Nov 5th 2008 5:46PM by Matt Moore (author feed)
Filed under: Bulls, Cavaliers, Grizzlies, Hornets, Jazz, Kings, Pistons, Raptors, Trail Blazers, Eastern, Western

With 13 games on the slate tonight, there’s a lot to keep an eye out for. Here are the big five we came up with.
Normally no one really cares about Cheikh Samb’s kidneys and spine (outside of his Mom, I’m sure. I mean, everyone hopes they’re okay, but it’s just not a real big topic, you know?). But if the pieces being sent to Denver in the Allen Iverson trade don’t get their physicals completed in time, it means we’ll have to wait on Iverson to join to the Pistons on the floor, and that makes tonight’s game against the Raptors a lot less exciting.

If the particulars do get taken care of, this could be a huge game. Iverson would go up against Jose Calderon who has the Raptors feeling pretty confident. Even without Iverson, though, this game features a stunning array of matchups that the Pistons seem to have a slight advantage in, but may be countered by the star power of Chris Bosh and Jermaine O’Neal. Iverson would definitely tip the game to Detroit’s favor, but even then, you don’t know how he’ll immediately mesh with the offense. Keep your eyes affixed to see if Iverson plays tonight, because this is an immediate test for both teams.

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