Basketball

Detroit Pistons (2-19, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (14-7, third in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m.

Houston Rockets (9-9, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (14-8, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts Houston looking to extend its nine-game home winning streak.

Sacramento Kings (11-8, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (12-9, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves (16-4, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (6-14, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m.

Cleveland Cavaliers (12-9, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (12-9, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland visits Miami looking to prolong its three-game road winning streak.

Golden State Warriors (10-11, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (13-7, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State visits Oklahoma City looking to end its four-game road slide.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers are starting to figure out who they are since James Harden's arrival a month ago.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Kuminga finally checked into the game for the first time with 4:45 left in the third quarter.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a season-high 50 points and had 13 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 131-126 on Wednesday night. Embiid reached 50 points for the sixth time in his career.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine could be sidelined through the rest of December because of inflammation in his right foot.