Nine matches to get your teeth into for this new NBA night. Potentially eight French people on the floor but especially the second act between Houston and Los Angeles to compete for the Western podium. Rock the program!
The evening NBA program:
- 0h : Celtics – Warriors
- 0h30 : Nets – Thunder
- 0h30 : Pacers – Blazers
- 1h : Bulls – Raptors
- 1h : Wolves – Jazz
- 1h : Pelicans – Clippers
- 1h30 : Mavericks – Hawks
- 1h30 : Grizzlies – Nuggets
- 2h30 : Rockets – Lakers
The poster not to be missed: Rockets – Lakers
Double confrontations of this type during the regular season always have their little charm, like a slight taste of the Playoffs. In any case if Rockets and Lakers engage in the same trench warfare as two days ago, we will really have the impression of being there.
Second act of a confrontation which ended in a victory for the Angelinos 48 hours ago. A defense which had a lot of weight especially in the last quarter with great aggression, completely annihilating an attack of the Fusées which was already very poor.
Here is every single Rockets half-court possession in the clutch.
Please watch the different coverages on KD and his reactions. pic.twitter.com/ITsR5garl5
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 17, 2026
But good news for the Texans, Alperen Sengun should be back to tickle the Lakers’ interior sector. We know that these two-game mini-series can easily end 1-1 so there is hope for the Rockets.
Especially since it’s a big deal this evening. The West is played in a subatomic pocket handkerchief so a defeat can be very expensive, and with the tie-breaker at stake, it is a must-win for both teams.
Oh yes, and there’s LeBron against KD too if you weren’t convinced yet.
The French in the running:
- Nolan Traore face au Thunder
- Sidy Cissoko against Indiana
- Guerschon Yabusele in Chicago
- Rudy Gobert (and maybe Joan Beringer) against Jazz
- Nicolas Batum against the Pelicans
- Zaccharie Risacher against Dallas
- Rayan Rupert with Memphis
