The Charlotte Hornets are attempting to climb into playoff contention, and they look to post their fifth consecutive victory when they host the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. Charlotte has won three contests by 15 or more points during its season-high streak and has moved within four games of eighth-place Miami for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Cleveland Cavaliers just revamped their roster, and now coach Tyronn Lue is incorporating major revisions in the attack. The Cavaliers will unveil their latest offensive schemes on Tuesday, when they face the Brooklyn Nets in the second contest of their five-game homestand.

The Miami Heat are sitting in the No. 8 spot in the Eastern Conference and are hoping a convincing win over the Memphis Grizzlies snapped the team out of a recent funk. The Philadelphia 76ers, who visit the Heat on Tuesday, are one spot up in the No. 7 hole in the East and had a seven-game winning streak come to an end at Washington on Sunday.

The Milwaukee Bucks dropped a heartbreak at home to the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime on Sunday and are about to embark on a stretch of schedule that puts them in direct competition with teams they are battling with for position in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks will begin that stretch when they host the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

Damian Lillard scored 50 points the last time he faced Sacramento and the All-Star point guard is riding a hot streak as the Portland Trail Blazers enter Tuesday's contest against the visiting Kings. Lillard is averaging 32 points this month with three games of 40 or more points and the best outing came when he made eight 3-pointers in a 118-100 victory over the Kings on Feb. 9.

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are in direct competition for the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference right now, though they are two of eight teams tightly clustered from the Nos. 3-10 spots. The Clippers will try to make up a one-game deficit to the Nuggets when they visit Denver on Tuesday.