Basketball

Denver Nuggets (51-25, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (41-35, fourth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Suns -8.

Dallas Mavericks (37-40, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (40-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami will try to stop its three-game skid when the Heat play Dallas.

DENVER (AP) — Brandon Ingram had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season and the New Orleans Pelicans took advantage of Nikola Jokic’s absence to beat the Denver Nuggets 107-88 on Thursday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 40 points, Jaylen Brown added 30 and the Boston Celtics steamrolled the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks 140-99 on Thursday night.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Whether or not Boston catches the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings, the Celtics will have reason to feel confident if the teams meet in the playoffs for a second straight season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Julius Randle will miss the rest of the regular season with a sprained left ankle, and his availability for the playoffs — if the New York Knicks make it — is in doubt.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The 2023 Associated Press All-State team for Minnesota high school boys basketball, as voted on by statewide media: PLAYER OF THE YEAR Nolan Winter, Lakeville North FIRST TEAM Nolan Winter, senior, Lakeville North Nasir Whitlock, s

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyrie Irving -- he says now -- wanted to finish out this season in Brooklyn. He has five games left instead to potentially finish this season out of the playoffs with Dallas.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — While a throng of purple-clad visiting fans were already celebrating, De'Aaron Fox was watching from the bench as the moments ticked down in Sacramento's 120-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Los Angeles Lakers (38-38, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (39-38, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota faces Los Angeles in a matchup of Western Conference teams.