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The Week 14 schedule has games more evenly distributed than in Week 14, with every day featuring between seven and nine games. Monday, which is when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday will be observed, is the busiest day with nine games, while Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday all have seven-game slates. Week 14 means we’re one week closer to the February 5 trade deadline, and some teams have already begun making moves to improve their draft lottery odds rather than their win-loss records. Let’s look at the Week 14 schedule breakdown and some notable storylines.
Week 14 Games Played
5 Games: MIA
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4 Games: BKN, BOS, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, LAC, MIL, OKC, PHI, PHX, SAC, SAS, TOR, UTA
3 Games: ATL, CHA, CHI, HOU, IND, LAL, MEM, MIN, NOR, NYK, WAS
2 Games: ORL, POR
Week 14 Back-to-backs
Sunday (Week 13)-Monday: BKN
Monday-Tuesday: GSW, LAC, MIA, PHI, PHX, SAS, UTA
Tuesday-Wednesday: SAC, TOR
Wednesday-Thursday: CHA
Thursday-Friday: DEN, HOU, POR
Friday-Saturday: BOS, CLE
Saturday-Sunday: DAL, MIA
Sunday-Monday (Week 15): MEM
Week 14 Storylines of Note
– The Heat have the lone five-game week of Week 14.
In Week 13, it was the Lakers who had the loaded game schedule. In Week 14, Miami will play five games, including two back-to-backs that will both occur during the week. And given how crowded the Heat injury reports have been recently, that could make for some interesting lineup decisions for fantasy managers. Tyler Herro and Davion Mitchell did not play in Saturday’s win over the Thunder due to injury, resulting in Pelle Larsson and Kasparas Jakučionis moving into the starting lineup.
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With Jaime Jaquez Jr. also out, Simone Fontecchio and Myron Gardner played rotation minutes. Kel’el Ware has been in Erik Spoelstra’s dog house recently, so who knows how much he’ll benefit from a five-game week. The Heat’s crowded schedule should lead to some streaming options emerging, especially if Herro and Mitchell aren’t available for Monday’s game against the Warriors.
– Orlando and Portland won’t come into play until Thursday.
The Magic played both of their Week 13 games in Europe, but they’ll have an…
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