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We’re heading down the final stretch of the NBA season and there are eight crucial games as the race for the playoffs heats on Monday night.

There are seven games on deck in the NBA on Thursday night which is more than enough for our latest crack at an acca.

The Los Angeles Clippers (37-19) host the Los Angeles Lakers (32-18) in the NBA on Wednesday night (0300 GMT Thurs).

The NBA is back in full swing after the All-Star break and we've compiled a fantastic five-fold for Tuesday night's action.

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets meet in the second of a back-to-back, while the streaking Detroit Pistons and pesky Washington Wizards also feature.

There's five games in the NBA on Tuesday night but there's still ample opportunity as we continue to focus on the underdogs.

There’s a 10 game slate in the NBA on Monday night but our first acca of the week focuses in on the Knicks at Rockets, Bulls at Hawks and Warriors at Jazz.

We’ve backed two out of three winners in each of our NBA acca attempts this week, but we’re confident that on Friday night we'll strike it lucky.

We’ve picked out our three favourite bets for Tuesday night’s NBA, added a few points and thrown them together in a three-team acca.

There are six games in the NBA on Monday night with the Warriors travelling to face the Nets fresh off of an overtime defeat to the Hawks.

The Atlanta Hawks (19-27) will look to exploit a Los Angeles Lakers (24-24) team on tired legs when they meet on Tuesday night (0030 am GMT Weds).

Monday’s free NBA tip features TNT Sport’s televised offering as the Milwaukee Bucks (32-14) visit the Denver Nuggets (32-15) in the early hours of Tuesday morning (0200 GMT).

The Milwaukee Bucks (0-0) will host one of the NBA’s form teams at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers visit (Thurs 0100 GMT).

The second big rivalry matchup on Tuesday sees the Los Angeles Clippers (27-14) ‘host’ the Los Angeles Lakers (22-22) in downtown LA (Wed 0300 GMT).

The Brooklyn Nets (17-25) welcome the New York Knicks (26-17) to the Barclays Center as the pair renew rivalries in the NBA on Tuesday (0030 GMT Weds).

The Cleveland Cavaliers (25-15) visit the Orlando Magic (23-20) on Monday night (0000 GMT Tues) looking to extend their winning streak to eight.

The New Orleans Pelicans (25-17) will fancy their chances of ending the Phoenix Suns’ (22-18) three-game win streak on Friday night (0100 GMT Sat).

The New Orleans Pelicans (24-17) play host to the struggling Charlotte Hornets (8-29) in the NBA on Wednesday night (0100 GMT Thurs).

The Philadelphia 76ers (25-13) welcome the Denver Nuggets (28-13) to Wells Fargo Center in the NBA on Tuesday night (0030 GMT Weds).

EuroLeague have released record-breaking attendance numbers for the 2023/24 campaign.