The Toronto Raptors look to complete a season sweep of Atlanta for the first time in 14 years when they visit the Hawks on Thursday. Toronto won the first three meetings by an average of 8.7 points, including a 105-97 home win on March 30.

The Toronto Raptors look to complete a season sweep of Atlanta for the first time in 14 years when they visit the Hawks on Thursday. Toronto won the first three meetings by an average of 8.7 points, including a 105-97 home win on March 30.

The Chicago Bulls are running out of chances to close the gap on the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference while the Miami Heat are closing in on homecourt advantage in the first round. The Bulls will try to make up some of the two-game gap on the Detroit Pistons at the expense of the Heat when they visit Miami on Thursday.

The Houston Rockets are spiraling downward at the worst time and will attempt to turn things around when they host the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Houston has dropped six of its last nine games and fell to ninth place in the Western Conference when it suffered a devastating 88-86 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.

The Houston Rockets are spiraling downward at the worst time and will attempt to turn things around when they host the Phoenix Suns on Thursday. Houston has dropped six of its last nine games and fell to ninth place in the Western Conference when it suffered a devastating 88-86 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were down on themselves following a series of lackluster performances but are riding high now after knocking off the Golden State Warriors in overtime on Tuesday. The Timberwolves will try to ride that momentum to back-to-back victories when they continue the road trip by visiting the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.

The Golden State Warriors are looking very vulnerable lately and now need to win each of their four remaining games in order to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ record of 72 regular-season wins. The path to 73 will have to include two wins over the San Antonio Spurs, who visit the Warriors on Thursday.