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Sacramento closes this road trip at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night, with tipoff set for 8 p.m. ET on NBCS-CA and TSN. The Kings come in at 19-57 and dead last in the Western Conference, while Toronto sits at 42-33 and sixth in the East. Sacramento has dropped four straight, including losses to Orlando, Atlanta and Brooklyn, while the Raptors are back home after Tuesday’s 127-116 loss in Detroit. That makes the shape of this game pretty clear. Toronto still has seeding to protect, so motivation should not be an issue, but the spread is inflated enough that the schedule spot matters. The Raptors have been playing much better basketball lately, with Scottie Barnes driving the offense during wins over

The Milwaukee Bucks head to Toyota Center on Wednesday night for an 8:00 PM ET tip against the Houston Rockets, and this number tells you a lot before the ball even goes up. Milwaukee is 30-45 and sitting 11th in the East, while Houston is 46-29 and holding the No. 6 spot in the West. The Bucks did stop a four-game skid with a 123-99 win over Dallas on Tuesday, but now they go right back out on the road for the second night of a back-to-back. Houston is in the same back-to-back spot, though it stays home after beating the Knicks 111-94 for its third straight win. This is also a much bigger game for Houston in the standings.

New York heads to FedExForum on Wednesday night for an 8:00 PM ET tip in a game that looks straightforward on paper, but the number is big enough to make bettors think twice. The Knicks are 48-28 and still trying to hold position near the top of the Eastern Conference, while Memphis is 25-50 and sitting near the bottom of the West. This is the final stop on a rough road swing for New York, and it comes on the second night of a back-to-back after another flat offensive showing in Houston. The broadcast is expected on MSG and FDSSE, and the market opened with the Knicks as heavy favorites. That urgency matters. The Knicks have dropped three straight and

The Boston Celtics head to Kaseya Center on Wednesday night for a 7:30 p.m. ET matchup with the Miami Heat, and this one still matters on both sides of the bracket. Boston enters at 50-25, sitting second in the Eastern Conference and trying to protect its cushion over New York after Monday’s loss in Atlanta. Miami is 40-36, ninth in the East, and still fighting to climb into a better play-in position after its comeback win over Philadelphia. ESPN and FanDuel Sports Network Sun have the broadcast, and the market has Boston favored on the road in a game that looks tighter than the standings might suggest. There is some real bounce-back pressure on the Celtics after Jaylen Brown called