Ten games are scheduled to take action on Saturday, highlighted by a pair of games between 2011 playoffs teams, when the Denver Nuggets head East to take on the defending NBA champion Miami Heat and the Utah Jazz travel South to take on the San Antonio Spurs.
NBA schedule for Saturday: Nuggets take on Heat, Jazz and Spurs rematch
Saturday’s NBA schedule is highlighted by the Denver Nuggets heading to Miami to take on the Heat, while the Utah Jazz get their rematch against the team that knocked them out in the playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs.
It will be the back end of a back-to-back for the Denver Nuggets, who played the Orlando Magic on Friday, and the Miami Heat, who traveled back home from New York after squaring off against Carmelo Anthony and the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden on Friday.
San Antonio has been resting since Tony Parker sank a game winning shot on Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, waiting for the visiting Utah Jazz and their young roster. The Jazz will playing on the back end of a back-to-back, but will get a chance to beat the team that knocked them out of the playoffs last season.
Here is a full look at Saturday’s busy schedule via Sports Illustrated:
Sacramento Kings vs. Indiana Pacers, 7 p.m. ET
Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards, 7 p.m. ET
Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m. ET
Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets, 8 p.m. ET
New Orleans Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls, 8 p.m. ET
Utah Jazz vs. San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. ET
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 p.m. ET
Charlotte Bobcats vs. Dallas Mavericks, 8:30 p.m. ET
Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
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