The Milwaukee Bucks are one win into their quest for a second straight 60-win campaign and will try to make it two when they host the Miami Heat in the home opener on Saturday. The Bucks spoiled the debut of James Harden and Russell Westbrook as Rockets teammates with a 117-111 victory at Houston on Thursday as Giannis Antetokounmpo asserted himself as the best player on the floor.

The Philadelphia 76ers looked every bit the Eastern Conference title contenders they believe themselves to be while they were rolling over the Boston Celtics in the season opener on Wednesday. The 76ers will try to bully their way to a second straight victory when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

Markelle Fultz showed the Orlando Magic the impact he can provide now that his shoulder has healed in a season-opening victory, and the point guard enters Saturday’s game against the host Atlanta Hawks looking to build off his 12-point, six-assist performance against Cleveland. Fultz played 23 minutes Wednesday in his first game since last November, driving the Orlando offense by flashing the ability that led Philadelphia to select him with the top overall pick in the 2017 draft.

The Boston Celtics will try to ride the momentum of defeating the defending champion when they visit the New York Knicks on Saturday. Boston attempted an eye-popping 109 field goals and made enough of them to defeat Toronto 112-106 on Friday with Jayson Tatum, Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown combining for 72 points and 64 tries from the field.

The Indiana Pacers are trying to find some cohesion with several new pieces on the roster and All-Star Victor Oladipo still working his way back from a ruptured quad tendon. The Pacers will try to fit the pieces together when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

The reigning NBA champion Toronto Raptors look to rebound from their first loss of the season when they complete a two-game road trip Saturday against the improving Chicago Bulls. The Raptors beat New Orleans in overtime on Tuesday to open the campaign before coughing up a seven-point lead in the final 10 minutes of a 112-106 setback at Boston three nights later.

The first act of the James Harden-Russell Westbrook reunion tour did not begin well, but the dynamic duo looks to get on track when the Houston Rockets host the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. The two former MVPs, who played together with Oklahoma City from 2009-12, combined to score 43 points on just 9-of-30 shooting (4-for-15 from 3-point range) in a 117-111 home loss to Milwaukee on Thursday.

The San Antonio Spurs seek to increase their home winning streak against the Washington Wizards to 20 when the teams square off Saturday. San Antonio hasn't dropped a home game against Washington since last century when the Wizards registered a 99-89 victory Dec. 11, 1999.

The Utah Jazz look to defeat Sacramento for the ninth time in the past 10 meetings when they host the Kings on Saturday. Utah will be looking to rebound from a porous Friday night road effort against the Los Angeles Lakers when it committed 23 turnovers and succumbed 95-86.

There appears to be a changing of the guard in the West as the Los Angeles Clippers are poised to become the class of the conference. Los Angeles, without Paul George, already owns victories over the Lakers and Golden State as it tries for its 13th straight victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Saturday.