Houston Rockets (15-42, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (29-31, eighth in the Western Conference)

Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -10

Boston Celtics (33-25, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (34-22, fifth in the Eastern Conference)

Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia plays the Boston Celtics after Joel Embiid scored 40 points in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 103-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Anthony Davis has missed over one-third of the Los Angeles Lakers games this season due to injuries. It looks like he will miss more time after another setback. Davis sprained his right ankle during the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz. He was down on the court for several minutes.

Dallas Mavericks (33-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (37-20, first in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas plays the Miami Heat after Luka Doncic scored 45 points in the Mavericks’ 99-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Boston Celtics beat Atlanta Hawks 105-95 on Sunday to extend their winning streak to eight matches. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 38 points and 10 rebounds.

BOTTOM LINE: Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic meet when Boston takes on Denver. Tatum ranks ninth in the NBA averaging 25.5 points per game and Jokic is seventh in the league averaging 25.8 points per game.

Cleveland Cavaliers (35-22, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (26-30, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Trae Young leads Atlanta into a matchup against Cleveland. He currently ranks third in the NBA scoring 27.7 points per game.

Orlando Magic (13-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (34-21, fourth in the Western Conference)