Sunday Night Basketball debuts at 6 PM ET on NBC and Peacock.

Victor Wembanyama (28 pts, 16 reb, 5 blk) and the Spurs went into Houston and beat the Rockets 111-99 in the nightcap. The Hawks, Magic, Hornets, Knicks, Timberwolves and Warriors also earned road victories, winning over the Celtics, Heat, Grizzlies, Raptors, Mavericks and Jazz respectively.

BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to continue its five-game win streak with a victory over Los Angeles. The Knicks have gone 19-6 in home games. New York is third in the NBA with 13.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Mitchell Robinson averaging 4.9 offensive boards.

NBA mock trade analysis of a potential Lakers–Cavaliers deal featuring De’Andre Hunter for Rui Hachimura and Dalton Knecht, including fantasy basketball impact and deadline implications.

With less than a week to go a lot of trade talk is out there, but the Giannis Antetokounmpo situation could hold up other deals.

Washington strings together a beautiful sequence that leads to a triple from second-year guard Bub Carrington (6 points, 2 3PM). Alex Sarr has 8 points on 4-for-5 shooting, but the Wizards trail the Lakers 26-17 with 4:26 left in the first quarter.

Magic Johnson was really hoping for a good game.

LeBron James returns to Cleveland for the last time? Evan Mobley hit with yet another dreaded calf injury. So many stories to discuss as the Lakers face the Cavaliers.