The Cleveland Cavaliers seem to react to each of their rare losses in a similar manner – bemoaning the mental mistakes and hanging their heads. The Cavaliers will try to reduce those mental errors and avoid back-to-back losses when they visit the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

The Charlotte Hornets are one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference with wins in six of their last seven games despite enduring a road-heavy portion of the schedule. The Hornets will try to earn a 5-1 road trip when they cap the excursion by visiting the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday.

All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry will try to stay hot after a remarkable performance as his Toronto Raptors go after their fifth straight victory Sunday night when they visit the Detroit Pistons. Lowry scored a career-high 43 points on 15-of-20 shooting, including the game-winning basket, and dished out nine assists in a 99-97 victory over Cleveland on Friday night.

The Portland Trail Blazers lit up the Indians Pacers from the outside in their first meeting this season and look to pile up the points again when the teams square off Sunday in Indianapolis. The Trail Blazers hit 18 3-pointers - a record for a Pacers' opponent - in 36 attempts en route to a 123-111 victory at home Dec. 3.

Every time the Orlando Magic take a step forward, they tend to take two steps back. The Magic will try to avoid a big third step back and put some positive momentum together when they host the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.

The Dallas Mavericks continue a home-heavy portion of the schedule when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to town on Sunday night. The Mavericks rallied from 23 points down to top Denver in overtime 122-116 on Friday to improve to 2-1 on their current six-game homestand.

Joe Johnson can’t get into uniform fast enough for the depleted Miami Heat, who had 10 available players during a loss in Boston on Saturday and announced after the contest that they had signed the veteran guard. It is unclear if Johnson will be in uniform for his new team Sunday when the Heat visit the New York Knicks.