The Chicago Bulls earned their first win of the season behind a career night from Cameron Payne and a pair of clutch free throws from Zach LaVine on Wednesday. The Bulls will try to make it two straight over the same opponent when they hit the road to visit the Charlotte Hornets in the conclusion of the home-and-home set.

Stephen Curry has settled into a consistently excellent level of play over the last several years and is capable of looking like the best player on the planet on any given night. Curry will try to follow up a 51-point effort when the Golden State Warriors begin a three-game road trip by visiting the New York Knicks on Friday.

The Toronto Raptors look like an unstoppable force with Kawhi Leonard joining Kyle Lowry and will try to begin the season with a sixth consecutive victory when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. The Raptors won their first five games by an average of 11.2 points despite adjusting to a new head coach and integrating Leonard into the lineup.

The Houston Rockets will be without star guard James Harden when they host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Harden will miss at least two games after suffering a strained left hamstring during Wednesday's 100-89 loss to the Utah Jazz.

The Milwaukee Bucks look to extend their hot start when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Milwaukee is 4-0 for just the third time in franchise history and hopes to make a run at the franchise-best 7-0 start engineered by the 1971-72 team led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The New Orleans Pelicans look to remain unbeaten when they host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday. New Orleans averaged an NBA-best 132 points during its first three games and will try to keep the offense moving against a Brooklyn team that held Cleveland to 86 in Wednesday's victory.

The Washington Wizards possess the second-worst defense in the NBA and will strive to show improvements when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Friday. Washington is allowing an average of 124.5 points after being routed 144-122 by the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday.