The Toronto Raptors bounced back from their worst performance of the season in their last outing but are just 7-7 since a torrid 20-4 start. Toronto will look to notch its second straight victory when it hosts the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.

The Milwaukee Bucks own the fewest losses in the NBA and are picking their way through a soft spot in the schedule with three straight wins over sub-.500 opponents. The Bucks will try to make it four in a row over teams with losing records when they host the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.

The Denver Nuggets head into 2019 atop the Western Conference while the New York Knicks are stumbling into the new year with a seven-game slide. The Knicks will try to start 2019 better than they finished 2018 when they visit the Nuggets on Tuesday.

Portland shooting guard CJ McCollum is coming off his third-highest scoring output of the season and looks for another strong performance when the Trail Blazers visit the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. McCollum scored 35 points on 13-of-18 shooting as the Trail Blazers steamrolled the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 129-95 on Sunday.

Philadelphia star center Joel Embiid could sit out his second straight game when the 76ers visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Embiid sat out Sunday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers and the 76ers were drilled 129-95 for their largest margin of defeat this season.