Basketball

Houston Rockets (8-7, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (12-6, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers (5-12, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (10-8, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Charlotte Hornets (5-11, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (9-8, ninth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn seeks to extend its three-game win streak with a victory against Charlotte.

Phoenix Suns (11-6, third in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (8-10, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Suns -1.5; over/under is 222.

Indiana Pacers (9-7, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (10-8, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami comes into the matchup with Indiana as losers of three games in a row.

Los Angeles Clippers (7-9, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (9-6, sixth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Clippers -1.

Milwaukee Bucks (13-5, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (5-14, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee will try to continue its three-game win streak with a victory against Chicago.

Atlanta Hawks (8-9, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (3-14, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio aims to stop its 12-game skid when the Spurs take on Atlanta.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks were already making plans for a trip to Las Vegas after learning they had advanced to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament.

MIAMI (AP) — With the game on the line, the Milwaukee Bucks were just about perfect. And they're headed to the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals.