The Philadelphia 76ers are hoping to have one or more of their injured starters available when they return home to host the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Both All-Star center Joel Embiid (shoulder) and shooting guard Josh Richardson (concussion) are nearing a return while point guard Ben Simmons (back) is expected to miss his eighth straight contest.

Trae Young put back-to-back subpar outings behind him and now looks to make it two consecutive superb efforts when the Atlanta Hawks host the New York Knicks on Wednesday. The All-Star point guard contributed 31 points and 16 assists on Monday when the Hawks recorded a 143-138 double-overtime victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets.

The Miami Heat are trying to climb the standings in the Eastern Conference and get a three-game homestand against sub-.500 competition to help them toward that goal. The Heat, who own a 27-4 home record, begin that stretch by hosting the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to move into a tie for the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference when they host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. The surprising Thunder just finished sweeping a three-game road trip and won eight of the last 10 to pull within one game of the Jazz.

The Denver Nuggets have split their past 10 contests and look to get back on the upswing when they open a three-game road trip against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. The Nuggets were 38-16 before the rough stretch but displayed signs of putting it aside with Monday's 109-95 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

The New Orleans Pelicans are receiving more attention as they make a run at the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference due to the hype surrounding rookie forward Zion Williamson, but the Sacramento Kings have just as good a shot at jumping up and grabbing a postseason berth. The two teams will square off Wednesday when the Kings host Williamson and the Pelicans.