The Memphis Grizzlies had a three-game winning streak in their sights before falling apart in a 126-122 loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Grizzlies will try to bounce back and win for the fifth time in seven games when they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

The Indiana Pacers have a pair of high-profile victories during their winning streak and can match their longest run of the season at five in a row with a win against the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday. The Pacers' four-game run began with a triumph over the Boston Celtics and the most recent result was a dramatic 105-102 win over the Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers, who had won 14 straight on the road.

The Boston Celtics showed some guts in a comeback win on the road and they now return to a stretch filled with home games, including Friday's visit from the Detroit Pistons. Behind 32 points from Kemba Walker and 26 from Jaylen Brown, the Celtics rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to steal a 109-103 victory in Dallas on Wednesday.

The Toronto Raptors are winners of three straight but are starting to catch an injury bug that might make things a little more difficult moving forward. The Raptors will try to make it four in a row with all the healthy players they can find when they host the Washington Wizards on Friday.

The Miami Heat capped a winning road trip with an impressive victory at Philadelphia on Wednesday. They'll try to carry some momentum from that triumph into a four-game homestand that starts Friday night against the improving New York Knicks.

Dallas star point guard Luka Doncic will miss his third straight outing when the Mavericks visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Doncic is sidelined with an ankle injury suffered on Saturday and he isn't expected to return until sometime next week.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have notched back-to-back impressive comeback wins entering Friday's home matchup with the Phoenix Suns. Oklahoma City overcame a 26-point deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls on Monday and rallied from 24 down to knock off the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

The Denver Nuggets look to complete a 5-0 homestand when they entertain the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Denver scored between 110 and 114 points in each of the four victories and looks to avoid a letdown against a Minnesota team that has dropped eight straight contests.

The Portland Trail Blazers, who came in with high expectations after making the 2018-19 Western Conference finals, look to continue digging out of an early season hole when they host the Orlando Magic on Friday night. The Trail Blazers began the season 5-12 and have won seven of 11 since following a 122-112 victory over Golden State on Wednesday that evened their home-court record (6-6).

The New Orleans Pelicans just snapped the longest slide in franchise history and have a great chance to make it back-to-back triumphs when they visit the NBA-worst Golden State Warriors on Friday. The Pelicans pulled out of a 13-game skid by battling for a 107-99 victory at Minnesota on Wednesday.