The Knicks inconsistency stood out in a roller-coaster weekend against the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Dallas Mavericks got the upper hand on the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second time this season, though it was undermanned.
Dallas improved to 23-19 while Oklahoma City remain top of the West with a 34-7 record. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Oklahoma City Thunder NBA MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reveals team's tactical effort to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
According to the website Sports Media Watch, Cavs-Thunder was the sixth-highest-rated NBA game shown exclusively on cable this season.
The team will see the return of backup center Andre Drummond, who missed 10 of the past 12 games due to a sprained left toe.
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks brought the high-flying Oklahoma City Thunder down to earth with a 106-98 victory over the Western Conference leaders on Friday.
After losing five of their last seven, the Sixers could use a victory against anyone. Oklahoma City stands atop the Western Conference at 32-6 and New York is 26-15.
"We've gotta get our stuff together, simple as that," Giannis Antetokounmpo said after another blowout loss in New York this season.
This Thunder roster has no fatal flaws; Sam Presti can take pride in the fact that he's built a roster that's as close to complete as there is. But it's fair to wonder if there's something they can to do up their championship odds even further without it coming at the cost of anything that would change the fabric of how the team is constructed.
The Magic are 4-6 in their last 10 games. Yet, they have the same record now as they did at this point last season. So, what gives?