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

Warriors (7-16) at Nuggets (15-7), 6:05 p.m.
Pick: Warriors +15
Hey, the Warriors’ reserves trim the fat off a lead like nobody’s business. And after three quarters tonight, there’ll be plenty of fat to trim.

Cavaliers (20-3) at Hawks (13-9), 4:05 p.m.
Pick: Cavaliers -4
This team’s so good, they’re going to keep Wally Szczerbiak around just for the sake of chemistry. Hell, if the Cowboys were winning this much, even T.O. would be happy.

Pistons (12-9) at Bobcats (7-16), 4:05 p.m.
Pick: Pistons -1.5
Could the Bobcats bolt Charlotte and beat the Grizzlies to Seattle?

Wizards (4-16) at 76ers (9-14), 4:35 p.m.
Pick: 76ers -5.5
Prediction: Louis Williams and (maybe) Andre Iguodala are gone by the trade deadline as the 76ers look to find players more suited to Elton Brand’s tempo.

Nets (11-10) at Bulls (10-12), 5:35 p.m.
Pick: Nets +4
The problem with teams on a rough patch (Chicago: 0-for-its-last-5 ATS) is that you can justify picking with the trend or against it (hey, the law of averages says…) with equal ease.

Thunder (2-21) at Mavericks (12-9), 5:35 p.m.
Pick: Thunder +12.5
No truth to the rumor that, if the Sooners’ Sam Bradford wins the Heismann Trophy, Scott Brooks will be forced by the state Legislature to start him at 2 guard.

Pacers (7-15) at Bucks (9-15), 5:35 p.m.
Pick: Bucks -4.5
In the battle of “Who puts up the most stats with the least amount of impact in the NBA?” it’s a real toss-up: Milwaukee’s Charlie Villanueva and Indianapolis’ Troy Murphy are both in the Top 10.

Magic (17-6) at Jazz (15-9), 6:05 p.m.
Pick: Jazz -5.5
There is no rougher back-to-back in the NBA than one that ends on the road in Salt Lake.

Knicks (10-12) at Kings (6-17), 7:05 p.m.
Pick: Knicks -1
How hilarious will it be if Kevin Johnson is sitting in the mayor’s office when the Maloofs take the Kings to Vegas?

Rockets (15-8) at Clippers (5-17), 7:35 p.m.
Pick: Rockets -4
Do you think Marcus Camby seethes inside whenever he watches the Nuggets on TV?

Yesterday: 3-7-1
Season record: 162-170-4

– Geoff