Basketball

New York Knicks (43-25, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (17-51, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -7.

Philadelphia 76ers (23-46, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (29-39, 13th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio and Philadelphia square off in non-conference action.

Orlando Magic (32-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (15-53, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

Chicago Bulls (29-40, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (35-33, ninth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -6.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija had 31 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 135-131

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 41 points, including 20 in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Suns held off the Chicago Bulls 127-121 on Wednesday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 31 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in just three quarters of work, and the Los Angeles Lakers routed the Denver Nuggets 120-108 on Wednesday night in a matchup of injury-depleted Western Conference contender

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and the short-handed Sacramento Kings handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their third straight loss with a 123-119 victory on Wednesday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Cade Cunningham insisted he called bank. “I might have whispered it,” he said. “I don't think anybody heard that, though.” Doesn't matter. They saw it. Everybody saw it.