Behind DeMarcus Cousins' historic performance, the New Orleans Pelicans stayed hot in perhaps their most dramatic win of the season. Cousins seeks another dominant effort and the Pelicans aim for their sixth win in seven games when they travel to take on the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.

The Detroit Pistons are enduring a five-game losing streak that dropped the team below .500 and out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference. Coming off the most heartbreaking of those losses in a last-second setback to Brooklyn on Sunday, the Pistons will try to pick up the pieces and turn their fortunes when they host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.

The Indiana Pacers salvaged a winning five-game road trip by pulling out one of their more impressive performances in a 94-86 win at San Antonio on Sunday. The Pacers will try to bring that same effort when they return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia 76ers displayed some sloppy basketball in seeing their winning streak come to an end on the road. They will try to clean up their act in a return home Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls.

The Toronto Raptors are likely looking forward to a long stretch loaded with home games, but they first must get past an improving Atlanta Hawks team on the road Wednesday night. The Raptors, who are 17-3 at home, will play 10 of 13 in Air Canada Centre beginning with Friday's matchup against Utah, and they hope to head to Toronto on a good note.

James Harden and Chris Paul are both healthy, and the Houston Rockets are rolling again. The Rockets will try to push their latest winning streak to four in a row when they open a two-game road trip at the in-state rival Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.

San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge has been a go-to player this season, and he's headed to the NBA All-Star Game for the sixth time in his career. Aldridge celebrated his latest accolade with a 30-point performance against Cleveland and aims for another strong outing when the Spurs visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves propelled themselves into third place in the Western Conference with wins in seven of the last nine games, including a 126-118 triumph at the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday to kick off a three-game road trip. The Timberwolves will try to run their latest winning streak to three straight when they begin a tough back-to-back by visiting the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.

The Boston Celtics have lost a season-worst four straight games and they look to break out of their sudden funk when they visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. Boston opened a four-game road excursion with Tuesday's 108-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, which followed up Sunday's stunning 103-95 home loss to the Orlando Magic, a squad now tied for the worst record in the NBA.