The Boston Celtics hope to have Kyrie Irving in the lineup when they seek their 13th straight victory in Tuesday's road game against the Brooklyn Nets. Irving suffered a facial fracture on Friday and missed one game but was cleared to travel with the Celtics for the game against the Nets.

The Houston Rockets are slicing through opponents and look to post their seventh consecutive victory when they host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. Houston is averaging 120.2 points during the winning streak with an average victory margin of 17.7 points.

The San Antonio Spurs are starting to find their rhythm as they visit the lowly Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. San Antonio won four of its last five games and continues to play without All-Star small forward Kawhi Leonard and point guard Tony Parker due to quadriceps' injuries.