The Knicks have won five in a row including wins over teams like the Nuggets, Grizzlies, and Kings who have all been surging. New York is sitting at No. 3 in the East and is just a game back of the Celtics for the No. 2 seed. The Knicks are jelling at the right time as they continue to move forward with their season.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost back-to-back games for the first time since November, as they suffered a 132-129 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Friday night. That came two days after a 109-108 defeat at the hands of the Houston Rockets.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will still be without multiple key defensive players in their rematch against the Houston Rockets.
Looking to end their road trip on a high note, the injury-riddled Cavs will be without superstar Evan Mobley in a matchup with the 76ers.
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell led all scorers in this game with 37 points, but it was 76ers forward Paul George who led his team to victory with 30 points, five rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes of action. Appearing in his 29th game of the season, George raised his season scoring average to 17.4 points.
If they decide to push for the playoffs, ClutchPoints proposed a trade that would send Washington Wizards swingman Corey Kispert to the Sixers. The Wizards are nowhere near playoff contention, so trading Kispert would make sense. The proposed trade is as follows:
SportsLine's model has simulated the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Friday
Jalen Green scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the Houston Rockets avoided a late collapse to beat the Atlanta Hawks 100-96 on Tuesda
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Philadelphia rolled to a 118-104 victory over the Lakers, backed by a 43-point performance from Tyrese Maxey. The 24-year-old was dynamite in the W, finishing +20, with 15-26 shooting.
While Martin is still recovering from a left foot stress reaction, the forward acknowledges that the deadline is coming and he knows what it's like to be moved. The Houston Rockets traded him to the Los Angeles Clippers and the Clips then moved him to the Sixers very early in the 2023-24 season in the big James Harden trade.