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Golden State Warriors At Toronto Raptors on TNT Overtime Network

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TORONTO, Canada — Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors will battle in a live televised NBA game on TNT network and TNT Overtime at the Scotiabank Arena in Canada.

This is the first of the two meetings between these two teams before the end of the year and it gives fans an early look at what could very well be the championship matchup next summer.

“They’re going to be a great test for us,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “Who knows? It might be a preview of June.

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“They got something really special up there in Canada right now.”

The Raptors (18-4) are 9-2 at home so far this season and have won six straight games since ending a three-game skid with a 122-83 victory in Chicago on Nov. 17.

Golden State (15-7), meanwhile enters this contest with a 4-5 away record thus far but has won three in succession, including a 116-110 victory over the Orlando Magic at home Monday night.

Steve Kerr’s team was recovering from a dismal four-game losing streak, including three on the road against Texas-based teams Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs.

According to ESPN’s Basketball Power Index, the Raptors hold a 61.2 percent chance to beat the Warriors, who will be without the likes of Stephen Curry (left groin), Draymond Green (right toe sprain) and DeMarcus Cousins (left Achilles rehab) for this contest.

Alfonzo McKinnie (sore left foot) and Damion Lee (stomach virus) could also miss the game for Golden State.

Meanwhile, the Toronto are expected to be without Norman Powell (left shoulder subluxation) who remains out, while Greg Monroe is still questionable with back spasms that forced him to miss the game Tuesday.

The Raptors have named Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam and Serge Ibaka as the starters to face Golden State tonight.

Cavaliers v Raptors: Game 3 Live Stream on WatchESPN

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CLEVELAND — Cleveland Cavaliers will look to continue their dominating run against the Toronto Raptors when they meet in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semi-final at Quicken Loans Arena on Saturday night.

Tip-off time for this one is set for 8:30 pm in Cleveland, with the Cavaliers leading the best-of-seven game series 2-0 and live on ABC and streaming on WatchESPN.

LeBron James and the Cavs stunned the Raptors 113-112 in overtime in Game 1 of the series on Tuesday night and then took the second game comfortably, 128-110 on Thursday night.

The Cleveland has previously taken a 2-0 lead in a series 21 times and has gone on to win all of them, while Toronto is still to win a series after going behind 0-2.

James, who has been dominating the playoffs so far, is averaging 34.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 9.0 assists per game so far this postseason, which also includes the seven-game thriller with the Indiana Pacers in the first round.

From two games thus far in this series, James is averaging 34.5 points, 13.5 assists and 9.5 rebounds against the Raptors.

Meanwhile, Toronto, which enters this playoff campaign as the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and easily put away the Washington Wizards in round one, has been struggling to match the same level of intensity in this series.

The Raptors were swept away in the Eastern Conference semis by James and the Cavaliers last season and way things look at the moment, DeMar DeRozan and Co. are in danger of tumbling out at the same stage again.

Many have already written off the East top seed, Raptors head coach Dwane Casey is still confident his team can bounce back.

Meanwhile, despite leading his team to a dominating Game 2 win, James, who became the first player in NBA history to score at least 40 points with 14 assists in a playoff game, remains grounded.

Kevin Love added 31 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday night with J.R. Smith scoring 15 points, Jeff Green chipping in with 14 and George Hill finishing with 13 for the Cavaliers to post their eighth consecutive postseason victory over the Raptors.

“It’s one game at a time, and that’s the only way we should look at it,” said James. “We will not put our guards down.

“I won’t, so that’s going to trickle down to everybody else. Understanding that the series is never won until it’s over.

“You’ve got to win four games to get out of a series and it starts with the next game, so I will be as sharp as I was tonight.”

In the meantime, Raptors coach Casey identified at least one problem his team is struggling with this series.

“We have some matchup issues all over the court,” Casey admitted.

DeRozan is looking for a response from his team.

“Sometimes when you’re put in tough situations, that’s what brings the best out of you,” he said. “That’s what point we’re at now.”

Game 2: Raptors v Cavaliers Live Stream on WatchESPN

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TORONTO, Canada — LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers aim to take a 2-0 lead over the Toronto Raptors in their Eastern Conference semi-final matchup on Thursday night and you can stream it live on WatchESPN.

Game time for tonight’s game is set for 6:00 pm ET and ESPN and ESPN3 will also provide live coverage on television and online.

The Cavaliers grabbed a 1-0 lead in the series with a 113-112 overtime victory in Game 1 on Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre and the visitors are hoping to deliver another surprise blow to the Eastern Conference No. 1 team’s chance of advancing to its league final.

Both teams head into this game with contrasting reasons to win Game 2.

For Toronto, it has never come back from a 2-0 deficit, while James and Cleveland are undefeated when winning the first two games of a series.

The Raptors have lost all six times it went down 2-0 in a series.

Meanwhile, James and the Cavs have taken a 2-0 lead in a series 21 times and have gone on to win all of them.

Toronto led for most of Game 1 and had four chances to win the game in the fourth quarter before eventually losing in overtime.

“I think considering the circumstances, we definitely stole one,” said Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue. “I don’t think we played our best game and I think they know that as well.

“Shooting 41 percent from the field, we usually do a better job. LeBron (James) is not going to shoot 12 for 30.

“We didn’t play extremely well but to come in and play a good team like Toronto on their home floor, it does feel like we stole one.”

The Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 4-3 victory in their first round series against the Indiana Pacers.

Toronto Raptors, in the meantime, easily bounced the Washington Wizard 4-2 in their opening round series.

Toronto Raptors Beat Washington Wizards 114-106 In Game 1

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TORONTO — Eastern Conference top seed Toronto Raptors recovered from a shaky start to beat the Washington Wizards 114-106 and win Game 1 of their playoff first-round series on Saturday.

Serge Ibaka finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks and Delon Wright scored 11 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter for the Raptors, who are off to a winning start in a playoff series for the first time in almost 17 years.

DeMar DeRozan scored 17 points, C.J. Miles and OG Anunoby had 12 points each and Kyle Lowry ended with 11 points and nine assists for Toronto, which halted an NBA-worst 10-game losing streak in playoff openers.

John Wall paced the Wizards with 23 points and 15 assists, while Markieff Morris added 22 points and 11 rebounds in the defeat.

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Bradley Beal contributed 19 points, Mike Scott had 14 off the bench and Marcin Gortat finished with 12 for Washington, which shot almost 48-percent and had a 59-55 lead at halftime.

“We’ve been here before,” Beal said after the game. “We didn’t come here with the mindset that we were going to sweep them.

“We had opportunities, several opportunities, to win tonight and close it out but we didn’t. Brush it off and move forward.”

The Wizards led 91-88 early in the fourth quarter, but things turned in the favor of the Raptors after Scott was called for a flagrant foul, following an elbow that took down Lowry.

Lowry connected on both free throws and then found Wright for a layup to give Toronto the lead.

Toronto Raptors will again host Game 2 on Tuesday night.

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James, Cavaliers Reach Second Straight NBA Finals

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TORONTO, Sporting Alert – LeBron James scored 33 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 113-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors to win the Eastern Conference finals and advanced to the NBA finals for the second straight season.

The conference No. 1 seeded club defeated the home side in Game 6 on Friday night to win the series 4-2.

James, who combined with Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love to score 83 points for the Cavs, added 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks.

The four-time MVP is heading to the NBA finals for the sixth straight time and he is planning to “appreciate” this appearance.

“This is my sixth straight and it means everything,” James said.

“I don’t think last year I appreciated it enough getting back to the finals. This year I’m going to appreciate this.”

James got off to a blistering start to the contest – scoring 13 points in the opening seven minutes and the star forward believes that set the tone.

“I had to bring my game, be in attack mode from the beginning,” he admitted.

“I had to trust my shot. I knew once my shot started going, I could get my teammates involved and they were able to carry me down the stretch.”

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue added: “We needed LeBron to set the tone for us early and I thought he did that.

“He’s just a great player,” added Lue. “He’s a proven winner. He’s always won over the course of his career. To go to six straight finals is unbelievable.”

Irving added 30 points and nine assists, with Love ending with 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Cavaliers.

“We’re still not satisfied at all,” Irving said. “There’s still a goal at hand that we have to accomplish and I know these guys are going to be ready for it.”

It was also the third time the Cavaliers were heading to the NBA finals in team history and they will play the winner of the Golden States Warriors v Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference series.

The NBA finals will start on June 2.

Cleveland lost to Golden State in six games last year, while the San Antonio Spurs swept them in 2007.

J.R. Smith had 15 for Cleveland.

Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 35 points and made six 3-pointers, while DeMar DeRozan finished with 20 points for Toronto, which shot 42 percent from the floor.

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“We’re learning,” Casey said. “We’re not where (the Cavaliers) are right now. We’re going to be.”

The Cavaliers shot 54 percent from the field and 55 percent from long-range.

Cavaliers Beat Raptors 108-89, Take 2-0 Lead In Series

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CLEVELAND, Sporting Alert – LeBron James grabbed a triple-double and Kyrie Irving dominated again, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 108-89 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Cavaliers have now won 10 straight games to start the playoffs this season, this after sweeping the Pistons and the Hawks in the early rounds.

“I don’t think it feels like a streak,” James said of Cleveland’s run through the playoffs so far.

“It feels like we won one game, we won the next game. We’ve taken one step at a time. We’ve tried to take care of business.”

Cavs coach Tyronn Lue added about the 10-0 run: “We’ve got a great team & they’re playing great basketball right now.”

James finished with 23 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds en route to collecting his 15th career NBA playoffs triple-double, as he moved to 2nd on the NBA all-time list in that category behind Magic Johnson, who is way out front with 30.

The four-time MVP also jumped over Shaquille O’Neal into fourth place for scoring on the all-time playoffs list.

Thursday night’s win also saw the Cavaliers grabbing their 17 straight postseason victory against Eastern Conference opponents, which is the longest streak under the current NBA playoff format.

Irving shot 12-for-22 from the floor to finish with 26 points, while Kevin Love added 19 points, JR Smith ended with 12 and Tristan Thompson grabbing 12 rebounds for the Cavs, who shot 50 percent from field goal range.

DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 22 points, with Terrence Ross, James Johnson and Cory Joseph all had 11 points each off the bench in the defeat for the visitors.

Toronto was losing two games in a row in these playoffs for the first time.

The Raptors will host Game 3 on Saturday night and they are preparing to fight in this series.

“We’re not quitting,” said Toronto coach Dwane Casey. “Everybody can bury us, but we’re not quitting.

“I refuse to believe that.”

All-star guard Kyle Lowry, who scored 10 points and went from the field 4-for-14 in both games, and is 1-for-15 from 3-pointers in the series, is also ready to fight – believing that a win on Saturday could change things.

“I’m super confident,” he said. “I missed countless 3s that I thought were good and that I made last series.

“That’s why I’m not down on myself. We’ve got a game on Saturday, and I know I’m going to be much more effective. Simple as that.

Cavaliers Rout Raptors 115-84 In Game 1: East Finals

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CLEVELAND, Sporting Alert – A well rested Cleveland Cavaliers easily blew out the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. Box Scores

Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and LeBron James, who made his first nine shots, added 24 and the Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 115-84 at the Quicken Loans Arena to take a 1-0 lead in the series and win their ninth straight in the postseason this year, following respective 4-0 victories of the Pistons and Hawks in the first two rounds.

Irving, who is back to fully fitness this postseason after being troubled by a bruise knee cap last term, went 11-for-17 from the floor, while James, who had five dunks on the night shot 11-for-13 and pulled down six rebounds for Cleveland in the dominating win.

The Cavaliers shot 67 percent from the floor in the first half and 50 percent from 3-point range during that period and led 66-44 at the interval. The visitors used a 22-2 run to blow the game wide open in the second quarter and travels had no answers.

The Cavs led by double figures for most of the contest, and went up by as many as 35 points, as the Raptors struggled to get close after the game got out of hand before the halftime break.

Unlike in the previous games where they shot lights out from 3-point range, the Cavaliers did most of they damage closer to the basket.

It was Toronto’s intentions to keep down the Cavs’ success from long-range, after the No. 1 seeded club averaged almost nearly 17 3-pointers per game during the first and second rounds of the playoffs.

“Tonight they wanted us to be in the paint,” James said. “We tried to take advantage of that. I keep telling you we’re not a jump-shooting team.

“We’re a balanced team. We’re able to do whatever the game dictates, and we’re able to adjust to that.”

DeMar DeRozan paced the Raptors with 18 points and Bismack Biyombo added 12 in the defeat for Toronto, which fell to 1-10 all-time in postseason Game 1s.

Kevin Love finished with 14 points for the Cavs.

Game 2 of the series is on Thursday, also in Cleveland.

The Cavaliers easily covered the spread as 11-point home favourites, while dominating the Raptors on the glass 45-23.

“I thought they were quicker than us tonight, and the reasons are not important. It’s not an excuse,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “It’s one game.

“But they were the quicker team tonight, and we’ve got to make adjustments of how we want to combat that quickness.”

Cavaliers v Raptors: Conference Finals Game 1; WatchESPN, ESPN

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SPORTING ALERT – The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors will meet in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday night (17).

Game 1 tip-off time is at 8:30 pm ET, with live national coverage on ESPN and streaming live on WatchESPN and the WatchESPN App. Fox Sports Ohio will also broadcast the game live for local viewers.

HOW THEY GOT HERE:

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

LeBron James and the Cavaliers easily brushed aside the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks in the first two rounds without dropping a single game.

The Eastern Conference No. 1 seed has also been resting, having wrapped up its series with the Hawks nine days ago, and the team is ready to get back to work.

A well motivated James heads into Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals averaging 23 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.4 steals per game across eight games in the playoffs this season, while shooting 49.7 percent from the field.

His supporting Cast, which include the likes of Kevin Love, who looks to be heading back to his best, Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, Matthew Dellavedova, Channing Frye and Tristan Thompson.

TORONTO RAPTORS

Unlike the Cavs, Toronto had to go all the way in every series to earn a spot into its first ever Eastern Conference finals.

The Raptors secured hard-fought 4-3 wins over both the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, respectively, and did this by following the same path, after losing Game 1 in both those series and then winning the next two.

Star guard DeMar DeRozan, despite being somewhat inconsistent in the playoffs this campaign, is averaging 20 points per game, while fellow backcourt partner, Kyle Lowry is averaging 18.6 points and 6.7 assists per game in 14 playoff contests so far this season.

The Raptors are expected to be without star center Jonas Valanciunas, at least for Game 1, as he’s been officially ruled out with an ankle injury he suffered during the series with Miami.

RESTED BY NO ADVANTAGE

Meanwhile, despite getting a lengthy break to rest up, take care of a few niggles and prepare for the Raptors, James dismissed suggestions that the Cavaliers head into the series with an advantage.

“It’s not an advantage,” the four-time MVP said after a practice session Monday. “They’re here for a reason. You got to go out and play.”

In fact, the star forward says he wouldn’t be surprised if Toronto’s 14 games played in the postseason this term made them the sharper team.

“They also played two seven-game series and we didn’t. So they can have the upper edge on that,” James noted.

“So, there’s no advantage to either team. Both teams are 0-0 and it’s the first to four.”

In the meantime, the Cavaliers have been shooting lights out from 3-point range in the postseason and Raptors coach Dwane Casey believes his team must pay limit to their outside shooting from early

“That’s going to be the issue,” said Casey. “They’re such a great transition team, such a great penetrate, pick-and-roll team that you try to stop everything and you don’t stop anything.

“We have to pick our poison. They’re very lethal.”

George Scores 33pts, Leads Pacers Past Raptors

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TORONTO, Sporting Alert – Paul George scored 17 of his 33 points in the third quarter to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 100-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round playoffs series on Saturday. Download Complete Box Score

George shot 6 of 7 from the field in the third quarter and 10 of 13 in the second half, was 4 of 5 overall from 3-point range and had six assists and four rebounds for the Pacers (1-0) at Air Canada Centre.

Monta Ellis made three 3-pointers on his way to scoring 15 points and five assists while Solomon Hill made all 10 of his free throws en route to scoring 13 points for Indiana.

Cory Joseph led the Raptors (0-1) with 18 points on 5 of 6 shooting off the bench.

Jonas Valanciunas collected a playoff record 19 rebounds for Toronto and scored 12 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter.

All-Star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan both struggled on the day for the Raptors, who entered the playoffs series as the second-seeded team in the Eastern Conference.

At the end of the game, DeRozan went 5 of 19 from the floor for 14 points while Lowry made just 3 of 13 from the field for 11 points and seven assists.

Saturday’s defeat sees the Raptors falling to 0-8 in the first game of an opening round playoff series.

Meanwhile, George Hill and Evan Turner each finished with 10 points for the Pacers, who shot 52.4 percent from 3-point range and 43 percent from the field overall.

The Raptors were 38-percent from the field in shooting and 21 from long-range.

With the win on Saturday, the Indiana Pacers finally snapped a five-game losing streak at Air Canada Centre, after failing to win a game in Toronto since March 1, 2013.

Pacers held the biggest lead of the game with 13 points while there were four lead changes and the game was tied five times.

Game 2 in the series will also be in Toronto on Monday.

NBA Scores and Reports From Nov. 3 Games

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DALLAS, Sporting Alert – Toronto Raptors improved to 4-0 on the season, while the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans both fell to 0-4 to start their respective terms.

NBA Scores: RAPTORS 102, MAVERICKS 91

DALLAS — Kyle Lowry had a double-double of 27 points and 10 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Dallas Mavericks 102-91 on Tuesday night to make its first 4-0 start in franchise history.

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Lowry, who shot 9 of 15 from the field, also grabbed five rebounds, three steals and two blocks for the Raptors (4-0), who used a 12-0 run to pull away midway in the fourth quarter.

DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points, and Luis Scola had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Toronto in the victory.

Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and had eight rebounds for the visitors, who struggled from 3-point range after going just 5 of 17 from behind the arc.

Dirk Nowitzki paced the Mavericks with 18 points, while point guard Deron Williams finished with 13 points in his home debut.

Dwight Powell collected 10 points and 10 rebounds, but no other Dallas players reached double figures.

NBA Scores: HAWKS 98, HEAT 92

MIAMI — Jeff Teague poured in 26 points and dished out nine assists to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 98-92 win over the Miami Heat in an NBA game on the road on Tuesday night.

Teague ended with six rebounds and went 9 of 18 from the floor.

Al Horford had a double-double of 17 points and 13 rebounds and Paul Millsap finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Hawks (4-1), who have won four in a row after opening the season with a defeat.

Hassan Whiteside scored 23 points on 11 of 12 shooting and pulled down 14 boards and had four block shots to lead the way for Miami (2-2), which shot 44.2 percent from the field, but was at 17.9 percent from long range.

Despite being on the losing team, Whiteside managed to join two former Heat standouts, Alonzo Mourning and Shaquille O’Neal, after STATS reported that he became only the third center from the franchise to shoot at least 11 of 12 and block four shots in a contest.

Leading guard Dwyane Wade scored 21 points on 8 of 15, with Goran Dragic ending with 19 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Heat.

NBA scores and Reports
Tuesday, November 3

HAWKS 98, HEAT 92
NUGGETS 120, LAKERS 109
GRIZZLIES 103, KINGS 89
RAPTORS 102, MAVERICKS 91
GRIZZLIES 103, KINGS 89
MAGIC 103, PELICANS 94
PACERS 94, PISTONS 82

Washington Wizards 93, Toronto Raptors 86: NBA Playoffs

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TORONTO (Sporting Alert, Box Score) — The Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 93-86 in overtime in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first round matchup at Air Canada Centre on Saturday.

Paul Pierce, who had a lot to say in the buildup to the game in Canada, led the Wizards (46-36) with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while pulling down four rebounds in 37 minutes of action.

Nene Hilario supported well with 12 points and 13 rebounds in the victory.

Washington was swept aside 3-0 during the regular season series, but Pierce was confident those results wouldn’t have affected the them.

“They beat us all year,” Pierce said during an interview. “But we just stuck with the game plan.

“We followed it, and got the win.

Pierce, who started the game with a lot of energy, revealed that he was well rested and felt good coming into these playoffs.

“Towards the end of the year I got the rest that I needed and I felt great coming into Game 1,” he added.

Despite the win, though, star guards Bradley Beal and John Wall both struggled from the floor after the pair combined for a dismal 9-of-41 in shooting.

Beal scored 16 points, but struggled from the floor, going 6-of-23 from the field. He also had nine rebounds and six assists.

Wall, in the meantime, was 5-of-18 for 10 points with eight assists and six rebounds in the win.

Amir Johnson paced the Raptors with 18 points and eight boards and DeMar DeRozan added 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists in the defeat for the home side, which came into the game scoring well over 100 points per game.

Greivis Vasquez was 4-of-6 from the floor, include knocking down a three-pointer with 25.4 remaining on the clock to tie the game at 82-82, which send the battle into overtime. He celebrated his bucket with a shimmy.

Meanwhile, the defeat for the Raptors, who scored just two points in overtime, saw them falling to 0-7 in Game 1 of the NBA playoffs overall.

The Wizards led 46-42 at halftime.

Pacers-Wizards on TNT; Clippers-Suns on TNT Overtime

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(Sporting Alert) — The Indiana Pacers will try and stay in the playoff hunt with a victory against the Washington Wizards, live on TNT on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns 9:30 PM – Live Channels TNT and FSW2 Live Streaming on TNT Overtime

Indiana (37-43) currently hold down the number eight slot in the Eastern Conference standings and a win at home tonight would see them staying ahead of Brooklyn Nets and the Miami Heat in the race for that final playoff spot from the East.

The Pacers seek their sixth win in a row after holding off Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder in the last outing and head coach Frank Vogel praised his team’s fighting appetite.

“These guys have really stayed in the fight, had a great attitude and a great perspective to grind through the tough spots,” Vogel said.

“You get in the playoffs, you’ve got a chance to go somewhere.”

Indiana, which must finish with a better record than the Nets after losing the season series, closes its regular season fixtures against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Wizards have already clinched its playoff slot, but they are hoping to build some sort of momentum heading into the postseason.

Star point guard John Wall, who scored 24 and dished out nine assists, on his return to action in the 108-99 victory over the Hawks on Sunday, believes despite the “ups and downs” on the season, the team is still in a good position.

“We had a lot of ups and downs, letting a lot of wins slip away. I feel like this was easily a 50-win season,” Wall said.

“But we’re happy where we are and the direction that we’re going.”

Washington (46-34) sits fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. The team has won six of the last 10 games.

A first round playoff matchup with either the Toronto Raptors or Chicago Bulls awaits the Wizards.

Also in action on Tuesday and live on TNT are the Los Angeles Clippers, who will take on the Phoenix Suns, who are already out of the playoff running after falling behind the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference.

The Toronto Raptors are at Boston Celtics in the night’s other game.

NBA Live Game, Tuesday, April 14
GAME TIME (CT)
Toronto Raptors at Boston Celtics 6:30 PM – Live Channels TSN and CSNN
Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers 7:00 PM – Live Channels TNT
Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix Suns 9:30 PM – Live Channels TNT and FSW2