One of our marquee games from Saturday’s slate of NBA games features two teams that need no introduction: The Los Angeles Lakers (23-26) will be taking on the Boston Celtics (35-15).Â
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The Chicago Bulls (22-26) will take on the Orlando Magic (19-30) on Saturday night. Considering that neither team is in the playoff hunt now, both ball clubs are looking to get back into the win column.
The Washington Wizards (22-26) travel to Smoothie King Center to face the New Orleans Pelicans (26-23) on Saturday in a terribly fun game with great value.
 The NBA All-Star Break is approaching, as is the NBA trade deadline, and moves have already been made. Rui Hachimura was traded to the Lakers, and other names have een floated around as trade season begins to heat up.Â
The Utah Jazz (25-25) travel to Portland to face the Trail Blazers (22-25) on Wednesday night, January 25th. While Utah boasts the better record, the Trail Blazers are favored by 3.5 points, because of the Jazz’s streaky play since their hot start to the beginning of the season.Â
The Chicago Bulls (21-24) will travel to Indianapolis to face the reeling Indiana Pacers (23-25) in an Eastern Conference battle for the 9th seed. The Washington Wizards (20-26) will battle the Dallas Mavericks (25-23), as they try to stop one of the league’s most dynamic stars in Luka Doncic. The night ends with a cross-town rivalry between the Los Angeles Clippers (25-24) and the Los Angeles Lakers (22-25).
Our weekly NBA marquee matchup features a pair of western conference foes: the Memphis Grizzlies going on the road to face the Phoenix Suns. These two clubs finished with the top two records in the league last season. However, both teams are going in different directions right now. That said, let us dive right into this matchup.
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