Preview Roundups
January 15, 2018
Charlotte at Detroit 12:30 PM ET
The Detroit Pistons might not yet have a handle on winning on the road, but they do just fine at home. The Pistons will try to run their home winning streak to six straight when they host the struggling Charlotte Hornets on Monday.
Toronto at Philadelphia 1:00 PM ET
While the Toronto Raptors are coming off a difficult homestand with two rare losses at Air Canada Centre, the Philadelphia 76ers should be a well-rested squad  when they host the Raptors in a Martin Luther King Day matinee on Monday. The Sixers will be playing for the second time in 10 days, with the 114-103 loss to Boston in London on Thursday the only game action in that stretch.
Milwaukee at Washington 2:00 PM ET
The Washington Wizards have endured an up-and-down homestand and will try to end it on a good note when they host the Milwaukee Bucks in a Martin Luther King Day matinee Monday. After dropping the first two games of the five-game stay in the nation's capital, the Wizards claimed back-to-back contests, although both wins came against some of the Eastern Conference's lesser squads and they needed overtime to get past Brooklyn on Saturday.
San Antonio at Atlanta 3:00 PM ET
Kawhi Leonard is back just in time for the San Antonio Spurs, who begin a stretch of four of their next six games on the road Monday at the Atlanta Hawks looking to make a move in the Western Conference standings. The Spurs stand six games behind West leader Golden State and are just 10-13 away from home this season, but Leonard scored 19 points with eight rebounds and four steals in 28 minutes Saturday as San Antonio cruised to a 112-80 home rout of Denver.
New York at Brooklyn 3:00 PM ET
The New York Knicks must heal their mental wounds from another demoralizing loss quickly as they return to the court less than 24 hours later to face the host Brooklyn Nets on Monday afternoon. New York coughed up a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter on Sunday and suffered a 123-118 overtime setback against visiting New Orleans for its sixth loss in seven contests this month.
Miami at Chicago 3:30 PM ET
The Chicago Bulls dropped two meetings with the Miami Heat earlier this season, but they were a very different team at the time. The Bulls welcomed back Zach LaVine over the weekend and seek their third consecutive victory when they host the streaking Heat on Monday afternoon.
L.A. Lakers at Memphis 5:30 PM ET
The Los Angeles Lakers are enjoying a season-best four-game winning streak and will try to push it to five in a row when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. The Lakers dropped nine straight before embarking on their current streak and took the opener of a three-game road trip 107-101 in overtime at Dallas on Saturday.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City 8:00 PM ET
The Oklahoma City Thunder were in danger of losing four straight before a furious fourth-quarter rally led to a critical road win. The Thunder will try to build off that performance when they begin a two-game homestand against the Sacramento Kings on Monday.
Golden State at Cleveland 8:00 PM ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers' latest meltdown comes just as the team is preparing to host the rival Golden State Warriors on national TV on Monday. The Cavaliers will try to put their internal griping aside and get some stops on the defensive end against the Warriors, who are enjoying a string of 12 straight road wins.
Indiana at Utah 9:00 PM ET
The surging Indiana Pacers look to match the offensive efficiency from the opener of their five-game road trip when they visit the struggling Utah Jazz on Monday. The Pacers, who led by 30 points after three quarters, shot 54.5 percent and drained 11 of their 23 attempts from 3-point range while seven players scored in double figures en route to Sunday's 120-97 rout at Phoenix.
Houston at L.A. Clippers 10:30 PM ET
The Los Angeles Clippers are just beginning to win consistently without former star point guard Chris Paul, just in time to welcome him back. Paul, who is carrying the Houston Rockets in the absence of James Harden, will make his first appearance in Los Angeles since being traded over the summer when the Rockets visit on Monday.