Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Cavaliers play host to the Hornets, Syracuse meets Providence, and the Olympic hockey tourney starts its playoffs.
Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
There are eight games on the NBA's schedule for Tuesday, with New York at Boston, Minnesota at Miami, Portland at New Jersey, Phoenix at Oklahoma City, the Lakers at Memphis, Detroit at Sacramento, Philadelphia at Golden State, and New Orleans at Cleveland. The Cavaliers lost their third straight game on Sunday, falling 101-95 on the road against Orlando despite LeBron James' 33-point performance. The Hornets are coming off a 102-94 home win over Houston on Sunday; David West scored 27 points, while Darren Collison added 26 points.
As well, the top teams in action on the college basketball schedule for Tuesday are Tennessee (at Florida), New Mexico (at Colorado State), Georgetown (at Louisville), Kansas State (at Texas Tech), and Syracuse (at Providence). The Orange shook off a loss to Louisville by knocking off Georgetown 75-71 in their last game on Thursday; that put Syracuse at 25-2 straight-up, and they're 15-7 ATS on the season. The Orange and Friars already met once this season back on February 2, with Syracuse cruising to an 85-68 home victory in that matchup.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the Olympic men's hockey tournament begins its playoffs on Tuesday with the qualification round: Switzerland vs. Belarus, Czech Republic vs. Latvia , Slovakia vs. Norway, and Canada vs. Germany. The Canadian team lost 5-3 to the United States on Sunday night, which kept them from getting a bye into the quarterfinal round of the event. The United States, Sweden, Russia, and Finland all earned byes directly into the quarterfinals, which will take place Wednesday.
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Tipping off on the hardwood . . .
There are eight games on the NBA's schedule for Tuesday, with New York at Boston, Minnesota at Miami, Portland at New Jersey, Phoenix at Oklahoma City, the Lakers at Memphis, Detroit at Sacramento, Philadelphia at Golden State, and New Orleans at Cleveland. The Cavaliers lost their third straight game on Sunday, falling 101-95 on the road against Orlando despite LeBron James' 33-point performance. The Hornets are coming off a 102-94 home win over Houston on Sunday; David West scored 27 points, while Darren Collison added 26 points.
As well, the top teams in action on the college basketball schedule for Tuesday are Tennessee (at Florida), New Mexico (at Colorado State), Georgetown (at Louisville), Kansas State (at Texas Tech), and Syracuse (at Providence). The Orange shook off a loss to Louisville by knocking off Georgetown 75-71 in their last game on Thursday; that put Syracuse at 25-2 straight-up, and they're 15-7 ATS on the season. The Orange and Friars already met once this season back on February 2, with Syracuse cruising to an 85-68 home victory in that matchup.
Taking a trip around the rink . . .
Finally, the Olympic men's hockey tournament begins its playoffs on Tuesday with the qualification round: Switzerland vs. Belarus, Czech Republic vs. Latvia , Slovakia vs. Norway, and Canada vs. Germany. The Canadian team lost 5-3 to the United States on Sunday night, which kept them from getting a bye into the quarterfinal round of the event. The United States, Sweden, Russia, and Finland all earned byes directly into the quarterfinals, which will take place Wednesday.
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