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Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Orlando Magic at New York Knicks Date Sunday afternoon (regular-season matchup) Venue Madison Square Garden, New York Home/road records Knicks 12-1 at home; Magic on an upswing after beating Miami Key storyline Knicks seek revenge for their only home loss; Magic reintegrate Paolo Banchero into an already confident offense Last meeting Magic 124, Knicks 107

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls Venue United Center, Chicago Schedule spot Warriors on a back-to-back after a road win in Cleveland; Bulls continue a homestand during a 6-game skid Recent form Bulls have lost 6 straight and are 26th in points allowed; Warriors just gutted out a 99-94 win in Cleveland despite a depleted

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors Date Sunday, afternoon tip Venue Toronto Schedule spot Raptors’ 6th game in 9 days, 4th in 7; Celtics also on a heavy stretch but riding momentum Recent form Raptors have lost 4 of 5; Celtics have won 4 straight and 9 of 11 Last games Raptors lost 111-86 to Hornets;

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Denver Nuggets at Charlotte Hornets Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Charlotte Schedule spot Nuggets on the road, looking for a 10th straight road win; Hornets aiming for a three-game home winning streak Recent form Nuggets have won 9 straight on the road; Hornets have won 3 of their last 5 and just held Toronto under

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Memphis Schedule spot Blazers off a road loss in Detroit; Grizzlies home after a win vs Clippers Recent form Grizzlies have won 6 of 8; Blazers have dropped 4 of 5 and 9 of 12 Season context Memphis climbing back toward .500 after a

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Salt Lake City Key storyline Thunder ride a 14-game winning streak; Jazz trying to bounce back from brutal first-quarter showings Last meeting Thunder 144, Jazz 112 (Nov. 21 in Salt Lake City, OKC erased an 18-point first-quarter deficit) Line and Odds Market Number Notes

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams Los Angeles Lakers at Philadelphia 76ers Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Philadelphia Schedule spot Lakers close out an East Coast road trip; Sixers return home after a statement win vs Milwaukee Recent form Lakers split first two on the trip (win at Toronto, loss at Boston); Sixers on a three-game winning streak Season series Teams

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Bell Centre, Montreal Recent form Canadiens have won 5 of their last 7; Blues snapped a 2-game skid with a road win in Ottawa Last game Canadiens 2-1 SO win at Toronto; Blues 4-2 win at Ottawa Line and Odds Market Number Notes Moneyline

Match Facts Matchup Detail Teams New York Islanders at Florida Panthers Date Sunday (regular-season matchup) Venue Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise Schedule spot Both teams on a back-to-back; Panthers off 7-6 OT win vs Columbus, Islanders off 2-0 win at Tampa Bay Recent form Panthers snapped a four-game skid and five-game home slide; Islanders riding a three-game win streak Line and