Basketball

Atlanta Hawks (13-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (11-13, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes New York and Atlanta face off on Wednesday.

Minnesota Timberwolves (10-8, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (5-14, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 5 p.m.

Boston Celtics (13-3, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (6-10, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (12-11, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (14-9, fourth in the Western Conference) Denver; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -4.

Washington Wizards (11-13, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (9-14, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (4-4) at UMass-Lowell River Hawks (9-1) Lowell, Massachusetts; Saturday, 5 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jamal Murray’s 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining lifted the Denver Nuggets to a thrilling 121-120 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Jimmy Butler added 26 points and the Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Clippers 115-110 on Thursday night. Tyler Herro scored 19 and Caleb Martin finished with 17 for the Heat.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 32 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped an 11-game losing streak by beating the Houston Rockets 118-109 on Thursday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Bam Adebayo knows the Miami Heat have some work to do to climb up the standings. Thursday was, he hopes, a good start.