Good Afternoon, Hoops Fans! Cleveland dropped to 2nd place in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference with their second loss in a row (Washington and New Orleans). Here’s the “sked” for today (12/5/2015), scores from all 6 NBA games yesterday (Thursday, 12/4/2015), and NBA standings as of 12/4/2015. Enjoy, and Make Hoops Your Business!
The SKED GRID
Ten more NBA games are on the horizon for today, Saturday, December 5, 2015.
| Philadelphia 76ers | vs | Denver Nuggets | @ | Philadelphia | 11:40 AM ET |
| Toronto Raptors | vs | Golden State Warriors | @ | Toronto | 5 PM ET |
| Miami Heat | vs | Cleveland Cavaliers | @ | Miami | 8 PM ET |
| Chicago Bulls | vs | Charlotte Hornets | @ | Chicago | 8 PM ET |
| Houston Rockets | vs | Sacramento Kings | @ | Houston | 8 PM ET |
| Minnesota T-Wolves | vs | Portland Trail Blazers | @ | Minnesota | 8 PM ET |
| NY Knicks | vs | Milwaukee Bucks | @ | Milwaukee | 8:30 PM ET |
| San Antonio Spurs | vs | Boston Celtics | @ | San Antonio | 8:30 PM ET |
| Utah Jazz | vs | Indiana Pacers | @ | Utah | 9 PM ET |
| LA Clippers | vs | Orlando Magic | @ | LA | 10:30 PM ET |
The SCORE GRID
Scores from all six NBA games yesterday, 12/4/2015.
| VICTOR | VANQUISHED | WHERE |
| New York Knicks 108 | Brooklyn Nets 91 | NY MSG |
| Washington Wizards 109 | Phoenix Suns 106 | Washington |
| Detroit Pistons 102 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 | Detroit |
| Atlanta Hawks 100 | LA Lakers 87 | Atlanta |
| Houston Rockets 100 | Dallas Mavericks 96 | Dallas |
| New Orleans Pelicans 114 | Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | New Orleans |
And, to restate in words what the SCORE GRID says graphically.
The Knicks took down the crosstown rival Nets, 108-91 in Madison Square Gardens.
The Wizards worked their spell on the Suns, 109-106 in D.C.
The Pistons motored over the Bucks, 102-95 in Detroit.
The Hawks soared over the Lakers, 100-87 in Atlanta.
The Rockets orbited the Mavericks, 100-96 in Dallas.
The Pelicans caught the Cavs 114-108 in OT at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.
The STANDINGS GRID
Here’s the current NBA Standings as of 12/4/2015.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
| # | Atlantic Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | Toronto Raptors | 12 | 8 | .600 | 0.0 | 7-3 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 8-5 |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0.5 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 6-4 | 5-4 |
| 3 | NY Knicks | 10 | 10 | .500 | 2.0 | 6-8 | 3-0 | 5-6 | 5-4 |
| 4 | Brooklyn Nets | 5 | 14 | .263 | 6.5 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 1-11 |
| 5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | 19 | .050 | 11.0 | 0-12 | 0-4 | 1-7 | 0-12 |
| # | Central Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | Chicago Bulls | 11 | 5 | .688 | 0.5 | 6-3 | 2-2 | 7-1 | 4-4 |
| 2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 13 | 6 | .684 | 0.0 | 11-5 | 2-3 | 9-1 | 4-5 |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.5 | 9-3 | 3-2 | 6-2 | 6-4 |
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.5 | 5-4 | 3-2 | 7-2 | 4-7 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | 7 | 13 | .350 | 6.5 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 5-4 | 2-9 |
| # | Southeast Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | Miami Heat | 11 | 6 | .647 | 0.0 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 9-3 | 2-3 |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 13 | 9 | .591 | 0.5 | 7-5 | 4-0 | 8-4 | 5-5 |
| 3 | Orlando Magic | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1.0 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 4-5 |
| 4 | Charlotte Hornets | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.5 | 6-6 | 1-3 | 8-3 | 2-5 |
| 5 | Washington Wizards | 8 | 9 | .471 | 3.0 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 4-4 |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
| # | Pacific Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 20 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 15-0 | 6-0 | 10-0 | 10-0 |
| 2 | LA Clippers | 10 | 9 | .526 | 9.5 | 9-7 | 3-3 | 8-5 | 2-4 |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 8 | 12 | .400 | 12.0 | 7-7 | 3-2 | 5-5 | 3-7 |
| 4 | Sacramento Kings | 7 | 13 | .350 | 13.0 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 2-6 |
| 5 | LA Lakers | 3 | 16 | .158 | 16.5 | 0-9 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-10 |
| # | Southwest Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 16 | 4 | .800 | 0.0 | 9-2 | 3-1 | 10-0 | 6-4 |
| 2 | Memphis Grizzlies | 11 | 9 | .550 | 5.0 | 8-7 | 4-2 | 6-4 | 5-5 |
| 3 | Dallas Mavericks | 11 | 9 | .550 | 5.0 | 9-7 | 2-4 | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| 4 | Houston Rockets | 9 | 11 | .450 | 7.0 | 6-6 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 4-4 |
| 5 | New Orleans Pelicans | 5 | 15 | .250 | 11.0 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 1-10 |
| # | Northwest Division | W | L | % | GB | Conf. | Div. | Home | Away |
| 1 | OKC Thunder | 11 | 8 | .579 | 0.0 | 6-2 | 2-0 | 8-3 | 3-5 |
| 2 | Utah Jazz | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.0 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 5-5 |
| 3 | Minnesota T-Wolves | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.5 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-7 | 6-3 |
| 4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 8 | 12 | .400 | 3.5 | 7-9 | 2-1 | 5-5 | 3-7 |
| 5 | Denver Nuggets | 7 | 13 | .350 | 4.5 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 4-7 |
And that’s the sked for today, scores from yesterday and the current standings.
