The Indiana Pacers missed a chance to declare themselves legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference when they dropped a 121-105 decision at Toronto on Sunday, but there is still plenty of room for growth. The Pacers will try to bounce back when they make the third stop of a five-game trip by visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia 76ers routed Washington earlier this season and now look to beat the Wizards on back-to-back nights. The 76ers led by as many as 35 points in a 123-98 home triumph on Nov. 30 and now host the Wizards on Tuesday before the scene shifts to Washington for Wednesday's back end of the home-and-home set.

The Denver Nuggets look to start a new winning streak when they visit the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Denver had a five-game victory stretch halted Monday when they were outclassed 125-113 by the torrid Houston Rockets.

The Toronto Raptors just knocked off their two closest competitors in the Eastern Conference to become the first team in the NBA to reach 30 wins and re-establish themselves as the class of the conference. The Raptors will try to maintain their edge when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are making some drastic changes to their basketball operations, from the front office down to the bench. The Timberwolves will be operating under an interim coach when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday after firing head coach and president of basketball operations Tom Thibodeau on Sunday.

The struggling Phoenix Suns look to halt their six-game losing streak when they host the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Phoenix has recorded just nine wins at the season's midway point and is on pace to finish with fewer than 20 for just the second time in franchise history.

The Golden State Warriors look to extend their winning streak in the all-time series to 10 games when they host the New York Knicks on Tuesday. Golden State rolled to a 128-100 victory in New York on Oct. 26 for its 26th triumph in the last 32 meetings.

The Charlotte Hornets are in the midst of a six-game road trip and a stretch of nine of 11 away from home and will try to move to 2-1 in that span when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The Hornets began the excursion with a 123-110 loss at Western Conference-leading Denver on Saturday but picked it up on the second night of a back-to-back and grabbed a 119-113 triumph at Phoenix on Sunday.