Basketball

Milwaukee Bucks (32-15, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (14-33, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (30-15, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-37, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Detroit Pistons (6-40, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (28-16, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hosts Detroit trying to extend its seven-game home winning streak.

Phoenix Suns (27-20, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (19-27, 10th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn and Phoenix meet in non-conference action. The Nets are 12-12 in home games.

New Orleans Pelicans (26-21, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (22-24, 11th in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans aims to end its three-game skid with a win over Houston.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jerami Grant scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid's absence to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 130-104 on Monday night.

DENVER (AP) — Doc Rivers saw the same thing coaching from the sideline Monday night as he did watching from his couch all season — a talented Milwaukee team that just needs a little more time to take shape.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic spoiled the Milwaukee coaching debut of Doc Rivers by recording his 14th triple-double of the season as the Denver Nuggets surged by the Bucks 113-107 on Monday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 45 points and 15 assists and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 36 points as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 131-129 on Monday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 34 points and Alperen Sengun added 31 to help the Houston Rockets to a 135-119 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.