Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had a season-high 48 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in his third 40-point performance since turning 38 less than three weeks ago, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 140-132 victory ove

Washington Wizards (18-26, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (25-20, sixth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto Raptors (20-24, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (28-16, third in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Bucks -5.

Charlotte Hornets (11-34, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (10-33, 15th in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to stop its five-game slide with a win over Houston.

Sacramento Kings (24-18, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (19-24, 13th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: LeBron James leads Los Angeles into a matchup against Sacramento.

Indiana Pacers (23-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (21-23, 11th in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Oklahoma City into a matchup against Indiana.

Cleveland Cavaliers (28-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (30-13, second in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Atlanta Hawks (22-22, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (24-21, fifth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic leads Dallas into a matchup with Atlanta.

Miami Heat (24-21, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-18, third in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans and Miami square off in non-conference action.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 33 points, Scottie Barnes had 26 points and the Toronto Raptors recovered in overtime after RJ Barrett’s tying slam with 0.6 seconds left in regulation to beat the New York Knicks 123-121 on Monday.