The Indiana Pacers did not have much luck when the schedule makers were taking care of January. The Pacers will make a brief stop at home to host the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday after completing a four-game trip and before heading out for five of the next six away from Indiana.

The streaking San Antonio Spurs attempt to win their ninth straight game and 15th in the past 16 outings when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday. San Antonio has won by an average of 18.8 points during the winning streak, including four victories by 25 or more points.

The last time the Boston Celtics faced the New York Knicks, they were playing their best basketball of the season and moving up the Eastern Conference ladder. The Celtics have since unraveled and head to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday looking to avoid their first four-game losing streak since 2014.

The Memphis Grizzlies overcame a big deficit to topple the Boston Celtics on Sunday and are winners of five of their last seven games as they slowly climb the standings in the West. The Houston Rockets, who visit the Grizzlies on Tuesday, are trying to climb in the West as well and have scratched out three straight wins to move back to .500.

The Chicago Bulls have suffered back-to-back double-digit losses and the schedule is about to take a turn for the worse. Chicago plays 12 of its next 15 games on the road, beginning with Tuesday's contest at Milwaukee.

The Oklahoma City Thunder look to knock off Minnesota for the eighth straight time when they visit the Timberwolves on Tuesday. The Thunder have won 21 of the past 24 meetings as the teams prepare to play twice in four days.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are cruising along with seven straight wins but the most difficult stops on a six-game road trip are still to come. The Cavaliers will begin the Texas triangle when they visit the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.

The New Orleans Pelicans hope to have standout power forward Anthony Davis back in the lineup when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Davis injured his back in Friday's game against the Indiana Pacers and sat out Sunday's 114-111 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.