The Toronto Raptors are winners of 11 in a row and are pulling away from the Boston Celtics in the race for the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors will try to make it a franchise-record 12 straight at the expense of a team in a much tighter race when they host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.

The Boston Celtics got back one of several injured players while snapping a two-game slide in Orlando, but they figure to remain short-handed when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday. Kyrie Irving (knee) has missed two straight contests while fellow starting guard Jaylen Brown (concussion) has no timetable for a return, and with the Celtics comfortably in second place in the Eastern Conference, there is no rush for either player to come back.

The Houston Rockets are inching closer to locking down the top spot in the Western Conference and hope to stay hot with a visit to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. A 107-101 win at New Orleans on Saturday gave the Rockets 21 wins in their last 22 games and a 2 1/2-game lead on second-place Golden State, and the team defense has been key of late.

The Los Angeles Clippers will try to snap an ill-timed two-game losing streak against a team that hasn't lost in over a month when they host the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. While the Blazers are enjoying a 12-game winning streak that has helped solidify their playoff chances amid a tight Western Conference race, the Clippers have fallen off the pace with their consecutive losses.