Even when their leading scorer heads to the locker room early, the Boston Celtics can still lean on their league-best defense to keep their winning streak alive. The Celtics hope to have Kyrie Irving back at the head of that defense when they try to push their winning streak to 12 straight on Saturday against the visiting Toronto Raptors.

The Detroit Pistons are winners of four straight and seven of their last eight and will try to cap off a perfect five-game homestand when they host the Miami Heat on Sunday. The Pistons will play nine of their next 11 games away from home after Sunday and are feasting on opponents with a 6-1 record in their new downtown arena.

James Harden and the Houston Rockets will try to extend their impressive runs when they visit the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. Harden scored 38 points - his third straight game with at least 35 - to lead the Rockets to their fifth consecutive win on Saturday, a 111-96 triumph over Memphis.

The Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back from a brutal road trip to score a big win at home, and they look to make it two in a row at Chesapeake Bay Arena when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. The Thunder dropped all three games of their recent swing and had lost four in a row overall while averaging  93.3 points before righting the ship in their return home on Friday.