The Atlanta Hawks lost four games in a row and seven of their past eight, but the rebuilding squad travels to face the Detroit Pistons on Friday after getting a glimpse of the future during Wednesday’s home loss to Milwaukee. Rookie forward De’Andre Hunter established career bests with 27 points and 11 rebounds and struggling rookie forward Cam Reddish added a season-high 17 points as Atlanta rallied late before falling 135-127.

The NBA's highest-scoring team hosts one of its lowest-scoring squads when the Washington Wizards welcome the Charlotte Hornets to the nation's capital Friday night. The Wizards continued to pile up points and got just enough stops in the second half en route to a 138-132 win over San Antonio on Wednesday.

The Brooklyn Nets are treading water without star point guard Kyrie Irving and will try to complete a winning homestand Friday when they host the surging Sacramento Kings. Irving (shoulder) missed his third straight game Wednesday against Charlotte, but the Nets improved to 2-1 without him in a 101-91 triumph.

The San Antonio Spurs are in the midst of their longest losing streak in the Gregg Popovich era and are watching the defense crumble with each setback. The Spurs will try to snap the skid at seven in a row and lock down on the defensive end when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.

The Miami Heat are off to their best start in six seasons and go after a season-high fifth straight victory Friday night when they start a back-to-back set on the road against the struggling Chicago Bulls. The Heat, who also visit Philadelphia on Saturday, have won the last four games by an average of 14.8 points after rolling to a 124-100 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday to improve their home record to 6-0.

LeBron James is racking up triple-doubles and looks to record his sixth in the past 11 games when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. James recorded 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 112-107 home win over the Thunder on Tuesday in the first of a back-to-back between the teams.

Luka Doncic is making history with each game and is pulling the Dallas Mavericks to wins in three straight games. Doncic will try to post another high-scoring triple-double when the Mavericks finish off a four-game homestand by hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

The Denver Nuggets look to record their eighth victory in the past nine games when they host the Boston Celtics on Friday. Denver held the Houston Rockets to a season-low point total in Wednesday's 105-95 victory and is 7-0 when holding opponents under 100 points.

The Golden State Warriors are dropping from the top of the league to the bottom in record time and weren't even close to competitive in their last game. The Warriors will try to put forth a better effort when they finish off a four-game road trip by visiting the Utah Jazz on Friday.

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were part of a victory in their first time together on the court and the duo looks for another when the Los Angeles Clippers host the Houston Rockets on Friday. Leonard (knee) returned from a three-game absence and George (offseason shoulder surgeries) played his fourth game of the season in Wednesday's 107-104 overtime win over the Boston Celtics.