The Brooklyn Nets are doing just fine without Kyrie Irving in the lineup, and they will go for a seventh victory in nine games without their All-Star guard when the Miami Heat pay a visit Sunday afternoon. Irving (shoulder) is on the mend and could be back as early as next week, but emerging star Spencer Dinwiddie led the way with 32 points in Friday’s 112-107 victory over Boston in the second of a home-and-home set.

The Boston Celtics are suddenly struggling for wins on the road and will try to escape New York with a victory when they visit the Knicks on Sunday. The Celtics fell 112-107 in Brooklyn on Friday to lose for the fourth time in their last five games on the road -- including three straight -- following a 5-1 start away from home.

The Minnesota Timberwolves got an extra long break over the holiday weekend and will take the floor for the first time since Wednesday when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The Timberwolves won back-to-back road games prior to the break but are winless in their last four at home.

The Dallas Mavericks get another chance to prove themselves against a quality team when they visit the NBA-best Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. The Mavericks are getting historic performances from second-year star Luka Doncic but the team has yet to knock off one of the two Los Angeles squads ahead of them in the Western Conference.

The San Antonio Spurs finally have a victory over a team with a winning record and they hope to build off the impressive triumph when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. After six victories -- all against teams that entered the weekend under .500 -- in 19 games to start the season, the Spurs had an impressive second half en route to a 107-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder utilized a late run to get past the New Orleans Pelicans at home Friday night. They'll try to pick up a sweep of the home-and-home set when the teams meet again Sunday in the Big Easy.

The Golden State Warriors need to play at their best to earn wins with three All-Stars on the shelf and can't seem to find that level consistently. The Warriors will try to bounce back from another loss when they visit the Orlando Magic in the second of a five-game road trip on Sunday.

It appears as if the Toronto Raptors will need every win they can muster to keep pace with the red-hot Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference this season. Lately, they've been able to stay on track and will try to push their own winning streak to seven games when they host the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

The Washington Wizards are the second-highest scoring team in the NBA but ran into a defense that could shut them down on Friday and are staring at another on Sunday. The Wizards will try to find a way to generate points when they visit Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday.