The San Antonio Spurs will be without veteran power forward LaMarcus Aldridge for the fourth straight contest when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. The seven-time All-Star injured his shoulder against the Utah Jazz on Feb. 21 and played 21 minutes in San Antonio's following game but hasn't played since.

The Boston Celtics are coming off a tough home loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday but finished off February with a 9-3 mark and the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics will try to get their March slate started off right when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

The New Orleans Pelicans are a much-improved team with Zion Williamson healthy and productive, but they still have things to learn in order to compete with the best teams in the league. Williamson and the Pelicans will try to continue that learning process and keep the pressure on teams in the race for a postseason spot when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.

Paul George returns to Oklahoma City for the second time since being traded to Los Angeles when the Clippers visit the Thunder on Tuesday. George was greeted with a friendly ovation in his return on Dec. 22 but was 6-of-17 shooting while scoring 18 points as the Clippers dropped a 118-112 decision.

The Denver Nuggets brushed aside a poor performance on the road at the Los Angeles Clippers by coming home on Sunday and burying the defending champion Toronto Raptors in a 133-118 victory. The Nuggets will try to maintain that same intensity when they take on a team at the opposite end of the standings in the visiting Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.

The suddenly struggling Toronto Raptors will try to avoid their first four-game slide of the season when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. The Raptors won 17 of 18 games before the current skid and are trying to fight through another round of injuries.

LeBron James is now a co-favorite for NBA MVP honors and he looks to record another stellar outing when the Los Angeles Lakers host the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. James registered 34 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his 13th triple-double of the season as the Lakers posted a 122-114 road win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.

Bradley Beal aims to continue his stretch of stellar games when the Washington Wizards visit the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. The star shooting guard poured in 34 points in Sunday's 124-110 road victory over the Golden State Warriors and scored 25 or more points in a franchise-record 18 consecutive contests.