Expert NBA GAME Previews

The Boston Celtics head to Kaseya Center on Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. ET matchup with the Miami Heat, and this one still matters on both sides of the bracket. Boston enters at 50-25, sitting second in the Eastern Conference and trying to protect its cushion over New York after Monday’s loss in Atlanta. Miami is 40-36, ninth in

Philadelphia heads to Capital One Arena on Wednesday night for a 7:00 PM ET tip against Washington, with the Sixers sitting at 41-34 and seventh in the East while the Wizards come in at 17-58 and 14th. This is a meaningful spot for Philly after a late-season stumble, while Washington is playing out the string with development and lottery position

San Antonio opens this road trip Wednesday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, with tipoff set for 10:00 p.m. ET. The Spurs come in at 57-18, second in the West and riding a nine-game winning streak, while the Warriors are 36-39 and sitting 10th in the conference. It is a big-number matchup on paper, and honestly, it looks that

Denver heads to Delta Center on Wednesday night for a 9:00 PM ET tip, and the spot is pretty clear. The Nuggets are 48-28, sitting fourth in the West, and they already clinched another postseason berth on Tuesday. Utah is 21-55, 14th in the conference, and this stretch is more about development than the standings now. Denver has won six

The Indiana Pacers head to the United Center on Wednesday night for an 8:00 p.m. ET tip against the Chicago Bulls. Chicago comes in at 29-46 and 12th in the East, trying to stop a four-game slide after Monday’s 129-114 loss in San Antonio. Indiana is 17-58, last in the conference, but at least carries a little life into this

The Phoenix Suns head to Kia Center on Tuesday for a 7:00 p.m. ET tip against the Orlando Magic in a game that matters on both sides of the play-in line. Phoenix comes in 42-33 and seventh in the West after a 131-105 win over Memphis on Monday, while Orlando is 39-35 and eighth in the East with a strong

The Charlotte Hornets head to Barclays Center on Tuesday night for a game they really cannot afford to waste. Charlotte is 39-36 and still stuck in the middle of the Eastern Conference play-in chase, so this matchup against Brooklyn is the kind of spot that has to turn into a win if the Hornets want to keep pushing toward the

The Toronto Raptors head into Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night for a game that matters quite a bit more than a typical late-March Eastern Conference matchup. Toronto is 42-32 and sitting fifth in the East, trying to protect playoff position and avoid slipping into the mess below. Detroit is 54-21 and still holding the top spot in the conference,

The New York Knicks head to Toyota Center on Tuesday for an 8:00 p.m. ET tip against the Houston Rockets in one of the better non-conference games on the board. New York comes in 48-27, third in the East, while Houston is 45-29 and trying to climb out of the sixth spot in the West. The Knicks are 21-18 on