Good morning, it’s Saturday, December 20. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 15-14. Yeah, I know. It’s bad. They don’t play again until Monday.
Maybe that’s a good thing.
Today’s game of the day
- Houston Rockets at Denver Nuggets – 5 PM, NBA TV
I understand that some people hate watching Alperen Sengun. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been annoyed by some of his theatrics, as well. But the battle on the block between Sengun and Nikola Jokic is always worth watching. Not to mention, Kevin Durant is enough reason to watch a basketball game even in late 2025.
The Nuggets and Rockets will
be competing for second place in the Western Conference all season. This game naturally weighs more because of that. I’m hoping we get to see a full playoff series between these two at some point. But if that doesn’t happen, at least we’ll have games like today.
The rest of the NBA slate
- Dallas Mavericks at Philadelphia 76ers – 7 PM
- Indiana Pacers at New Orleans Pelicans – 7 PM
- Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors – 7 PM
- Detroit Pistons vs Charlotte Hornets – 7:30 PM
- Memphis Grizzlies vs Washington Wizards – 8 PM
- Phoenix Suns at Golden State Warriors – 8:30 PM
- Utah Jazz vs Orlando Magic – 9:30 PM
- Sacramento Kings vs Portland Trail Blazers – 10 PM
- LA Clippers vs Los Angeles Lakers – 10:30 PM
Cavs links of the day
- Player Grades: Cavs vs Bulls – Darius Garland scores 35 points in another loss – Tony Pesta
- Cavs reportedly open to major changes ahead of NBA trade deadline – SI
- What’s happened to the Cavs? – NYT
- Cavs Winners and Losers: De’Andre Hunter has to be better – Tony Pesta
NBA links
- NBA MVP Straw Poll – ESPN
- NBA will undergo review of tanking policies – Bleacher Report
- Who are the NBA players most likely to be traded at the deadline? – Yahoo Sports
