is sitting in

Memphis and Portland run it back Saturday night at the Moda Center after Friday’s game got away from the Grizzlies in a hurry. Tip is set for 10:00 p.m. ET, and the angle for bettors is pretty clear: do you trust Portland’s offensive explosion to show up again, or do you treat it as one hot shooting night in a matchup that can swing wildly with pace and turnovers? Portland needed that win badly to snap a skid, and the energy felt different with Scoot Henderson finally back on the floor. Memphis, meanwhile, is still adjusting to a new reality after the deadline and it showed, especially once the game turned into a transition track meet. If the Grizzlies keep

The Cleveland Cavaliers wrap up the middle of a five-game Western Conference road swing on Saturday night when they visit the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Tipoff is set for 10:00 p.m. ET, and Cleveland enters with real momentum after winning seven of its last eight. This game also comes with a headline wrinkle: James Harden is listed as questionable as the Cavaliers work through the final stages of the deal that sent Darius Garland to the Clippers. Even if Harden sits, Cleveland is still in the driver’s seat against a Kings team in a free fall, carrying an 11-game losing streak and playing the second leg of a back-to-back. These are the current betting lines, but

The Philadelphia 76ers wrap up the middle of a five-game road trip Saturday night when they visit the Phoenix Suns at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. Tip is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. local time. Philadelphia comes in at 29-22, still playing solid basketball despite a tough 119-115 loss to the Lakers that snapped a five-game win streak. Phoenix is 31-21 and trying to stop a small skid after letting a fourth-quarter lead slip in a 101-97 loss to Golden State. This is a clean “who closes better” spot. Both teams created workable offense for long stretches Thursday, then tightened up late. Phoenix scored 15 points in the fourth and went scoreless for nearly the final four minutes. Philly’s offense got