(Today’s installment of your faithful reporter’s quest to prognosticate all 1,230 NBA regular-season games this season)

Warriors (5-9) at Celtics (13-2), 4:35 p.m.
Pick: Celtics -12.5
aka “Patrick O’Bryant: The Vengeance”

Bucks (7-9) at Hawks (8-5), 4:05 p.m.
Pick: Bucks +8
I still love the Hawks, but they’re killing my winning percentage.

Thunder (1-14) at Cavaliers (11-3), 4:05 p.m.
Pick: Cavaliers -15.5
You just know Joe Smith is going to be looking over at his former Cleveland teammates with puppy-dog eyes, begging to be let back in.

Bobcats (4-9) at Raptors (6-7), 4:05 p.m.
Pick: Bobcats +8.5
Jason Richardson’s return should spell the end of Raymond Felton’s days as a starter, one would think.

Magic (10-4) at 76ers (7-7), 4:35 p.m.
Pick: Magic +5
Is Jameer Nelson’s absence really worth this much of a spread? Well, if you say so.

Knicks (7-7) at Pistons (8-5), 5:05 p.m.
Pick: Pistons -13
Operation Lottery Winner is in full effect.

Suns (10-5) at Timberwolves (3-9), 5:05 p.m.
Pick: Suns -4
Al Jefferson, school’s back in session.

Pacers (5-8) at Rockets (10-5), 5:35 p.m.
Pick: Pacers +8
Ron Artest is 11-for-36 against the Pacers since being run out of town in 2006. There’s no reason he can’t continue in that same vein.

Bulls (7-8) at Spurs (7-6), 5:35 p.m.
Pick: Bulls +7
The greatness that is Larry Hughes knows no bounds.

Grizzlies (4-10) at Jazz (9-6), 6:05 p.m.
Pick: Grizzlies +9.5
Memphis is 4-3 in its last seven games in Salt Lake City? Seriously?

Heat (7-7) at Trail Blazers (9-6), 7:05 p.m.
Pick: Trail Blazers -7.5
What happened to all that Greg Oden, Rookie of the Year talk?

Nets (6-7) at Kings (5-11), 7:05 p.m.
Pick: Nets +3
This is only the fifth time all season the Kings have been a favorite. No. 6 should come sometime in mid-January.

Nuggets (9-5) at Clippers (2-12), 7:35 p.m.
Pick: Nuggets -4.5
Zach Randolph? Marcus Camby? Chris Kaman? How about “No Difference?”

Yesterday: 1-4
Season record: 98-108-3

– Geoff