NBA recap: 2019 trade deadline, buyout market and games to watch
Upcoming games to watch
After a week of high-profile matchups, this week lacks the quantity of contender vs. contender games, but has plenty of intriguing contests, including a renewal of the NBA’s longest rivalry.
Houston Rockets @ Sacramento Kings — Feb. 6
James Harden looks to extend his 30-point consecutive scoring streak against one of the most enjoyable teams to watch in the NBA. A true contrast of styles, can the Houston Rockets slow the game down or find themselves in a track meet with the Sacramento Kings’ blistering pace?
Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics — Feb. 7
The two iconic franchises in the NBA meet in Boston for the first time this season. This matchup always brings about history, but Kyrie Irving and LeBron James leading each team adds another wrinkle to the mix. LeBron has tortured Boston fans for the better part of a decade, and that was before he joined the Los Angeles Lakers.
Outside of the Kyrie-LBJ storyline, will Anthony Davis be a Laker? Will the young players on the Lakers be relieved or frustrated with the deadline talk if they stand pat? This game is played five hours after the deadline passes and is the must-see game of the week.
Denver Nuggets @ Philadelphia 76ers — Feb. 8
Nikola Jokic vs. Joel Embiid. Two of the best and unique big men in the NBA face off in the City of Brotherly Love in what could be an old school game where the guards take a backseat to big men that can do seemingly everything on the offensive side of the floor.