Basketball

Washington Wizards (9-49, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (32-28, ninth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Lakers -9.

Miami Heat (33-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (40-19, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -4.5; over/under is 215.

Indiana Pacers (34-26, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (35-25, sixth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers visit the New Orleans Pelicans in a non-conference matchup.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points during a brilliant fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from a 21-point deficit for a dramatic 116-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points during a brilliant fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from a 21-point deficit for a dramatic 116-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray scored 32 points, Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists in just three quarters for his fourth straight triple-double and the Denver Nuggets had a big run to beat the short-handed Sacramento Kings 117-96 on

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan made the big shots down the stretch and Andre Drummond dominated on the glass. It was just enough to lift the Chicago Bulls past one of the Eastern Conference's best teams.

TORONTO — Canada's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is among the non-American stars who continue to dominate the NBA MVP conversation.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 17 of his 34 points in the third quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves move into sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a 110-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night

TORONTO — Luka Doncic dictated things as per usual on the way to a nice present for his 25th birthday. Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists in leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 136-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday.