Nightly Pulse: NBA updates & highlights from Dec. 22

Houston will be facing off against Toronto at 6:00 PM ET on NBA League Pass. Don't miss the action as these two teams go head to head on the court.

Sunday NBA Action

Denver at New Orleans (7:00 ET, NBA League Pass)

Raptors ready for action

Toronto rookie Jonathan Mogbo earns his fifth career start tonight, filling in for the injured Jakob Poeltl (groin). Scottie Barnes makes his second start after missing two games with an ankle injury.

Kings’ starters

Sacramento will have Domantas Sabonis available tonight after being listed as questionable with an ankle injury. The Kings have three players averaging better than 21 points per game this season – Sabonis, De’Aaron Fox and DeMar DeRozan – but they sit at 13-16 overall, just a few spots out of a Play-In spot.

Indiana’s starting

The Pacers are ready to go for their fourth win in a row tonight in Sacramento. Indiana currently owns a 13-15 record as they look to get closer to .500 on the season.

Kings’ favorite gifts

The Kings players let the fans know some of their favorite gifts they got as youngsters.

Sacramento hosts Indiana tonight, tipping off at 6:00 ET on NBA League Pass!

Top Storylines Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers will try for their fourth consecutive win tonight when they take on the Kings in Sacramento. Over their last three games, the Pacers have averaged 120 points a night while holding opponents to a little over 107 points, winning two of the three by double figures.The Kings have gone in the opposite direction over their last three games, losing twice to the Los Angeles Lakers and dropping a heart-breaker to the Denver Nuggets by one point back on Dec. 16, all of which came at home. De’Aaron Fox is averaging nearly 29 points per game during that stretch, and he’ll look to be aggressive against his former backcourt partner in Haliburton.Fred VanVleet will take on his former team when the Houston Rockets battle the Toronto Raptors north of the border. Houston has won three of their past four games, while the Raptors aim to end a six-game losing streak.