Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Denver Nuggets were undermanned, on the road and playing the second night of a back-to-back without Nikola Jokic.

Los Angeles Lakers (10-8, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-15, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit heads into the matchup with Los Angeles as losers of 14 in a row.

Utah Jazz (6-11, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (3-13, 14th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks to end its eight-game home skid with a victory against Utah.

Washington Wizards (3-14, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (12-5, second in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hosts Washington trying to extend its five-game home winning streak.

Philadelphia 76ers (12-5, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (9-9, ninth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to help the Philadelphia 76ers rout LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 138-94 on Monday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rookie Keyonte George scored a season-high 19 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 114-112 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night and a sweep of their two-game series.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — LeBron James never endured a lopsided basketball defeat like the one he suffered with Los Angeles in Philadelphia. James has lost big before. His Miami Heat once got trounced by 36 points in the NBA Finals.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jerami Grant scored 34 points and Deandre Ayton had 22 points and 13 rebounds to power the Portland Trail Blazers to a 114-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Say this for the NBA: It will have some drama for the final night of group play in the inaugural In-Season Tournament . There are eight games left — all potentially having implications on who will advance.