Basketball

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.

TORONTO (AP) — Luka Doncic had 30 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds on his 25th birthday for his 11th triple-double of the season, Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 136-12

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 13 assists — four on late consecutive possessions — and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-114 on Wednesday night.

DENVER (AP) — The NBA will allow suspended Miami Heat center Thomas Bryant to briefly be in Denver's arena Thursday night so he can receive his 2023 championship ring from the Nuggets in a pregame ceremony.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has denied the Knicks' protest of their loss in Houston, two days after New York won a game in large part because of a call that was determined to be incorrect. The Knicks protested their 105-103 loss to the Rockets on Feb.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have signed free agent forward Aleksej Pokusevski, the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft. Terms of the deal were not released.

Golden State Warriors (30-27, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (34-25, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (33-25, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (22-36, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Mavericks -3; over/under is 240.

Utah Jazz (27-32, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (33-26, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah will try to stop its four-game road skid when the Jazz take on Orlando.

New Orleans Pelicans (35-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (33-26, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Pacers -5.5; over/under is 238.