Today, there are 15 NBA games, can Harden + James and others play? CCTV5 broadcast 2 consecutive games
On the morning of April 13, Beijing time (today, Saturday), the 2023-2024 NBA (American Professional Basketball League) regular season will stage 15 matchups, and 30 teams across the league will fight each other. China Central Radio and Television will broadcast two of them on the TV side in a row, and the three major platforms will broadcast four of them live on the network and mobile phones.
At 7 a.m., the Philadelphia 76ers, who have Embiid, host the Orlando Magic, and will unveil the statue of Iverson. The Chicago Bulls, led by DeRozan and LaVine, travel to the Washington Wizards.
At 7:30 a.m., three NBA games jumped at the same time.
The Green Army Boston hosts the Charlotte Hornets, and Tatum-led Boston has suffered two consecutive defeats, but still has a league-best record of 62-18 to lock up the Eastern Conference leader in advance.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by Mitchell, are at home against the Haliburton-led Indiana Pacers. The New York Knicks host the Brooklyn Nets.
At 8 a.m., a total of five NBA games kicked off at the same time.
The Los Angeles Lakers played away against the Memphis Grizzlies, and the Lakers, led by the 40-year-old LeBron James and Anthony Davis, suffered two consecutive defeats, and were surpassed by the Warriors, who also had a 45-35 record, and slipped to tenth in the Western Conference standings.
Last season's NBA Finals runners-up led by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, the Miami Heat, host the Toronto Raptors.
The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Atlanta Hawks, and the Timberwolves, played by Chinese men's basketball naturalized player Li Kaier, beat the Thunder, who were also 55-25, ranking second in the NBA Western Conference standings.
The Milwaukee Bucks will face the Oklahoma City Thunder away, and CCTV Sports Channel (CCTV5) and CCTV (CCTV Sports Client CCTV5APP) will broadcast live in an all-round way. The Bucks, led by Antetokounmpo and Lillard, have won two straight games and are 49-31 in second place in the Eastern Conference standings. Alexander's Thunder and Timberwolves will fight in the air and will hit a four-game winning streak.
Defending champion Denver Nuggets played away against veteran coach Popovich's San Antonio Spurs, which was broadcast live on Tencent Video. Serbian center Jokic's Nuggets have won three straight games and are 56-24 to become the leader in the West.
At 8:30 a.m., the Dallas Mavericks host the Detroit Pistons.
At 10 a.m., two NBA games started at the same time. The Golden State Warriors host the New Orleans Pelicans, Tencent Video live, the Splash Brothers Curry, Klay Thompson and Chris Paul led by the Warriors ranked ninth in the West and will play against the Lakers. The Houston Rockets, the old club of Chinese basketball helmsman Yao Ming, played away against the Portland Trail Blazers.
At 10:30 a.m., two NBA games started at the same time.
The Los Angeles Clippers host the Utah Jazz, and in the last game, the bearded Harden was sidelined and the Clippers lost, but they still sit fourth in the West.
The Phoenix Suns played the Sacramento Kings away, and CCTV5, CCTV and Shanghai SITV Exciting Sports broadcast live. Durant's Suns are seventh in the West at 47-33 and the Kings are eighth in the West at 45-35.
What are the results of today's 15 NBA games?