{"id":223285,"date":"2026-11-06T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/?p=223285"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:00:00","slug":"before-the-nba-match-the-lakers-and-the-blazers-duel-in-front-of-the-louest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/avant-match-nba-lakers-blazers-duel-de-louest-en-tete\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA pre-game: Lakers-Blazers, the West\u2019s showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

The nightcap starts at 04:00 in Los Angeles. The Lakers (2nd in the West, 7-2) face the Trail Blazers, leaders of the Western Conference with a record of 6-1. The Lakers have two more wins, but Portland has lost only once. The other big game is in the East: the 76ers, first with 8-1, travel to Cleveland. A total of nine games, from 01:00 to 04:00 in the morning.<\/p>\n

Tonight's NBA schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Time (Paris)<\/th>\nExterior<\/th>\nDomicile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
01:00<\/td>\nCeltics<\/td>\nHornets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01:00<\/td>\nWizards<\/td>\nHawks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
01:30<\/td>\n76ers<\/td>\nCavaliers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02:00<\/td>\nThunder<\/td>\nGrizzlies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02:00<\/td>\nRaptors<\/td>\nBucks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02:00<\/td>\nTimberwolves<\/td>\nPelicans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02:00<\/td>\nJazz<\/td>\nMavericks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04:00<\/td>\nTrail Blazers<\/td>\nLakers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04:00<\/td>\nSpurs<\/td>\nKings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Trail Blazers \u2013 Lakers (04:00)<\/h3>\n

Portland leads the Western Conference with a record of 6-1. The Lakers are 2nd at 7-2 and have no deficit to the top team in the standings. The duel can therefore change the standings in the West.<\/p>\n

76ers \u2013 Cavaliers (01:30)<\/h3>\n

Philadelphia leads the Eastern Conference with an 8-1 record. Cleveland is 6th with a 4-4 record, 3.5 games behind the leader. The Cavaliers have the opportunity to make a big statement at home.<\/p>\n

Thunder \u2013 Grizzlies (02:00)<\/h3>\n

Two teams at 6-2, separated by one position: OKC is 4th, Memphis 6th. Both are 0.5 game from the top. The result could weigh heavily in the standings.<\/p>\n

Celtics \u2013 Hornets (01:00)<\/h3>\n

Boston is third in the East with 6-2, 1.5 games behind Philadelphia. Charlotte is ninth with 3-6 and is looking to close the gap with the top eight teams. The Hornets are five games behind the leader.<\/p>\n

Spurs \u2013 Kings (04:00)<\/h3>\n

San Antonio is 5th in the West with 6-2. Sacramento is 14th with 1-7 and needs points. The Kings are receiving a top-of-the-table team.<\/p>\n

Timberwolves \u2013 Pelicans (02:00)<\/h3>\n

Minnesota is 8th in the West with 6-3. New Orleans is 10th with 4-4, 2.5 games from first place. A victory for the Pelicans would bring them closer to that spot.<\/p>\n

Wizards \u2013 Hawks (01:00)<\/h3>\n

Atlanta is 4th in the East with 5-4. Washington is 7th with 4-4. There is only one game difference between the two in the standings, and three places in the standings.<\/p>\n

Raptors \u2013 Bucks (02:00)<\/h3>\n

Toronto is 5th in the East with 4-4. Milwaukee is 15th with 1-7, last in the conference. The Bucks are looking to bounce back at home.<\/p>\n

Jazz \u2013 Mavericks (02:00)<\/h3>\n

Dallas is 11th in the West with 4-4. Utah is 15th with 1-7, last in the conference. The Mavericks are 2.5 games behind the leader, the Jazz are 5.5.<\/p>\n

See you tomorrow morning on NBA Inside for the night\u2019s recap.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Neuf matchs au programme NBA de la nuit. Lakers-Blazers, deux \u00e9quipes du haut du classement \u00e0 l’Ouest, donne le ton, avec Cavaliers-76ers \u00e0 l’Est.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":223289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-223285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-avant-match"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=223285"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223287,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/223285\/revisions\/223287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=223285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=223285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nba-inside.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=223285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}