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This rematch does not carry the same feel as it did a few days ago. Oklahoma City comes into Los Angeles at 62-16, first in the West and rolling on a five-game winning streak, while the Lakers are 50-28 and suddenly trying to hold their spot in the top tier of the conference without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. Tipoff is set for 10:30 PM on Tuesday at Crypto.com Arena, with SN-LA carrying the broadcast. A week ago, this looked like a measuring-stick game with real star power on both sides. Now it looks more like a survival spot for the Lakers. They were blown out 139-96 in Oklahoma City on Thursday, then followed it with a loss to Dallas

Dallas heads to Inglewood on Tuesday night for a game that looks lopsided on paper, but there is still some late-season intrigue here. The Mavericks are 25-53 and opening a three-game road trip after beating the Lakers 134-128 behind another huge night from Cooper Flagg. The Clippers are 40-38, tied in the standings race for the No. 8 seed and coming off a convincing 138-109 win over Sacramento. Tipoff is set for 10:30 PM at Intuit Dome, with KFAA carrying the broadcast. For Los Angeles, this is really about avoiding a letdown. The bigger seeding battle is looming later in the week, but the Clippers cannot afford to leak a game against one of the West’s worst records. Dallas is

The Edmonton Oilers head to Salt Lake City on Tuesday night for a big Western Conference game against the Utah Mammoth at Delta Center. Puck drop is set for 9:30 p.m. ET, and this one matters for both sides. Edmonton enters at 39-29-9 with 87 points and is fighting near the top of the Pacific, while Utah sits at 40-30-6 with 86 points and holds the first wild-card spot in the West. It is tight, and honestly, it feels like one of those late-season games where every mistake gets magnified. Utah comes in on a three-game winning streak and just hung seven goals on Vancouver. Edmonton had its five-game winning streak snapped in a 5-1 loss to Vegas, so the

The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night for a 7:00 p.m. ET start against the Detroit Red Wings in one of the biggest games on the Eastern Conference board. Both teams come in with 88 points, and both are running out of margin. Columbus is 38-27-12 after six straight losses, while Detroit is 40-29-8 and has dropped six of its last eight. This is not quite an elimination game, but it is close enough that bettors should treat it that way. That urgency cuts both ways. Columbus has gone cold offensively, scoring just 10 goals during the skid, while Detroit is coming off a painful 5-4 loss to Minnesota in a game that showed both