Basketball

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drew Timme scored the go-ahead basket on a cutting layup with 7.7 seconds left and the Brooklyn Nets beat the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 115-112 on Saturday night to end a six-game losing streak.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Sacramento Kings 121-91 on Saturday night.

Brooklyn Nets (23-51, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (16-57, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nets -1; over/under is 220.

Detroit Pistons (42-32, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-32, eighth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Atlanta Hawks (35-38, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (40-33, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee heads into the matchup against Atlanta as losers of three straight games.

Charlotte Hornets (18-55, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (20-54, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte travels to New Orleans looking to stop its four-game road slide.

Portland Trail Blazers (32-42, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (46-27, third in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Portland comes into the matchup against New York after losing three in a row.

Houston Rockets (48-26, second in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (35-39, 11th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (42-31, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (59-15, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 3:30 p.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo says he appreciated the compliment LeBron James gave him by saying the Milwaukee Bucks star could have scored 250 points in a game if he’d played in the 1970s.