Preview Roundups
December 21, 2018
Detroit at Charlotte 7:00 PM ET
The Detroit Pistons snapped a four-game road losing streak with a 129-123 overtime victory at Minnesota on Wednesday and will try to make it back-to-back victories when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. One of those four consecutive road losses came at Charlotte on Dec. 12, when the Pistons dropped a 108-107 heartbreaker.
Cleveland at Toronto 7:00 PM ET
The Toronto Raptors aim to defeat visiting Cleveland for the third time this season when they host the Cavaliers on Friday. The Raptors still own the best record in the NBA but lost five of their past nine games following an impressive 20-4 start.
Indiana at Brooklyn 7:30 PM ET
The Indiana Pacers are suddenly having some trouble scoring points and dropped their last two games following a seven-game winning streak. The Pacers will try to bounce back when they close out a two-game road trip by visiting the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.
Atlanta at New York 7:30 PM ET
The highlights have been few and far between for the Atlanta Hawks, but the rebuilding team heads to New York for a Friday matchup with the Knicks after perhaps their best performance of the season. Atlanta led by 11 points after one quarter and held off a late Washington rally on Tuesday for a 118-110 home victory, just the seventh time in 30 games the Hawks have walked off the court winners.
Milwaukee at Boston 8:00 PM ET
Just when it seemed as if the Boston Celtics were putting everything together, they have taken a few steps back and now face a more challenging portion of the schedule. That stretch of six straight games against teams at .500 or better begins Friday night against the streaking Milwaukee Bucks.
Orlando at Chicago 8:00 PM ET
A pair of teams struggling to score will meet when the Chicago Bulls host the Orlando Magic on Friday. The Magic failed to reach 100 points in any of their last five games while the Bulls were held below the century mark in each of the last six contests.
Minnesota at San Antonio 8:30 PM ET
The San Antonio Spurs look to stretch their home winning streak against Minnesota to 11 games when they entertain the Timberwolves on Friday. San Antonio improved to 50-9 all-time at home against Minnesota with a 112-108 win on Oct. 17.
Utah at Portland 10:00 PM ET
The Utah Jazz aim to follow up one of their most impressive victories of the season when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. The Jazz stymied the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 108-103 on Wednesday after losing four of their previous five games.
Memphis at Sacramento 10:00 PM ET
The Sacramento Kings are suddenly having trouble getting stops and not generating enough points to overcome the defensive mistakes. The Kings will try to bounce back when they host the struggling Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.
New Orleans at L.A. Lakers 10:30 PM ET
LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be on the same court Friday night but still wearing different uniforms as the Los Angeles Lakers host the New Orleans Pelicans. James created some extra buzz for this matchup when he made comments earlier this week about eventually having the New Orleans star as a teammate in Los Angeles.