This Week in Basketball and Hockey

NBA Games of the Week

Tuesday, March 6: Houston at Oklahoma City (8:00 PM EST, TNT)
Thursday, March 8: Boston at Minnesota (8:00 PM EST, TNT)
Thursday, March 8: San Antonio at Golden State (10:30 PM EST, TNT)
Saturday, March 10: San Antonio at Oklahoma City (8:30 PM EST, ABC)
Sunday, March 11: Golden State at Minnesota (3:30 PM EST, ABC)

NBA Power Rankings (Last Week’s Rankings in Parentheses)

1. Golden State Warriors (1)
2. Houston Rockets (2)
3. Toronto Raptors (3)
4. Boston Celtics (4)
5. Cleveland Cavaliers (5)
6. San Antonio Spurs (6)
7. Oklahoma City Thunder (8)
8. Minnesota Timberwolves (7)
9. Portland Trail Blazers (NR)
10. Washington Wizards (9)


NHL Games of the Week

Wednesday, March 7: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (8:00 PM EST, NBCSN)
Thursday, March 8: Philadelphia at Boston (7:00 PM EST, NHLN)
Saturday, March 10: Pittsburgh at Toronto (7:00 PM EST, NHLN)
Sunday, March 11: Dallas at Pittsburgh (7:30 PM EST, NBCSN)

NHL Power Rankings (Last Week’s Rankings in Parentheses)

1. Tampa Bay Lightning (1)
2. Nashville Predators (3)
3. Vegas Golden Knights (2)
4. Boston Bruins (5)
5. Winnipeg Jets (4)
6. Toronto Maple Leafs (6)
7. Washington Capitals (8)
8. Pittsburgh Penguins (7)
9. Philadelphia Flyers (NR)
10. Minnesota Wild (9)


College Basketball Games of the Week

***Will be updated throughout the week to reflect conference tournament matchups***

Thursday, March 8: #12 North Carolina vs. #24 Miami (FL) (9:00 PM EST, ESPN)
Friday, March 9: #19 Clemson vs. #1 Virginia (7:00 PM EST, ESPN2)
Friday, March 9: #12 North Carolina vs. #5 Duke (9:00 PM EST, ESPN)
Friday, March 9: #18 West Virginia vs. #14 Texas Tech (9:00 PM EST, ESPN2)
Saturday, March 10: #21 Houston vs. #11 Wichita State (3:30 PM EST, CBS)
Saturday, March 10: #18 West Virginia vs. #9 Kansas (6:00 PM EST, ESPN)
Saturday, March 10: #12 North Carolina vs. #1 Virginia (8:30 PM EST, ESPN)

 

Written by Mark

A gentleman and a scholar.