Basketball

Oklahoma City Thunder (16-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-15, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit Pistons (9-14, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (17-4, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -14; over/under is 220.

Indiana Pacers (9-13, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (9-13, ninth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -2.

Sacramento Kings (10-12, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (14-8, fourth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Charlotte Hornets (6-15, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (13-8, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee and New York are back in the NBA Cup quarterfinals, just like they were a year ago. The other six remaining Cup contenders — Oklahoma City, Golden State, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Orlando — are heading there for the first time.

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 21 points and the New York Knicks beat the Orlando Magic 121-106 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 37 points and 12 rebounds, Spencer Dinwiddie and P.J. Washington Jr.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 119-115 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night. Jokic fell four assists shy of his NBA-leading ninth triple-double of the season.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis scored 27 points and Sacramento made 15 straight shots from the field to beat Houston 120-111 on Tuesday night and deny the Rockets the top seed in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.