What NBA Game Is Tonight?
It’s easy to find out what NBA game is on tonight – just check out our handy guide! We’ll tell you what time the game starts, who’s playing, and where to watch it.
Eastern Conference
The Eastern Conference is made up of 15 teams, and they are the Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Washington Wizards. The conference is currently lead by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the team play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins. The Celtics are owned by Wynn Sports and are coached by Brad Stevens.
Brooklyn Nets
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other is the New York Knicks. The club was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA’s rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during their first season, before relocating to Long Island, New York, in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets. During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (in 1974 and 1976). Initially a revered dynasty led by Julius “Dr. J” Erving and Kenyon Martin, they fell on hard times after several moves and changes of ownership since 2001.
Charlotte Hornets
The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team is owned by Yemeni-American businessman Michael Jordan, who acquired a controlling interest in the franchise in 2010. The Hornets play their home games at the Spectrum Center in Uptown Charlotte.
The original Hornets franchise was established in 1988 as an expansion team, owned by George Shinn. In 2002, Shinn’s franchise relocated to New Orleans and became the New Orleans Hornets. In 2004, the NBA established the Charlotte Bobcats, which was regarded as a new expansion team at the time. In 2013, the New Orleans’ franchise announced it would rebrand itself the New Orleans Pelicans, ultimately returning the Hornets name, records and official history (spanning from 1988 to 2002) to Charlotte. The Bobcats were officially renamed the Charlotte Hornets for the 2014–15 season.
Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1966–67 NBA season. The Bulls play their home games at the United Center, an arena on Chicago’s West Side shared with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Chicago Blackhawks. The Bulls saw their greatest success during the 1990s when they were responsible for popularizing the NBA worldwide. They are known for having one of the NBA’s greatest dynasties, winning six NBA championships between 1991 and 1998 with two three-peats. All six championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson.
The Bulls are the only NBA franchise to win multiple championships and never lose an NBA Finals series in their history. They have also won moreregular season games than any other team in NBA history. In 1971, the team moved to Brach’s Pavilion at Interstate Highway 55 and Cicero Avenue into suburban Hammond, Indiana until 1974 when they returned to the Chicago Stadium which remained their home arena until it closed down in 1994 and set a yet-to-be-surpassed record for single-season attendance of over 2 million fans in 1997–98. Sincerely Yours, Michael Jordan.”
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers, also known as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division.
The team began play as an expansion team in 1970, along with the Portland Trail Blazers and Buffalo Braves. Home games were originally played at Cleveland Arena from 1970 to 1974, followed by the Richfield Coliseum from 1974 to 1994. Since 1994, the Cavs have played their home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland.
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division and plays its home games at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Pacers began playing in the ABA in 1967 as one of nine expansion teams. They joined the NBA in 1976 as part of a merger between the ABA and the NBA.
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The Heat play their home games at American Airlines Arena, and have won three NBA championships.
Milwaukee Bucks
The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the league, the other being the Western Conference.
Like the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference is made up of 15 teams, organized in 3 divisions. The divisional and conference layouts are identical to their Western counterparts.
The Eastern Conference has been home to more NBA Champions than the West, with 31 titles coming from Eastern teams. The most successful team in NBA history, the Boston Celtics, are members of the East, as are two of last year’s finalists, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic.
Western Conference
The Warriors are currently in first place in the Western Conference with a record of 47-4. They will be playing the Houston Rockets tonight. The game will be broadcast on ESPN at 8:00 PM ET.
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the American Airlines Center, which it shares with the National Hockey League’s Dallas Stars.
The Mavericks were founded in 1980 as an expansion team, and joining the NBA for the 1980–81 season. The franchise was obtained by businessman Calvin Andrews, and Groupinho, a black-tie group led by Norm Sonju and Durwood Sharp. On June 6, 1980, the two held a news conference to announce their acquisition of the expansion franchise for $12 million dollars. As part of the sale Andrews was given the option to purchase million dollars worth of additional stock in two years. Don Carter would serve as chief executive officer (CEO) and certain general partners would own active shares of limited partnership interest.
During their inaugural season, they posted a win–loss record of 15–67. In their first three years, they failed to make substantial progress posting a combined record of 32–132. Dick Motta led many young players like Derek Harper, Brad Davis and Rolando Blackman to Appease Mavs fans yearning for a winner. make them competitive again during his first two seasons back at the helm although they ultimately fell short each time key players such as Mark Aguirre and Derek HarpeIn 1981 NBA Draftone second pick overall) later became solid players wasdrummeS&P 500ed outof Star Valley by Chicago In Guided by head coach Chuck Daly Detroit’s “Bad Boys” won consecutive championships defeating Portland in five games during victorious playoff runs in 1989 and 1990 . Isiah Thomas
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division. The team was founded as the Denver Larks in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA), but changed its name to Rockets before the first game. It changed its name again to the Nuggets in 1974. After the name change, the Nuggets played for the final ABA Championship prior to its absorption into the NBA in 1976. Following the merger, the team was unevenly successful in their early years, but found stability with nine straight playoff appearances from 1983 to 1991, led by stars such as Alex English and Dante Greene.
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, the Warriors relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1962 and took the city’s name, before changing its geographic moniker to Golden State in 1971. They play their home games at Chase Center.
Houston Rockets
The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. Throughout their history, the Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles.
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Clippers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with fellow NBA team the Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
The franchise was founded in 1970 as the Buffalo Braves, one of three expansion teams to join the NBA that year. The Braves moved from Buffalo, New York to San Diego, California in 1978 and became known as the San Diego Clippers. In 1984, The Clippers moved to Los Angeles. Through much of its history, the franchise failed to see significant regular season or playoff success. The Clippers were frequently seen as an example of a perennial loser in American professional sports, drawing unfavorable comparisons to their historically successful city-rivals, the Lakers.
The Clippers’ fortunes turned in the early 2010s with help from two key acquisitions: point guard Chris Paul and power forward Blake Griffin. In 2014–15, with a revamped roster surrounding Paul and Griffin, they qualified for their first postseason appearance since 2006 and finished fifth in a loaded Western Conference behind All-Star center DeAndre Jordan; they advanced to play against reigning league champions and archrivals San Antonio Spurs but ultimately lost in seven games after having held a 3–1 lead over them at one point during the series.[5] Since then they have been considered title contenders every year up until 2019–20 when they had what was widely considered one of their best chance at winning an NBA championship since relocating to LA.
Their rivalry with cross-town rivals has been ranked as one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports.[6][7][8]
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.
One of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, the Lakers have won 16 NBA championships, their last being in 2010. As of 2019, the Lakers hold the record for having made the most appearances in the NBA Finals with 31, and are second behind the Boston Celtics in having won the most NBA Championships at 16.
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The Grizzlies play their home games at FedExForum.
The team was established as the Vancouver Grizzlies, an expansion team that joined the NBA for the 1995–96 season. After the 2000–01 season concluded, the franchise relocated to Memphis. The Vancouver Grizzlies were the first NBA team in Canada; they played their home games at General Motors Place (now Rogers Arena). Following the relocation to Memphis, FedEx Forum became the home court of Memphians and remains so even almost two decades later; it is also one of only three arenas that host both an NBA and NHL team (the others being Madison Square Garden in New York City and Oracle Arena in Oakland).
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are members of the Western Conference’s Northwest Division.
New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home games at the Smoothie King Center.
Other Games
The Brooklyn Nets will visit the Boston Celtics tonight. This will be the first time these two teams have played each other this season. The Nets are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of 23-28, while the Celtics are in fourth place with a record of 30-21.
All-Star Game
The All-Star Game is an annual exhibition game played by the best players from each conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It is usually played on the last Sunday in February and is widely considered to be the NBA’s most prestigious event.
Playoffs
The NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven elimination tournament annually held after the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) regular season to determine the league’s champion. The tournament brackets are made up of eight teams from each of the league’s two conferences, the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference. When four teams remain in each conference, divisional playoff rounds are conducted. The winners of those series advance to the ‘conference finals’, with the winners of those advancing to the NBA Finals.
Finals
The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy.
