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Charlotte Hornets (14-40, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-33, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m.

New York Knicks (37-18, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (45-10, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -8.

Milwaukee Bucks (30-24, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-45, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

Detroit Pistons (29-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (24-29, 12th in the Western Conference) Austin, Texas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -4.5; over/under is 232.

Brooklyn Nets (20-35, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (20-35, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia plays Brooklyn looking to end its three-game home slide.

Memphis Grizzlies (36-19, third in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (28-29, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -2.5; over/under is 222.

Los Angeles Lakers (33-21, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (37-19, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Payton Pritchard made eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, Jayson Tatum finished with his fourth career triple-double, and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 124-104 on Thursday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James scored 40 points, including eight straight in a fourth-quarter surge, and Austin Reaves had 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-102 on Thursday night.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — De'Aaron Fox scored 11 straight points in the final three minutes and finished with 26 as San Antonio beat the Phoenix Suns 120-109 Thursday night, hours after learning Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was done for the season due to