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.

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