The Matchup 2/13/11

After a solid day of college basketball yesterday; which saw the #1 team in the nation suffer it's first loss courtesy of Wisconsin, and the Vols suffer a heartbreaker in the O-Dome, Sunday provides us with some top flight NBA action. As well as a few good college basketball games to ease us into the Taylor Swift... er... GRAMMYs tonight! On to the matchup!

NBA

Miami @ Boston - ABC 1 p.m.
Oh you know, just your typical regular season NBA game... First place in the Eastern Conference on the line, as well as Miami's NBA best winning streak, not to mention they're 0-2 vs Boston this season, and this is the team which knocked both Miami & the LeBron's (okay, Cavs) out of the playoffs last year, and this has must-see TV written all over it.

Lakers @ Orlando - ABC 3:30 p.m.
ABC did a terrific job in picking its matchups for the day as it brings the defending champs out in a rematch of the 2009 NBA Finals. The Lakers are riding a 4 game winning streak that Dwight Howard, J-Rich & co. will try to snap.

College Basketball

#12 Purdue @ Illinois - CBS 1 p.m.
Illinois is 11-1 at home while 12th ranked Purdue, who is undefeated at home, has lost 4 in a row on the road. Illinois probably needs this win more from a tournament position perspective as it was ranked most of the season before losing 5 of 7, but Purdue has to prove it can win on the road for it to be a factor in March.

#5 Duke @ Miami (FL) - Fox Sports Net 6:45 p.m.
Duke has won 10 of 11 vs Miami since they joined the ACC, but Miami played the Blue Devils relatively tight in Cameron earlier this season and are certainly not pushovers as Nolan Smith looks to make a serious push for National Player of the Year.

The GRAMMYs - CBS 8 p.m.
Eminem is a favorite for album of the year, but faces strong competition from her Poker Face, and Katy Perry... Maybe we'll get more of this...