Russell Westbrook is healthy and back to scoring in bunches while getting a little feisty with the opposition. Westbrook will try to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a third consecutive win and avoid another technical foul when they open a two-game road trip by visiting the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday.

The Cleveland Cavaliers finally have a win under their belt, but they will be operating in uncertainty when they host the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. Larry Drew is serving as "acting" coach and has expressed his disappointment that the Cavaliers are refusing to offer him a better deal.

The Los Angeles Clippers made a pit stop on the way to the East Coast in Oklahoma City and put together one of their worst quarters of basketball en route to a 128-110 setback. The Clippers will try to lock in for the full 48 minutes and avoid suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

The Sacramento Kings are on an impressive roll and they look to improve their winning streak to five straight games when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. Sacramento began the streak with home wins over Memphis and Washington and continued it with victories in Miami and Orlando to open a four-game road trip.

The Milwaukee Bucks knocked off one top Eastern Conference contender to keep their unbeaten start intact and will try to pull the trick again when they visit the Boston Celtics on Thursday. The Bucks pulled out a 124-109 win over the Toronto Raptors in a battle of unbeatens on Monday despite being without superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The New Orleans Pelicans delivered a stunning blow by sweeping the favored Portland Trail Blazers right out of the playoffs last season. Portland will attempt to put up a better fight in this campaign's first meeting when it hosts the Pelicans on Thursday.