Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston Rockets Preview
The Houston Rockets are playing their best basketball of the season, having won five straight games. “Our record doesn’t show it, but we’re starting to show the type of team we are,” Ron Artest said, “We’re starting to come together.” Artest has averaged 20.2 points per game recently and the Rockets are now 16-6 without the injured Tracy McGrady in the starting lineup.
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Indiana Pacers at San Antonio Spurs Preview 1/20/09
The Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs meet for the first time this season on Tuesday night in San Antonio. Last year the Spurs swept the series against Indiana winning 116-89 at Indiana and 108-97 at home. Both teams will be playing on short rest as the Pacers were in New Orleans yesterday while San Antonio was at Charlotte. The Spurs were able to get by the Bobcats yesterday while the Pacers fell short in New Orleans.
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Ohio State at Illinois Pick and Preview
Illinois will look for a little revenge against Ohio State as the teams meet on Tuesday night. The Buckeyes won both regular season contests last season against Illinois, winning 74-58 at Illinois and 64-58 in Columbus and Ohio State has won the last five meetings between the two teams overall. The Illini lead the all-time series 100-64 over Ohio State, and Illinois leads 59-23 in games played at Champaign. The Buckeyes, however, carry a five-game winning streak over the Illini into Tuesday night’s game.
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Georgetown Hoyas at Duke Blue Devils Pick and Preview
This weekend marks an exciting two days of College Basketball with a number of high profile games. Highlighting the weekend is an epic battle between two of the better teams from the best two conferences in America. The Big East #13 Georgetown Hoyas travel to Cameron Indoor to take on the ACC’s #3 ranked Duke Blue Devils.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers Pick and Preview
Little John Coliseum will be the site that hosts a pair of undefeated teams when the #10 Clemson Tigers host the #2 Wake Forest Demon Deacons. If you had to guess which two teams in the ACC would be undefeated at this point in the season, it probably would not have been Wake Forest or Clemson.
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Pittsburgh Panthers at Louisville Cardinals Pick and Preview
The top ranked Pittsburgh Panthers travel on the road in the extremely difficult conference of the Big East late Saturday evening to try and keep the undefeated campaign in tact. The Panthers have held off all challengers this season with convincing wins over Georgetown and St. Johns. The Panthers appear to be the class of the nation, but with a brutal schedule ahead upsets in the Big East will likely become regular.
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Duke at Georgia Tech Pick and Preview 1/14/09
Third-ranked Duke will go for their seventh straight win on Wednesday as they visit Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils have been playing suffocating defense so far to start the conference season as they held Virginia Tech to 44 points and Florida State to 58 points. Duke has held their last four opponents to an average of 55 points per game.
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Boston Celtics at L.A Lakers 12/25/08 Preview
The two best teams in the NBA will square off on Christmas day when the Boston Celtics take on the Los Angeles Lakers. The game will highlight the two biggest powerhouses in professional basketball and promises to be an exciting game to watch. These two teams have been the best two in the history of the NBA. The Lakers and the Celtics are number 1 and 2 in all-time wins. They also rank 1 and 2 in all-time Championships with the Celtics with 16 and the Lakers with 11.
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Xavier Musketeers at Duke Blue Devils Pick and Preview
A pair of top ten teams meet center court in Durham, NC. The undefeated Xavier Musketeers will be trying to stay perfect in front of the Cameron Crazies at Duke. The Blue Devils were upset by Michigan two weeks ago 81-73 and they look to get back to their winning ways. The Blue Devils beat the Musketeers in their last meeting in the NCAA Tournament back in 2004.
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Boston Celtics at Atlanta Hawks Preview 12/17/08
The Boston Celtics 15-game winning streak will get a serious test on Wednesday night in Atlanta where the Hawks are 9-1 this season. Boston didn’t have any success in Atlanta last season, losing all three playoff games. The Hawks have already ended a long winning streak this season as they broke Cleveland’s 11-game winning streak on Saturday. The Hawks had a letdown on Monday against Charlotte but still survived to win 83-79 as Joe Johnson scored 28 points.
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