Basketball

Indiana Pacers (25-30, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-25, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana will aim to end its nine-game road losing streak when the Pacers take on Miami.

Philadelphia 76ers (34-18, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (38-16, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jayson Tatum and Joel Embiid meet when Boston squares off against Philadelphia.

Dallas Mavericks (29-26, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (31-26, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Clippers.

San Antonio Spurs (14-40, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (25-30, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio aims to stop its nine-game skid with a victory over Toronto.

Oklahoma City Thunder (25-28, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (25-29, 13th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Lakers -7.5; over/under is 237.

Detroit Pistons (14-41, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (34-22, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland comes into a matchup against Detroit as winners of three straight games.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brook Lopez scored 27 points and the Milwaukee Bucks stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 127-108 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With star teammate Stephen Curry sidelined, Klay Thompson kept shooting and took care of the offensive load the Golden State Warriors were missing without their reigning NBA Finals MVP.

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul George scored 29 points, Kawhi Leonard added 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame a career-high 47 points from Cam Thomas in his first start to beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 124-116 on Monday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kyrie Irving hadn’t arrived yet and Luka Doncic was out, so it was time for the Dallas youngsters to shine.