Preview Roundups
January 04, 2016
Toronto at Cleveland 7:00 PM ET
Before beginning their longest road trip of the season, the surging Cleveland Cavaliers look to stay hot at home when they welcome Toronto to town on Monday night. The Cavaliers picked up a 104-79 win over Orlando on Saturday to extend their current winning streak to three and their home winning streak to five.
Toronto at Cleveland 7:00 PM ET
Before beginning their longest road trip of the season, the surging Cleveland Cavaliers look to stay hot at home when they welcome Toronto to town Monday night. The Cavaliers picked up a 104-79 win over Orlando on Saturday to extend their current winning streak to three and their home winning streak to five.
Minnesota at Philadelphia 7:00 PM ET
The Philadelphia 76ers can count a six-game road trip as a success if they manage to come out with two wins, and they are riding high as they return home. The 76ers will try to make it three wins in the last six games when they host the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.
Boston at Brooklyn 7:30 PM ET
Among the Boston Celtics' goals for this season was to deliver as much damage to the Brooklyn Nets as possible, so losing the season series would qualify as a failure. The Celtics will try to avoid suffering that fate when they visit the Nets on Monday night in the last of the four encounters between the teams.
Orlando at Detroit 7:30 PM ET
The Orlando Magic were on their way up with seven wins in nine games but have since dropped two in a row as the offense sputtered. The Magic will try to avoid a three-game slide when they visit the slumping Detroit Pistons on Monday.
Indiana at Miami 7:30 PM ET
The Indiana Pacers look to defeat Miami for the third straight time this season when they visit the Heat on Monday. Indiana twice recorded home victories over Miami this season, winning the first meeting by three points and the second by 13.
San Antonio at Milwaukee 8:00 PM ET
The San Antonio Spurs are winners of 11 of their last 12 and show no signs of slowing down as they hit the road to visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. The Spurs can look forward to showdowns against Golden State and Cleveland later this month but first have to continue to take care of business against a series of sub-.500 opponents.
Sacramento at Oklahoma City 8:00 PM ET
The Sacramento Kings experience all kinds of trouble playing in Oklahoma City and look to break a 14-game losing streak in the city when they visit the Thunder on Monday. Sacramento has never posted a victory in Oklahoma City, with its last road win in the series occurring on March 30, 2008, when the Thunder franchise was still known as the Seattle SuperSonics.
Houston at Utah 9:00 PM ET
The Houston Rockets are back in another rut and the leaky defense has been a huge problem. Houston has lost four consecutive games - allowing 116.5 points per contest - entering Monday's road game against the Houston Jazz.
Memphis at Portland 10:00 PM ET
Standout point guard Damian Lillard is expected to be back in the lineup Monday when the Portland Trail Blazers host the Memphis Grizzlies. Lillard has missed the past seven games with plantar fasciitis in his left foot and was a late scratch for Sunday's 112-106 win over the Denver Nuggets.
Charlotte at Golden State 10:30 PM ET
Without Steph Curry around to handle the load, Draymond Green is stepping up with an MVP performance for the Golden State Warriors. Green will try to record his third straight triple-double when the Warriors host the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.