Center Andre Drummond is keeping the Detroit Pistons afloat while they await the return of star forward Blake Griffin, and Drummond's next opportunity to put up big numbers comes Monday at the Washington Wizards. The 26-year-old Drummond recorded his third straight 20-20 game in Saturday's 113-109 win over the Brooklyn Nets and he has seven straight double-doubles out of the gate.

The Brooklyn Nets have struggled out of the gate and hope to pick up a home win against another sub-.500 team before beginning a challening road trip. That opportunity comes Monday against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, who entered Sunday tied for the worst record in the NBA at 1-5.

The Houston Rockets seemed to have emptied the tank in the opener of their current four-game road trip when they won the NBA's highest-scoring one-point contest in history. They've since lost two straight and will try to recover from an embarrassing effort when they conclude the trip against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves didn't need Karl-Anthony Towns in order to skip past the Washington Wizards, but a stiffer test awaits. The Timberwolves will once again be without their star center when they host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday.

The Philadelphia 76ers are digging beyond their vaunted starting five and developing a deep roster capable of stepping up in the biggest moments. The 76ers will lean on the supporting cast once again and try to make it two wins with superstar center Joel Embiid on suspension when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

The Golden State Warriors have gone from the best team in the NBA to one of the worst in one offseason and will once again try for their first home win when they host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. The Warriors moved across the bay from Oakland to San Francisco in the offseason and are 0-4 in their new home, the Chase Center.