Basketball

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.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies are making lengthy winning streaks an annual occurrence.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Walker Kessler had career-highs of 20 points and 21 rebounds, Jordan Clarkson added 21 points and the Utah Jazz rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 126-125 on Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — RJ Barrett's end-to-end driving dunk with 0.6 seconds left in regulation had the basket shaking. The Toronto Raptors remained perfectly steady. “It didn’t matter. We’ve just got to keep fighting,” forward Scottie Barnes said.