The Toronto Raptors blasted opponents by an average of 21.3 points while sweeping a four-game homestand but will play two of their final three games before the All-Star break on the road. The Raptors will try to stay hot when they leave Canada to visit the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.

Blake Griffin decided not to get caught up in losing to his former team to start the weekend, as the Detroit Pistons’ new forward shifted his focus to beginning another winning streak Sunday at the Atlanta Hawks. Griffin scored 19 points in Friday’s 108-95 defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers, ending Detroit’s five-game winning streak – the final four of those victories coming after the Pistons acquired Griffin from Los Angeles in a six-player deal Jan. 29.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to debut their four newcomers when they visit the rival Boston Celtics on Sunday afternoon. Playing without newly acquired players George Hill, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr. and Rodney Hood - each of whom was picked up in the team's series of trades before Thursday's deadline - the Cavaliers rolled to a 123-107 win at Atlanta on Friday.

The Indiana Pacers got an unexpected day off on the road and looked plenty refreshed in taking down the top team in the Eastern Conference on Friday. The Pacers will try to carry that momentum back home when they host the floundering New York Knicks on Sunday.

The Houston Rockets practically are toying with opponents as they streak toward the All-Star break, and they just beefed up their roster a bit more as they prepare for the stretch run. The Rockets, who are in the process of signing veterans Brandan Wright and Joe Johnson once they clear waivers, aim for their eighth consecutive win when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are slumping their way toward the All-Star break with losses in two straight and six of the last nine. All of those losses came on the road, and the Timberwolves will play each of their three remaining games before the break the break at home, beginning with a visit from the lowly Sacramento Kings on Sunday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are losers of five of six and followed up an impressive, emotional win with a big letdown on Thursday. The Thunder, who stayed out of the trade deadline madness on Thursday, hope to have some of their key pieces back when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.

The Utah Jazz shook things up at Thursday's NBA trade deadline, and then kept winning. The red-hot Jazz will try to extend their winning streak to nine games and return to .500 for the first time in over two months when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.