Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves (35-35, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (31-37, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m.

Boston Celtics (48-22, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (31-38, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum meet when Portland hosts Boston.

Memphis Grizzlies (41-27, second in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (18-51, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies take on the San Antonio Spurs.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joel Embiid had 36 points and 18 rebounds and played the final 4:12 after initially being called for his sixth foul, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to their sixth straight victory, 118-109 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday ni

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Christian Wood had 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a series of blunders at the end regulation to beat the San Antonio Spurs 137-128 in overtime Wednesday night without injured All-Stars Luka Doncic and K

CHICAGO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox hit a 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to give the Sacramento Kings a 117-114 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night. Fox scored 32 points on 12-for-17 shooting, hitting four 3-pointers.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 35 points and Jayson Tatum added 22 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 104-102 on Wednesday night.

HOUSTON (AP) — Kevin Porter Jr. scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets beat the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers 114-110 on Wednesday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Joel Embiid went from fouling out to staying in.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Golden State forward Andre Iguodala is set to have surgery next week on his fractured left wrist. The Warriors announced Iguodala's status Wednesday night before their game against the Los Angeles Clippers.