Games To Watch, Week Six (1/30-2/5)

Monday, January 30th: Blazers @ Jazz, 9:00 ET, NBALP: The Blazers have been pretty bad on the road (3-7), but if they want to prove that they’re as good as I think they are then this would be a great place to start.  Utah has picked up 9 of their 11 wins on their home floor while losing on just 3 occasions.  Both teams are 4.5 games from first place and will be looking to make a jump in the standings.  I’d like to tell you to watch the Clippers play the Thunder at 10:30… but after last night’s Jumper Fest I can’t recommend that you do that. Tuesday, January 31st: Nuggets @ Grizzlies, 8:00 ET, NBALP: Two of the prized big men from the 2011 free agent class will try to prove their worth against one another.  Both Marc Gasol and Nene have played well this season, but while Nene’s Nuggets have risen to 2nd place Western Conference ranks, Gasol’s Grizzlies have fallen to 10th.  This obviously has a little something to do with the injury to Zach R...