Basketball

Dallas Mavericks (24-20, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (18-26, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta enters the matchup against Dallas after losing three straight games.

Cleveland Cavaliers (26-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (31-13, second in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee hosts Cleveland aiming to extend its four-game home winning streak.

Sacramento Kings (24-18, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (19-22, 12th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Kings -2; over/under is 240.

Orlando Magic (23-21, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (17-27, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Memphis Grizzlies host the Orlando Magic in non-conference action.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Oklahoma City did not lose sight of its objective even as the focus was squarely on the battle between San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and fellow rookie Chet Holmgren.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.

DALLAS (AP) — Another contentious Dallas-Phoenix meeting for Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic went beyond the court Wednesday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had his third triple-double in his last four games and the Milwaukee Bucks responded to the firing of coach Adrian Griffin with a 126-116 victory Wednesday night that snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ eight-game

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is finalizing a deal to take over as the Milwaukee Bucks coach a day after the firing of Adrian Griffin, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker has seen some chippy games between his Phoenix Suns and Luka Doncic's Dallas Mavericks. Even with new faces, the taunts and trash talk are plentiful.