Basketball

Philadelphia 76ers (26-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (19-23, 13th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 9:30 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (26-17, third in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (27-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Donovan Mitchell leads Cleveland into a matchup against New Orleans.

Phoenix Suns (21-23, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (29-13, second in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis hosts Phoenix trying to continue its five-game home winning streak.

Boston Celtics (32-12, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (11-33, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 1 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (24-20, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (20-22, 11th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Sunday, 9 p.m.

Miami Heat (24-20, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (21-22, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Monday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta hosts Miami looking to stop its three-game home slide.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 36 points and 10 assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 136-119 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ja Morant had 23 points, 10 assists and another ferocious dunk, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers 130-112 on Saturday night to extend the NBA’s longest current winning streak to nine games.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Joel Embiid made a jumper with 5.7 seconds left to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118-117 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — To Ja Morant, the answer was a slam dunk. His ferocious jam Saturday night was his best one yet. “Yeah, easy,” he said, because of its difficulty, when asked if it topped his rapidly expanding collection of sensational slams.