Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves (35-29, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-32, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (21-40, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (44-18, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -14; over/under is 222.

Cleveland Cavaliers (52-10, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-47, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte plays Cleveland looking to end its three-game home skid.

Memphis Grizzlies (38-24, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-31, 10th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis comes into the matchup with Dallas after losing four straight games.

Portland Trail Blazers (28-35, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (51-11, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m.

Phoenix Suns (29-33, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (40-22, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets host Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns.

San Antonio Spurs (26-34, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (32-29, ninth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -2; over/under is 234.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant said after the Grizzlies 120-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night that he should have sat out the game because of a lingering right shoulder injury.

BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 43 points and knocked down a career-best 10 3-pointers to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics past the Portland Trail Blazers 128-118 on Wednesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points to bring his career total over 20,000, Damian Lillard added 34 points and Kevin Porter Jr.