Basketball

DETROIT (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics won their eighth straight game, beating the short-handed Detroit Pistons 129-102 on Friday night.

MIAMI (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans had quite a rebuttal.

TORONTO — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander grew up watching "NBA legends" at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena. It's arguable he's on his way to becoming one himself.

TORONTO (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points in his only regular-season trip to his home country, Chet Holmgren had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away late to beat the short-handed Toronto Raptors 123-103

TORONTO — Even as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was being recognized as Canada's best athlete, he stayed humble.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans high-scoring forward Brandon Ingram has a bone bruise in his left knee that is expected to sideline him at least two weeks, the team announced Friday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Eric Gordon added 21 off the bench and the Phoenix Suns beat the Atlanta Hawks 128-115 on Thursday night. Phoenix won largely thanks to superior long-range shooting, making 22 of 41 3-pointers.

Brooklyn Nets (26-44, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (41-28, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn hits the road against New York looking to break its four-game road losing streak.

Utah Jazz (29-41, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (34-35, 11th in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah will attempt to break its nine-game road slide when the Jazz take on Houston.

New Orleans Pelicans (42-27, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (38-31, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Heat -3.5; over/under is 204.