Games to Watch - Week 3
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With all the major moves made in the offseason, this was always going to be an interesting NBA season to watch. We have already seen our first firing of the season, with coach Lue of the Cavaliers given his marching orders after Cleveland lost its first 6 games without LeBron James.
The defensing Western Conference champion Houston Rockets have just 1 win so far, while the Boston Celtics are starting to come to life after a slow start in the Eastern Conference.
Things are likely to change dramatically as the season progresses, but we are not going to look that far ahead here. Instead, we are taking a look at the best games in the NBA this week:
Tuesday - Philadelphia 76ers at Toronto Raptors
These are two of the teams expected to be challenging for the Eastern Conference crown this season, but it’s fair to say that the 76ers are not yet holding up their end of the bargain. It has been an uneven start to the year for Philly, as they come into this week with a 3-3 record. They are going against a Toronto team that has yet to drop a game, with 5 of their 6 wins thus far coming on home court. Philadelphia had little in the way of success against Toronto last year, losing 3 of 4, and I think they are looking at another loss here.
Thursday - Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics made a deep playoff run last season and did so without having the services of Kyrie Irving for a good portion of the year. With Irving healthy and back in the fold, the belief was that Boston would be the team to beat in the East. They may yet become that, but for now, they are coming into this week with a 4-2 record. That puts them a couple of games off the pace being set by the conference leading Bucks, who a re a perfect 6-0 right now. These two split their 4-game regular season series last year and I am giving the slight edge to Boston at home in this one.
Friday - Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are very quickly confirming that they are the team to beat in the Western Conference this season, rushing out to 6-1 record and looking like an offensive juggernaut in the process. Stephen Curry has made an outstanding start to the season and is in MVP form after just 7 games. The Warriors will have a Friday night home date with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are just 2-4 to start the season. The Timberwolves did win the last meeting with Golden State, although that one came at home, with the Warriors winning their two home games last season. Another win for the Dubs here.
YouWager
With all the major moves made in the offseason, this was always going to be an interesting NBA season to watch. We have already seen our first firing of the season, with coach Lue of the Cavaliers given his marching orders after Cleveland lost its first 6 games without LeBron James.
The defensing Western Conference champion Houston Rockets have just 1 win so far, while the Boston Celtics are starting to come to life after a slow start in the Eastern Conference.
Things are likely to change dramatically as the season progresses, but we are not going to look that far ahead here. Instead, we are taking a look at the best games in the NBA this week:
Tuesday - Philadelphia 76ers at Toronto Raptors
These are two of the teams expected to be challenging for the Eastern Conference crown this season, but it’s fair to say that the 76ers are not yet holding up their end of the bargain. It has been an uneven start to the year for Philly, as they come into this week with a 3-3 record. They are going against a Toronto team that has yet to drop a game, with 5 of their 6 wins thus far coming on home court. Philadelphia had little in the way of success against Toronto last year, losing 3 of 4, and I think they are looking at another loss here.
Thursday - Milwaukee Bucks at Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics made a deep playoff run last season and did so without having the services of Kyrie Irving for a good portion of the year. With Irving healthy and back in the fold, the belief was that Boston would be the team to beat in the East. They may yet become that, but for now, they are coming into this week with a 4-2 record. That puts them a couple of games off the pace being set by the conference leading Bucks, who a re a perfect 6-0 right now. These two split their 4-game regular season series last year and I am giving the slight edge to Boston at home in this one.
Friday - Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are very quickly confirming that they are the team to beat in the Western Conference this season, rushing out to 6-1 record and looking like an offensive juggernaut in the process. Stephen Curry has made an outstanding start to the season and is in MVP form after just 7 games. The Warriors will have a Friday night home date with the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are just 2-4 to start the season. The Timberwolves did win the last meeting with Golden State, although that one came at home, with the Warriors winning their two home games last season. Another win for the Dubs here.
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