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Three Straight For Sonics?

The New York Knicks appeared to be getting their season back on track, but a trip to the West Coast has them stumbling again.

On Saturday night, the Knicks will try to avoid going winless during a five-game road trip as they visit the Seattle SuperSonics, who are trying to win three straight for the first time in almost a year.

New Look Grizzlies

The Utah Jazz's surge over the past three weeks has pushed them to the top of the Northwest Division. The Memphis Grizzlies, meanwhile, are laboring through another disappointing season leading to a major personnel shakeup.

The Jazz look to extend the NBA's longest current winning streak to eight games on Saturday night when they visit new-look Memphis after the trade of star Pau Gasol.

Dejected

Jason Kidd is likely on his way out of New Jersey. It probably won't happen fast enough for the Atlanta Hawks to benefit Friday night.

Amid trade speculation, Kidd - barring a surprise deal - is expected to get a chance to lead the Nets to their fifth straight win over the Hawks when the teams continue their season series.

Bring on The Magic

A lackluster offense held back the Orlando Magic last season. An inability to score has been hurting them in Indiana for 10 years.

Now owners of one of the league's top offenses, the Magic look to end their scoring woes in Indiana when they continue their season series with the Pacers on Saturday night.

Welcome Back

Zach Randolph spent his first six seasons in Portland, blossoming into the team's best player even as the Trail Blazers slipped further and further from playoff contention.

In their first season without him, the Blazers are perhaps the NBA's mostsurprising team.

Randolph returns to Portland on Friday for the first time since the Blazers traded him to New York last summer, as the Knicks visit the Rose Garden looking to snap a three-game slide.