Basketball

Sacramento Kings (41-27, third in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (39-30, sixth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nets -2.5; over/under is 237.

Dallas Mavericks (35-35, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (34-36, 10th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves (35-35, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (31-37, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m.

Boston Celtics (48-22, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (31-38, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum meet when Portland hosts Boston.

Memphis Grizzlies (41-27, second in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (18-51, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies take on the San Antonio Spurs.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joel Embiid had 36 points and 18 rebounds and played the final 4:12 after initially being called for his sixth foul, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday ni

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Christian Wood had 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a series of blunders at the end regulation to beat the San Antonio Spurs 137-128 in overtime Wednesday night without injured All-Stars Luka Doncic and K

CHICAGO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox hit a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give the Sacramento Kings a 117-114 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Fox scored 32 points on 12-for-17 shooting, hitting four 3-pointers.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-102 on Wednesday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 on Wednesday night.