Toronto, Washington and Houston all held home court with their wins over Orlando, Cleveland and Utah.

Tonight it is up to Philadelphia, Dallas and Phoenix to do the same.

With Philadelphia's victory over Detroit in game one, it is important for them to not let Detroit regain home court advantage. The keys will be for Philadelphia to hold Detroit under 40% shooting. Because Philadelphia is not a high scoring, dynamic team, keeping the Pistons under 90 points will be the key to the game.

My prediction: Pistons 99 - 76ers 89

After two thrashings the Mavericks have to be wondering if this is going to be another first round knockout for them. The Mavs made one of the worst trades of the year going after an aging Jason Kidd by giving up a promising player in Devin Harris.

If the Mavs do not win the game tonight, they are looking at another long summer. Which will give them plenty of time to review who to dump from their franchise. The Mavs must slow down Chris Paul and his speed—Tyrone Lue could be the answer— but,so far, the Mavs have none.

My prediction: Hornets 115 - Mavericks 103

The Suns were knocking on the door of stealing home court from the Spurs in both Games One and Two. If not for a lucky Tim Duncan shot and a third quarter meltdown the Suns would be sitting comfortably in the series at 1-1. With tonight's game returning to Phoenix, look for the Suns to regain their composure and feed off the crowds energy. The key to the game is Amare exploding and having a 35+ point game.

My prediction: Suns 101 - Spurs 97