Basketball

Washington Wizards (7-32, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (24-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (26-13, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (22-19, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Suns (22-18, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-17, fifth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (15-25, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (29-11, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 10 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (28-14, third in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (32-9, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to keep its 20-game home win streak intact when the Celtics play Denver.

Atlanta Hawks (17-23, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (24-17, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks take on Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on Friday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons started feeling better just in time. Simons hit a winning floater with 0.

TORONTO (AP) — Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 28 points, RJ Barrett had 26 and the Toronto Raptors never trailed in a 121-97 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Dejounte Murray hit a 17-foot jumper as time expired to give the Atlanta Hawks a 106-104 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.

ATLANTA (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic did not remember much about the game, even though the Atlanta Hawks won a thriller with a basket at the buzzer. All he could think about was his friend.