Our Basketball Predictions: Utah to keep up with the kings, Mavericks to outgun the Hawks, and the Clippers to demolish the Wizards.

Kings @ Jazz: Utah hasn't done a good job keeping up with the Kings. With the Lakers and Hornets still in contention a win here versus the Kings could be their biggest challenge of the year. The last time these two met the Kings went the entire 4th quarter without a field goal. With Ron Artest more accustomed with the Kings an incident like that won't happen again. Predicted Score: Utah wins 88-86

Mavericks @ Hawks: Dallas may have the NBA's best road record but it doesn't mean they win their games handily. Lately the Mavs have struggled to put away weak teams like the Hawks. Dallas is strong when they grasp big leads in the first half and need to do that here for an easy win. Predicted Score: Dallas wins 103-99

Wizards @ Clippers: Both teams are fairly similar and on most nights should matchup well. But the Wizards are on a West-coast road trip and play at 10:30 Eastern time. Gilbert Arenas will have to carry them as he tries to push his PPG stat to 30 a night. Elton Brand could have another big game here against a much smaller Antawn Jamison. Predicted Score: The LA Clippers win 102-87