Two of the top three teams in the Western Conference faced off on Thursday night, with the Houston Rockets taking down Ja Morant and the Memphis

Thursday’s test will be a game against the Houston Rockets inside FedExForum. Houston has given Memphis trouble in recent meetings. The Rockets (24-12) have won four of the past five meetings. Memphis (24-13) is hoping several key players will return to action on Thursday.

Part of Memphis' struggles have come from their poor injury luck, especially as star point guard Ja Morant has already missed 17 games this season. Thankfully, the Grizzlies are finally getting their two-time All-Star back on the court.

Having just played yesterday, the Portland Trail Blazers will head out on the road to face off against the Dallas Mavericks at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at American Airlines Center. The two teams worked hard to overcome the odds in their previous battles and are surely both feeling confident heading into this clash.

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The Portland Trail Blazers (13-23) and Dallas Mavericks (21-16) meet Thursday. Tip-off from the American Airlines Center is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Trail Blazers vs.

The NBA and NFL are monitoring several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Angeles area and the potential impact it could have on games this week in Southern California. Three major fires were burning in areas of the vast Los Angeles metroplex following two days of extraordinary winds.

The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los Ange

The NBA announced it was postponing Thursday night's game between the LA Lakers and the Charlotte Hornets because of the devastating wildfires burning in Los Angeles County.

The Cavs won the marquee matchup between the league's top two teams. They believe they have the best case to be considered the NBA's top squad.

The Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 129-122 win Wednesday night to snap OKC's record 15-game winning streak.

The second returns of NBA All-Star voting are in, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks still leads all vote-getters. Just like in the first returns, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets leads all Western Conference vote-getters.

NBA All-Star weekend is right around the corner and now is the time for fans to vote on who they want to see the most in the game. In the first returns, the top NBA stars (LeBron James and Stephen Curry) ranked third in their respective categories.