The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks both ran into some trouble on the defensive end on Friday and ended up on the wrong end of scoreboard. Both teams will be looking for a better effort on that end of the floor when the Cavaliers host the Hawks on Sunday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped their first two games of the 2018-19 campaign and are still waiting on superstar Russell Westbrook to rejoin the lineup. The Thunder could have Westbrook available when they host the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

The Golden State Warriors will try to build on a dramatic come-from-behind win and stay unbeaten on the young season when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. After falling behind by 16 points midway through the third quarter on Friday at Utah, the Warriors crawled back and won 124-123 on a putback by Jonas Jerebko with three-tenths of a second remaining.

Chris Paul's return to Los Angeles was marred by an ugly fight, leaving his status in doubt when his Houston Rockets take on the host Clippers on Sunday. The Rockets opened their two-day, two-game visit to the City of Angels with a 124-115 win over the Lakers on Saturday, a contest that featured a melee late in the fourth quarter in which Paul and Lakers guard Rajon Rondo exchanged punches.