The Orlando Magic are sliding in the wrong direction with eight setbacks in the past 10 games. The Magic aim to reverse that trend when they visit the New York Knicks on Thursday in the finale of a three-game road trip.

Zion Williamson got his chance to go up against the reigning MVP on Tuesday and found himself faced with more defensive pressure than he's seen so far in his brief NBA career. Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans will try to bounce back when they continue the road trip by visiting the Chicago Bulls on Thursday.

The Philadelphia 76ers are struggling with losses in three straight games and are coming off back-to-back setbacks by 20-plus points to fellow playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference. The road trip doesn't get any easier as the 76ers try to figure things out and avoid heading home winless on the four-game excursion when they visit the NBA-best Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.

The San Antonio Spurs dropped the first two games of the annual Rodeo Road Trip and hope to turn their fortunes around when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday. The eight-game trek began with two losses in Los Angeles - 108-105 to the Clippers on Monday and 129-102 to the Lakers on Tuesday.

James Harden has emerged from a slump to score at least 35 points in three straight games as the Houston Rockets prepare for Thursday's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Harden is averaging 38.3 points during Houston's three-game winning streak after averaging just 15 over his previous two appearances.