Good Morning, Basketball! Here’s the “sked” for today (Thursday, December 10, 2015), scores from all ten NBA games yesterday (Wednesday, 12/9/2015), and the current NBA standings (as of end of play yesterday, Wednesday, 12/9/15). Enjoy, and Make Hoops Your Business!
The SKED GRID
Four more NBA games are on the ledger for today, Thursday, December 10, 2015.
| Brooklyn Nets | vs | Philadelphia 76ers | @ | Brooklyn | 7:30 PM ET |
| Chicago Bulls | vs | LA Clippers | @ | Chicago | 8 PM ET |
| OKC Thunder | vs | Atlanta Hawks | @ | OKC | 8 PM ET |
| Sacramento Kings | vs | NY Knicks | @ | Sacramento | 10:30 PM ET |
The SCORE GRID
Scores from all ten NBA games yesterday, Wednesday, December 9, 2015.
| VICTOR | VANQUISHED | ARENA | CITY |
| Celtics 105 | Bulls 100 | TD Garden | Boston |
| Hornets 99 | Heat 81 | Time Warner Cable Arena | Charlotte |
| Rockets 109 | Wizards 103 | Verizon Center | Washington |
| Grizzlies 93 | Pistons 92 | The Palace | Auburn Hills |
| Raptors 97 | Spurs 94 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto |
| Clippers 109 | Bucks 95 | BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee |
| TimberWolves 123 | Lakers 122 | Target Center | Minneapolis |
| Suns 107 | Magic 104 | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix |
| Jazz 106 | Knicks 85 | Energy Solutions Arena | Salt Lake City |
| Hawks 98 | Mavericks 95 | American Airlines Center | Dallas |
And, to restate in words what the SCORE GRID states graphically.
The Celtics stopped the Bulls, 105-100, in TD Garden in Boston.
The Hornets stung the Heat, 99-81, in Time warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.
The Rockets topped the Wizards, 109-103, in Verizon Center in D.C.
The Grizzlies overcame the Pistons, 93-92, in the Palace in Auburn Hills (Detroit).
The Raptors defeated the Spurs, 97-94, in Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
The Clippers beat the Bucks, 109-95, in BMO Bradley Harris Center in Milwaukee.
The TimberWolves outswam the Lakers, 123-122, in Target Center in Minneapolis.
The Suns set the Magic, 107-104, in Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix.
The Jazz outplayed the Knicks, 106-85, in Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City.
The Hawks flew over the Mavericks, 98-95, in American Airlines Center in Dallas.
The STANDINGS GRID
Here’s the current NBA Standings as of end of play Wednesday, December 9, 2015.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| # | Team | Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | Cleveland
Cavaliers |
Central | 14 | 7 | 0.667 | 0.0 | 11-6 | 2-3 | 10-1 | 4-6 |
| 2 | Charlotte
Hornets |
SE | 13 | 8 | 0.619 | 1.0 | 9-6 | 2-3 | 10-3 | 3-5 |
| 3 | Toronto
Raptors |
Atlantic | 14 | 9 | 0.609 | 1.0 | 7-3 | 2-1 | 6-4 | 8-5 |
| 4 | Atlanta
Hawks |
SE | 14 | 9 | 0.609 | 1.0 | 7-5 | 4-0 | 8-4 | 6-5 |
| 5 | Indiana
Pacers |
Central | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 1.5 | 9-3 | 3-2 | 6-3 | 6-5 |
| 6 | Miami
Heat |
SE | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 1.5 | 6-7 | 1-3 | 10-4 | 2-4 |
| 7 | Boston
Celtics |
Atlantic | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 1.5 | 9-6 | 3-2 | 7-4 | 6-5 |
| 8 | Chicago
Bulls |
Central | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 2.0 | 6-5 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 4-5 |
| 9 | Orlando
Magic |
SE | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 2.5 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 5-7 |
| 10 | Detroit
Pistons |
Central | 12 | 11 | 0.522 | 3.0 | 5-5 | 3-2 | 8-3 | 4-8 |
| 11 | Washington
Wizards |
SE | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 4.5 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 4-7 | 5-4 |
| 12 | New York
Knicks |
Atlantic | 10 | 13 | 0.435 | 5.0 | 6-9 | 3-0 | 5-7 | 5-6 |
| 13 | Milwaukee
Bucks |
Central | 9 | 14 | 0.391 | 6.0 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 7-5 | 2-9 |
| 14 | Brooklyn
Nets |
Atlantic | 6 | 15 | 0.286 | 8.0 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 1-11 |
| 15 | Philadelphia
76ers |
Atlantic | 1 | 21 | 0.045 | 13.5 | 0-12 | 0-4 | 1-9 | 0-12 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| # | Team | Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away. |
| 1 | Golden State
Warriors |
Pacific | 23 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 15-0 | 6-0 | 10-0 | 13-0 |
| 2 | San Antonio
Spurs |
SW | 18 | 5 | 0.783 | 5.0 | 9-2 | 3-1 | 11-0 | 7-5 |
| 3 | OKC
Thunder |
NW | 13 | 8 | 0.619 | 9.0 | 8-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 4-5 |
| 4 | Los Angeles
Clippers |
Pacific | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 9.5 | 10-7 | 3-3 | 9-5 | 4-4 |
| 5 | Memphis
Grizzlies |
SW | 13 | 10 | 0.565 | 10.0 | 9-8 | 4-2 | 7-5 | 6-5 |
| 6 | Dallas
Mavericks |
SW | 13 | 10 | 0.565 | 10.0 | 9-7 | 2-4 | 5-4 | 8-6 |
| 7 | Utah
Jazz |
NW | 10 | 10 | 0.500 | 11.5 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 5-6 |
| 8 | Houston
Rockets |
SW | 11 | 12 | 0.478 | 12.0 | 7-6 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 5-5 |
| 9 | Phoenix
Suns |
Pacific | 10 | 13 | 0.435 | 13.0 | 7-8 | 3-2 | 6-5 | 4-8 |
| 10 | Minnesota
T-Wolves |
NW | 9 | 12 | 0.429 | 13.0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 3-9 | 6-3 |
| 11 | Portland
Trail Blazers |
NW | 9 | 14 | 0.391 | 14.0 | 8-9 | 3-1 | 5-5 | 4-9 |
| 12 | Denver
Nuggets |
NW | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 14.5 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 3-7 | 5-7 |
| 13 | Sacramento
Kings |
Pacific | 8 | 15 | 0.348 | 15.0 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 2-8 |
| 14 | New Orleans
Pelicans |
SW | 5 | 16 | 0.238 | 17.0 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 1-10 |
| 15 | Los Angeles
Lakers |
Pacific | 3 | 19 | 0.136 | 19.5 | 0-10 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-13 |
