Basketball

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum is one of three starters Boston will be without when it hosts the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. The night after falling 103-101 at Philadelphia, Tatum is sitting with a bruised left hip.

The Canadian Elite Basketball League announced two new executive appointments on Wednesday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 30 points and keyed a fourth-quarter rally, Ja Morant added 23 points and nine assists and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers 119-109 on Tuesday night.

Toronto Raptors (40-39, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (54-25, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (38-42, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (36-43, 12th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah takes on Oklahoma City looking to end its four-game home skid.

Miami Heat (42-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (52-27, third in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Washington Wizards (34-45, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (40-39, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Hawks -10.

Denver Nuggets (52-27, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (44-35, fourth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix comes into a matchup with Denver as winners of six games in a row.

Cleveland Cavaliers (50-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (34-45, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (50-29, second in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (40-39, eighth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Pelicans -5; over/under is 232.