The Los Angeles Clippers are among the league's best home teams, but they are not finding life on the road to their liking. Of course, the absence of All-Star point guard Chris Paul could have a lot to do with the Clippers' recent struggles. Paul is expected to miss his seventh consecutive game when Los Angeles visits the Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Boston has won three straight following a six-game losing streak and will be out to avenge a 106-77 pounding in Los Angeles on Dec. 27.

The Los Angeles Lakers could be without center Dwight Howard for the second straight game when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Howard flew to Detroit on Saturday after receiving treatment in Los Angeles for his ailing right shoulder and is listed as a game-time decision. He had 28 points on 12-of-14 shooting when the Lakers routed the Pistons 108-79 on Nov. 4. Detroit defeated Cleveland on Friday for only its second win in six games.

The reigning NBA champions have not had a ton of success on the road this season, but they certainly have made themselves feel at home when they visit Toronto. The Miami Heat will have a chance to climb above .500 away from home when they square off with the Raptors on Sunday. The Heat have won the last nine meetings with Toronto, including a 123-116 overtime victory in Miami on Jan. 23. The Raptors are coming off a 25-point drubbing of the Los Angeles Clippers in Rudy Gay's Toronto debut.