Basketball

Miami Heat (20-19, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (20-19, eighth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix will try to stop its four-game losing streak when the Suns play Miami.

Portland Trail Blazers (19-18, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (21-18, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana hosts Portland looking to extend its four-game home winning streak.

Detroit Pistons (11-30, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (12-26, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio enters the matchup with Detroit as losers of three straight games.

Charlotte Hornets (10-29, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (25-13, second in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte looks to stop its three-game losing streak with a victory against Milwaukee.

Washington Wizards (17-22, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (16-22, 13th in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City into a matchup against Washington.

Utah Jazz (19-21, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (10-28, 15th in the Western Conference) Houston; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Rockets -6; over/under is 232.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Schröder scored 14 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter and the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers improbably overcame LeBron James’ absence for a 112-109 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The final play had been drawn for Bojan Bogdanovic, then Saddiq Bey suddenly found the ball in his hands with no time to think, so he just let it fly.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Andre Hunter and John Collins each scored 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings 120-117 on Wednesday night to end a four-game slide. “Feels great,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said.

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 22 points, and the Chicago Bulls stopped Brooklyn’s 12-game winning streak with a 121-112 victory over Kevin Durant and the Nets on Wednesday night.