The nightly NBA schedule calms down a bit Thursday with just four games.
After 13 games took place Wednesday and all 30 teams played Monday night, this slate seems slow in comparison. But there’s still games that stand out. Kristaps Porzingis and the Wizards host his former team, the Mavericks, and then there’s 76ers-Hawks, two teams with a bit of postseason history, if you recall.
The game I’m focusing on in this preview, though, is Trail Blazers-Pelicans. It’s the first meeting of the season between these Western Conference foes and it should be a good one considering how they’ve both played up to this point.