Matchups

The Cleveland Cavaliers put together one of the best games of their season on Sunday and followed it up with one of the worst the next night. The Cavaliers will try to find some consistency in their top gear when they host the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.

The New York Knicks are sinking toward the bottom of the Eastern Conference and have shown little improvement over the last month, frustrating star forward Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks will try to pick up their third win in 15 games when they visit the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.

After ending a long losing streak on the road against the best team in the East, the Detroit Pistons look to topple the conference's worst squad at home when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. Following five straight losses - the last three to sub-.500 teams - the Pistons put it all together in a 96-88 victory at Cleveland on Monday.

The Miami Heat are finding ways to win while fighting through injuries but are about to go up against a freight train. The Heat will try to hang around without Chris Bosh again when they host the NBA-best Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.

The Toronto Raptors remain the biggest threat to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference and showed off with a dominating performance on Monday in a 122-95 win over the New York Knicks. The Raptors will shoot for their 20th home victory when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday.

Derrick Rose has put together three outstanding performances in a row while averaging 26 points and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the injury-hampered Chicago Bulls. Rose, who has struggled with health throughout the last few seasons, looks to stay hot and lead the Bulls to their third consecutive victory Wednesday when they host the Washington Wizards.

The Memphis Grizzlies learned that center Marc Gasol will officially miss the rest of the season, an injury that likely prohibits Memphis' chances of rising higher than fifth place in the tough Western Conference. The Grizzlies begin a home-and-home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in Memphis and aim to beat the Lakers for the eighth straight time before the teams play again Friday in Los Angeles.

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to finish off a four-game season sweep of Dallas when they visit the Mavericks on Wednesday. Oklahoma City prevailed twice by three points this season - once in Dallas - and rolled to a 19-point victory in the other meeting.

The Los Angeles Clippers feel they can improve on their standing in the Western Conference and look to take another step in that direction when they host the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. Los Angeles, which has won four straight against the Nuggets, sits three games behind the third-place Oklahoma City Thunder with a little less than one-third of the season remaining.

The San Antonio Spurs hope to have defensive stopper Kawhi Leonard back in the lineup when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. The All-Star forward missed three consecutive games because of a left calf injury and San Antonio has allowed an average of 109.7 points without his services.