Basketball

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ochai Agbaji scored 28 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 118-114 victory over the Western Conference leading Denver Nuggets on Saturday, snapping a four-game losing streak.

The NBA will get what it wanted — drama to end the regular season.

The NBA wants to know why the Dallas Mavericks held out several key players in their next-to-last game of the season, even while the team still had a mathematical chance of making the play-in tournament.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies signed forward/center Kenneth Lofton Jr.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darvin Ham gets briefed every morning on where his team could end up in the Western Conference playoff race.

Memphis Grizzlies (51-30, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (39-42, 10th in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 3:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (53-28, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (45-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 1 p.m.

Indiana Pacers (34-47, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (47-34, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana heads into the matchup with New York as losers of three games in a row.

Houston Rockets (21-60, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (35-46, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Rockets visit the Washington Wizards in out-of-conference action.

Detroit Pistons (17-64, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (39-42, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Sunday, 1 p.m.