The Toronto Raptors are back in action after a six-day layoff, as they travel to Miami riding a four-game losing streak to take on the Heat.

The NBA plans to make a decision regarding domestic expansion in the coming year, Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday, offering the most definitive timeline since the league began exploring the possibility of moving from 30 to 32 teams.

As the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic tipped off the first of two Emirates NBA Cup semifinal games Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, plenty of empty seats -- particularly in the upper level -- were scattered across the building.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 points after he dropped 42 in an overtime loss Monday.

Anthony Davis and Giannis Antetokounmpo figure to be two of the question marks NBA front offices will need to discuss leading up to the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

The two semifinal matchups are a contrast in familiarity. The New York Knicks-Orlando Magic game Saturday will be the fourth time the teams have met this season, and the second time in the past week, while the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs face each other for the first time this season.

The Raptors have won four games in a row and will aim to keep their momentum going against the 76ers Wednesday in Philadelphia. Watch LIVE at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT across the TSN Network, on TSN.ca and the TSN App.