Basketball

San Antonio Spurs (11-43, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (31-23, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago Bulls (26-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (35-17, second in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Miami Heat (28-25, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (35-19, third in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 8 p.m.

Atlanta Hawks (24-30, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (12-41, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte plays Atlanta in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Houston Rockets (24-29, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-36, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks to end its nine-game slide when the Grizzlies play Houston.

Minnesota Timberwolves (37-16, first in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (15-37, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -8.5; over/under is 216.

Washington Wizards (9-44, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (32-22, fifth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (35-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (26-25, 10th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Anthony Edwards added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half for a 121-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top teams in

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks believed their defense was improving, even as they struggled to win games immediately after new coach Doc Rivers’ arrival. Now they’re producing results to back that up.