Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 22 and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics easily handled the New York Knicks 116-102 on Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, punctuated by a dunk in the final minute, as the Minnesota Timberwolves took sole possession of first place in the Western Conference with a 101-86 win over the Broo

NEW YORK (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 22 and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 116-102 on Saturday night for their eighth consecutive victory.

DETROIT (AP) — Paolo Banchero broke a tie on a three-point play with 0.8 seconds left and finished with 15 points in the Orlando Magic's 112-109 victory over the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons on Saturday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ruled out for Saturday's home game against the Brooklyn Nets with a left ankle sprain. Gobert injured his ankle in the third quarter of Friday's 112-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks .

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Daryl Morey had video of an attempted moon landing on mute on his laptop as he explained the role of data analytics in the NBA when, suddenly, a crowd of people clapping popped up on the screen.

Los Angeles Lakers (31-27, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (33-24, eighth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 3:30 p.m.

Brooklyn Nets (21-34, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (39-17, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -7.5; over/under is 216.

Oklahoma City Thunder (39-17, second in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (25-31, 12th in the Western Conference) Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (38-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (29-26, 10th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Sunday, 7 p.m.