Basketball

DENVER (AP) — Monty Williams lamented not pulling out his phone and taking a quick video. Because it was a moment that illustrated how the Detroit Pistons coach gauges growth while enduring one of the worst seasons in NBA history .

New Orleans Pelicans (22-15, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (17-19, 12th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.

Washington Wizards (6-30, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (21-15, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (26-12, third in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (18-20, 11th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah will try to keep its five-game home win streak alive when the Jazz take on Denver.

Oklahoma City Thunder (24-11, second in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (21-15, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami hosts Oklahoma City trying to extend its three-game home winning streak.

Houston Rockets (18-17, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (17-21, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (23-12, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (14-21, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia takes on Atlanta in Eastern Conference action Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 25 points, Ivica Zubac added 19 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Phoenix Suns 138-111 for the second time in five days on Monday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 26 points including a pair of free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining and the Indiana Pacers rallied to beat the Boston Celtics 133-131 on Monday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Kyle Lowry got hurt and left the game while he was still in the game. He didn't even wait for play to stop, simply exiting the floor and temporarily having Miami play 5-on-4 for a few seconds. Even that didn't derail the Heat.