The San Antonio Spurs have dropped five of eight games since reaching a season-high seven games above .500 and attempt to regain their form when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. The Spurs dropped a 122-120 decision to the host Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday despite shooting a stellar 57.3 percent from the field.

The Indiana Pacers will try to press on without star guard Victor Oladipo when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Oladipo, an All-Star for the first time last season and the team's current leader in points (18.8) and steals (1.7), was lost for the season due to a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee suffered during Wednesday's 110-106 win over Toronto.

The Golden State Warriors are the hottest team in the NBA at the moment and showed on Thursday that they don't need the 3-point shot to dominate a game. The Warriors will try to pull off their 10th consecutive victory when they continue a five-game road trip by visiting the surging Boston Celtics on Saturday.

The Philadelphia 76ers might be without two of their top players when they visit the Denver Nuggets on Saturday. Swingman Jimmy Butler could miss his third straight contest due to a wrist injury while All-Star center Joel Embiid will sit out to rest.

The Portland Trail Blazers attempt to win for the 11th time in their past 14 games when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday. The red-hot Trail Blazers are 30-20 for the franchise's best 50-game start since a 34-16 stretch to begin the 2014-15 campaign.