The Boston Celtics followed four consecutive home wins with back-to-back losses on the road, and star point guard Kyrie Irving is not happy. The Celtics will try to respond to Irving's latest attempt at motivating the team and salvage the finale of the three-game trip when they visit the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.

James Harden kept alive one of the best scoring streaks in NBA history Sunday in Orlando, but his inability to hit from the perimeter led to a rare loss for the Houston Rockets. The reigning MVP will attempt to find the range once again Monday when the Rockets begin a three-game homestand against the Memphis Grizzlies.

The San Antonio Spurs won four championships with Tony Parker as the starting point guard, including a four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2007 in which he was named the Finals MVP. Parker will make his first trip to San Antonio as a visiting player when the Charlotte Hornets visit the Spurs on Monday.

The Utah Jazz are making things look easy on their homestand as they slowly work their way back up the standings in the Western Conference. The Jazz will try to ride sizzling guard Donovan Mitchell to a four-game sweep of the homestand when they host the Detroit Pistons on Monday.

The Portland Trail Blazers will have little time to recover from a difficult loss when they wrap up a quick two-game road trip at the Sacramento Kings on Monday. After winning four straight to end a five-game homestand, the Trail Blazers took the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets to the finish line Sunday night before falling 116-113 as guard Damian Lillard's long shot at the buzzer was off.

The Los Angeles Clippers could not match the force of Blake Griffin and the Detroit Pistons in his return on Saturday, leading to a 109-104 setback in the opener of a four-game homestand. The Clippers will try to bounce back and avoid a third consecutive loss when they host the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday.