Basketball

Miami Heat (25-24, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (17-34, 12th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn takes on Miami in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

San Antonio Spurs (22-26, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (12-36, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m.

Toronto Raptors (16-35, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (40-9, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m.

Houston Rockets (32-18, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (28-23, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -1; over/under is 214.

Cleveland Cavaliers (41-10, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-41, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

Utah Jazz (12-37, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (25-25, 10th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah hits the road against Phoenix looking to stop its six-game road losing streak.

DENVER (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. has kept his focus on swishing shots, not the swirling trade rumors. He’s tuned them out, in fact, and turned up his game.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 29 points and 12 assists, Bobby Portis had 23 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since Jan.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in a trade for rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft considerations, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press.

TORONTO — Jaren Jackson Jr. led all scorers with 32 points as the Memphis Grizzlies routed the undermanned Toronto Raptors 138-107 on Wednesday. Jackson added five rebounds and four assists as Memphis (35-16) won its fourth straight.