With a comfortable lead of four and a half games over the Memphis Grizzlies, the Nuggets will go out to ratify themselves at the top by facing the Minnesota Timberwolves, seventh in the circuit itself.
The other focus of the day will be at the Cryto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center), where the Los Angeles Lakers receive the Oklahoma Thunder, a game in which LeBron James will reach a milestone if he manages to score 36 points or more.
That is the difference that separates him from the top scorer in NBA history, the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 38,387 points.
“The King” could achieve the feat this very Tuesday or next Thursday precisely against Abdul-Jabbar’s original team, the Milwaukke Bucks, where that sensation player who is the Greek Gianni Antetokoumpo plays, as if not to ask for more emotion.
Matches today Tuesday:
— Orlando Magic vs. New York Nicks
— New Orleans Pelicans vs. Atlanta Hawks
— Brooklyn Nets vs. Phoenix Suns
— Memphis Grizzlies vs. Chicago Bulls
— Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
— Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma Thunder
Standings in the Eastern Conference:
.1.- Boston Celtics 38 16 —
.2.- Milwakee Bucks 37 17 1.0
.3.- Philadelphia 76ers 34 18 3.0
.4.- Cleveland Cavaliers 34 22 5.0
.5.- Brooklyn Nets 32 21 5.5
.6.- Miami Heat 29 25 8.5
.7.- New York Knicks 29 26 9.0
.8.- Atlanta Hawks 27 27 11.0
.9.- Chicago Bulls 26 27 11.5
10.- Indiana Pacers 25 30 13.5
11.- Toronto Raptors 25 30 13.0
12.- Washington Wizards 24 29 13.5
13.- Orlando Magic 22 32 16.0
14.- Charlotte Hornets 15 40 23.5
15.- Detroit Pistons 14 41 24.5
western conference
.1.- Denver Nuggets 37 17 —
.2.- Memphis Grizzlies 32 21 4.5
.3.- Sacramento Kings 30 23 6.5
.4.- Los Angeles Clippers 31 26 7.5
.5.- Dallas Mavericks 29 26 8.5
.6.- Phoenix Suns 29 26 8.5
.7.- Minnesota Timberwolves 29 27 9.0
.8.- Golden State Warriors 28 26 9.0
.9.- New Orleans Pelicans 28 27 9.5
10.- Utah Jazz 27 28 10.5
11.- Portland Trail Blazers 26 28 10.5
12.- Oklahoma Thunder 25 28 11.5
13.- Los Angeles Lakers 25 29 12.0
14.- San Antonio Spurs 14 40 23.0
15.- Houston Rockets 13 41 24.0
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