Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday for three games without pay for shoving a member of the media .

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was suspended by the NBA on Tuesday three games without pay for shoving a member of the media .

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 39 points, Evan Mobley added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 8-0 with a 116-114 win on Monday night over the Milwaukee Bucks, who played without injured superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.

DENVER (AP) — Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and played smothering defense on the final play of the game, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 121-119 on Monday night.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have a history of making things hard on themselves.

Chicago Bulls (3-4, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-3, sixth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas and Chicago face off in non-conference action.

Toronto Raptors (2-5, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (4-3, ninth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Sacramento Kings host the Toronto Raptors in non-conference play.

New York Knicks (3-3, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (3-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -7.5; over/under is 224.

Miami Heat (3-3, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (6-1, second in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -5.5; over/under is 222.

Cleveland Cavaliers (8-0, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (3-5, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans and Cleveland play in non-conference action.