Basketball

Brooklyn Nets (25-37, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (10-51, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit aims to stop its three-game slide when the Pistons take on Brooklyn.

Cleveland Cavaliers (40-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (27-34, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Hawks -2.5; over/under is 217.

Miami Heat (35-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-28, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to break its three-game losing streak when the Mavericks take on Miami.

DENVER (AP) — Kevin Durant was off the mark with his jumper — until it mattered most.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dean Wade made five 3-pointers and scored 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland won a replay review in the final second to stun Boston 105-104 on Tuesday night, ending the NBA-leading Celtics’ winning streak at 11 games.

TORONTO (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson said he’ll enter the NBA dunk contest on one condition: he’s got to be picked as an All-Star, too.

DALLAS (AP) — Myles Turner scored all 20 of his points in the first half, Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 11 assists, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 137-120 on Tuesday night despite Luka Doncic’s fourth consecutive game with a 3

CLEVELAND (AP) — With every one of Dean Wade's shots that splashed through the net , the Cavaliers got closer to the Celtics and his confidence grew. “The rim looked like a swimming pool,” he said.

Toronto Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl has underdone surgery to repair a torn finger ligament in his left hand. The Raptors announced the injury update Tuesday night after Toronto's 139-98 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic had recently pulled Javon Freeman-Liberty aside for a one-on-one conversation to tell the rookie guard to stay ready.