The Los Angeles Lakers are undefeated in two games since the All-Star break with Julius Randle and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope stepping up to lead the way. The Lakers will try to stay hot when the four-game road trip shifts to the east coast in a visit to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.

The Boston Celtics look refreshed since returning from the All-Star break and will try for their first home win in over three weeks when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday. The Celtics went into the break losing three straight home games by an average of 12.7 points while tumbling out of first place in the Eastern Conference, but they're 2-0 since play started back up again and are within a half-game of first-place Toronto in the East.

The Brooklyn Nets don't control their first-round draft pick this summer, and therefore can't be accused of tanking despite slipping down the standings in the Eastern Conference with an eight-game losing streak. The Chicago Bulls, who visit the Nets on Monday, are slipping down the standings as well as they attempt to set themselves up for the future.

The Golden State Warriors showed off how good they can be on the offensive end in their first game back from the All-Star break and then showed off their defensive prowess in the second. The Warriors will try to put it together on both ends of the floor when they kick off a three-game road trip by visiting the New York Knicks on Monday.

The Toronto Raptors attempt to rebound from a rare home loss against a team that's been struggling to win on the road when they host the Detroit Pistons on Monday. The Raptors saw a seven-game winning streak come to an end with Friday's 122-119 overtime loss to Milwaukee - which also snapped a seven-game run at home, where they are 24-5 overall.

The New Orleans Pelicans have a habit of playing - and winning - overtime games, especially during their remarkably dramatic five-game winning streak. They will try to muster up some energy and extend the run to six games when they host the Phoenix Suns on Monday.

All-Stars Paul George and Russell Westbrook look to rebound from rough shooting performances when their Oklahoma City Thunder host the struggling Orlando Magic on Monday night. George was 1-of-14 from the field and missed eight of nine tries from 3-point range while Westbrook shot 4-of-15 from the floor overall as the Thunder were routed 112-80 at Golden State on Saturday for their seventh loss in 11 games.

The Indiana Pacers are winners of four in a row and are only one game behind the Cleveland Cavaliers for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers will try to make it five straight when they open a four-game trip by visiting the lowly Dallas Mavericks on Monday.

The Houston Rockets try for their 13th straight victory and first season series sweep of Utah since 1981-82 when they visit the Jazz on Monday. Houston, which has won 16 of its last 17 games and leads Golden State by one-half game for the NBA's best record, began a three-game road trip with a 119-114 victory over Denver on Sunday as James Harden continued his MVP-type season with 41 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

The Minnesota Timberwolves survived their first game without All-Star guard Jimmy Butler and they will try to make it two in a row when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Monday. Butler is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks due to surgery on his right knee following an injury Friday in Houston, but the Timberwolves coasted in his absence the following night at home.