NBA Week 3 recap: Enjoying the Kings and Thunder on the rise

Games of the upcoming week

Here are the games to watch from Week 4 of the NBA schedule.

Philadelphia 76ers @ Indiana Pacers — Nov. 7

Two of the Eastern Conference’s secondary contenders go head-to-head. The Pacers may not have an answer for Joel Embiid and the 76ers definitely have no answer for Victor Oladipo. Two of the NBA’s young stars dueling in one of the best home crowds in basketball is must-see NBA television.

Houston Rockets @ Oklahoma City Thunder — Nov. 8

The first of a juicy TNT doubleheader, this features two teams riding solid win streaks after struggling out of the gates this season. James Harden and Russell Westbrook are both healthy, and there are interesting cross matchups across the board.

Milwaukee Bucks @ Golden State Warriors — Nov. 8

The second game of that TNT doubleheader is one of the best games of the early season. Two of the top teams in each conference clash in Oracle Arena. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton vs. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and the rest of the two-time defending champs. Fast-pace basketball, long athletes, 3-point shooting everywhere, stars, a raucous home crowd. This game will have it all.

Boston Celtics @ Utah Jazz — Nov. 9

Gordon Hayward‘s return to Salt Lake City takes place this Friday night in what will be a hostile environment for the former Utah Jazz player. These teams haven’t got off to the starts people expected, but they play beautiful basketball and Hayward coming back amplifies the weight of this game.

Los Angeles Lakers @ Sacramento Kings — Nov. 10

One of the early 2000s fiercest rivalries has as much significance it’s had in years. These are two of the best offenses and worst defenses in the NBA that play at lightning quick speed. “Beat L.A.” chants are frequent in NorCal and Lonzo Ball vs. De’Aaron Fox has been an enticing head-to-head matchup since their college duels.

Who knows the ceilings of these teams, but this will be a high-scoring affair in Sacramento.