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PREVIEW: The Cleveland Cavaliers have clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, where their likely opponent will be the Atlanta Hawks, with the teams set to play a home-and-home series beginning Wednesday in Cleveland. Donovan Mitchell, James Harden and the Cavaliers have locked up at least the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, while the Hawks currently sit in fifth. The remainder of the regular season holds considerably more weight for Atlanta, which is not assured of a top-six finish that would keep them out of the play-in tournament. Though the Cavaliers are one game behind the...

PREVIEW: The Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns clash Wednesday at Mortgage Matchup Center, with the Suns holding a 43-35 record against the struggling Mavericks at 25-54. Dallas enters fresh off a 116-103 loss to the Clippers, while Phoenix dropped a contest to Houston by a similar margin, 119-105. The Mavericks arrive without several key contributors including PJ Washington, Kyrie Irving, Daniel Gafford, Caleb Martin, Brandon Williams, and Dereck Lively II. Phoenix, meanwhile, remains healthy and dominant at home, boasting one of the league's stingiest defenses. Cooper Flagg continues to fill the stat sheet nightly for Dallas, though his recent 25-point performance...

PREVIEW: The Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets lock horns in a regular-season game at Ball Arena on Wednesday, with tipoff at 9 p.m. EST. Memphis is riding a three-game losing streak and sits in 11th place in the West with a 20-32 record. Denver slipped to fourth in the Western Conference standings with a 34-20 record. Unfortunately, no ShotQuality data is currently available for either team, making it difficult to assess their efficiency patterns from beyond the arc or in the paint for this matchup. Denver has won eight of the last 10 matchups against Memphis, firmly tightening its stranglehold over...

PREVIEW: The Milwaukee Bucks arrive in Detroit on a four-game road losing streak, desperate to find answers against the league's most dominant team. Detroit sits atop the Eastern Conference with a 57-22 record, establishing themselves as one of the season's biggest surprises. Milwaukee's three-point prowess ranks fourth in the NBA at 15.0 makes per game on 38.8% shooting , yet the team continues to struggle overall despite this offensive strength. While detailed shot quality metrics remain unavailable for both squads, the underlying offensive and defensive efficiency numbers tell the real story of this matchup. Cade Cunningham leads Detroit's ball movement with...

PREVIEW: The Minnesota Timberwolves (47-32, sixth in the Western Conference) visit the Orlando Magic (43-36, eighth in the Eastern Conference) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. EDT in Orlando, Florida , with the Magic seeking to extend their three-game win streak. Minnesota's offense ranks among the league's elite at 117.6 points per game, outscoring opponents by 3.5 points nightly, while the Timberwolves also outscore Orlando's defense by 2.4 points on average. The Magic average 115.5 points per game, which exceeds the 114.1 that Minnesota allows defensively. Orlando boasts a strong 25-16 home record while the Timberwolves bring a respectable 22-17 road...

PREVIEW: The Oklahoma City Thunder, sitting at 7-0 to start the season, arrive in Los Angeles to face the Clippers, who hold a 3-3 record as the visitors look to remain the league's only unbeaten team. Coming off a dominant win against New Orleans, Oklahoma City has tied the franchise record with seven consecutive victories to open the year, making them the third team in NBA history to achieve perfect starts in back-to-back seasons alongside the 1963-65 Boston Celtics and 1993-95 Houston Rockets. Despite missing all-star forward Jalen Williams for the entire season and Chet Holmgren for the last three...

PREVIEW: The San Antonio Spurs (60-19) host the Portland Trail Blazers (40-39) on Wednesday night in a matchup with significant playoff implications for both teams. The Spurs have been dominant over their last ten games, posting a 9-1 record while averaging 124.4 points and shooting 49.9% from the field, whereas Portland has gone 7-3 in the same stretch at 119.1 points per game. Victor Wembanyama is listed as day-to-day with a rib injury for San Antonio, while Portland will be without Damian Lillard for the season and has Jerami Grant and Shaedon Sharpe sidelined with calf issues. San Antonio is...