Basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers (29-19, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (25-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Donovan Mitchell leads Cleveland into a matchup with New York.

Denver Nuggets (33-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-21, fourth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans looks to stop its four-game skid when the Pelicans play Denver.

Washington Wizards (20-26, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (25-23, fifth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic leads Dallas into a matchup with Washington.

Los Angeles Clippers (25-24, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (22-25, 12th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James said the Lakers had a choice when trailing by 25 points at halftime against the Trail Blazers.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Royce O'Neale walked gingerly onto the podium with an ice bag around each knee and reiterated the soaring confidence level among the Brooklyn Nets even with star Kevin Durant on the sidelines nursing a knee injury.

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul played so well in his return from a hip injury that it appeared the Phoenix Suns would have a surprise snoozer on Sunday night. The Memphis Grizzlies had other ideas, but couldn't quite complete a monster comeback.

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a decisive 8-foot jumper with 9.

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander banked in a decisive 8-foot jumper with 9.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors' early lead was nothing out of the ordinary. The victory at the end of the night, however, was.