Today, there are 8 NBA games, CCTV5 has no live broadcast, Yao Ming's old club refuses to lose 4 in a row, and Harden and others appear
On the morning of Tuesday, January 2, Beijing time, the 2023-2024 NBA (American Professional Basketball League) regular season will stage 8 matchups. Because the NBA broadcast day of China Central Radio and Television is a weekend, all major CCTV sports platforms, including CCTV5, have no live broadcast plans, and local stations such as Shanghai Five Star Sports will not broadcast live on TV. The two platforms will broadcast 3 of them live on the web and mobile phones.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Western leader played by Li Kaier, a naturalized player of the Chinese men's basketball team, played away against the New York Knicks.
The Timberwolves are on a two-game winning streak and are 24-7 at the top of the NBA Western Conference standings. The Knicks suffered a three-game losing streak and finished eighth from the bottom with 17 wins and 15 wins.
At 8:30 a.m., the Cleveland Cavaliers led by Mitchell played away against the Toronto Raptors, and Tencent Video broadcast live.
At 9 a.m., two NBA games kicked off at the same time.
The Houston Rockets, the old club of Chinese basketball helmsman Yao Ming, sat at home against the Detroit Pistons, the vice president of the Eastern Conference. The Rockets have had a good start to the season, but have a poor recent record, finishing 15th in the West with 15 wins and 15 losses. The Pistons had just narrowly beaten the Raptors, ending a record 28-game losing streak and having the worst record in the league with a 3-29 record.
Facing a struggling Pistons, the Rockets refused to lose four in a row.
The Milwaukee Bucks are at home against the Indiana Pacers. The Bucks, led by Antetokounmpo and Lillard, have just won two straight games and are 24-8 in second place in the Western Conference standings.
At 10 a.m., three NBA games jumped at the same time.
The Dallas Mavericks played away against the Utah Jazz, and Tencent Video broadcast live. The Eastern European duo of Slovenian stars Doncic and Irving's Mavericks beat the New Orleans Pelicans, who are also 19-14, and finished sixth in the West. The Jazz are in 12th place in the West with a 14-19 record.
Defending champion Denver Nuggets sit at home against the Charlotte Hornets. Serbian center Jokic's Nuggets are third in the Western Conference standings with a 23-11 record. The Hornets have lost 10 in a row and are 7-23 in the third-to-last (13th) East.
The Phoenix Suns are in charge against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Suns, led by Durant and Devin Booker, have just won three straight games and are 17-15 in eighth place in the West. The Trail Blazers are second to last in the West with a 9-22 record.
At 11:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Clippers sat at home to face the Miami Heat. The Clippers, who bring together the Big Four Harden, Leonard, Westbrook and Pickled Pepper Paul George, are fourth in the West, tied with the Sacramento Kings at 19-12. The Heat, led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, are fourth in the East, beating the Orlando Magic, who are also 19-13.
What are the results of today's 8 NBA games?