The NBA trade deadline passed Thursday at 3 p.m. eastern and the second half of the NBA season is now in full swing after only two games last night on TNT. Friday, there’s a packed schedule with 12 games total hitting the air waves to kick off the weekend.
NBA schedule: Warriors hope to end skid against Spurs, Rockets visit Nets
The trade deadline has come and gone, so it’s time to celebrate with 12 NBA games scheduled Friday night. Old faces, different places.


James Harden will hit the court for the first time since putting up a career high 46 points while going 14 for 19 from the field against the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday night. The Houston Rockets, and freshly-acquired rookie Thomas Robinson, head out to Brooklyn to take on the Nets. The Rockets are ecstatic to add the fifth overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft into their fold in a low-risk, high-reward trade with the Kings. The Nets failed to make any moves at the trade deadline, but even worse, P.J. Carlesimo revealed that Deron Williams won't be at 100 percent this season with wrist and ankle injuries. The Nets have started the second half of their season 2-0, both games going down to the wire against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
The San Antonio Spurs head to the Bay Area as they visit the Golden State Warriors in a battle of Western Conference playoff seeds. The Spurs are on the second half of a back-to-back, only a day removed from putting on a clinic against the third seeded Los Angeles Clippers. The Spurs were unable to find a deal to send DeJuan Blair out, and the Warriors sent out Charles Jenkins and Jeremy Tyler in deals to dump salary. The Warriors have gone 2-6 in the month of February.
Game time: 10:30 p.m. EST
Full Schedule
Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards - 7 p.m. EST
New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors - 7 p.m. EST
Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers - 7 p.m. EST
Chicago Bulls at Charlotte Bobcats - 7 p.m. EST
Houston Rockets at Brooklyn Nets - 7:30 p.m. EST
Orlando Magic at Memphis Grizzlies - 8 p.m. EST
Minnesota Timberwolves at Oklahoma City Thunder - 8:00 p.m. EST**
Dallas Mavericks at New Orleans Hornets - 8 p.m. EST
Boston Celtics at Phoenix Suns - 9 p.m. EST
San Antonio Spurs at Golden State Warriors - 10:30 p.m. EST**
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Lakers - 10:30 p.m. EST
**Nationally televised game airing on ESPN











