Basketball

Indiana Pacers (24-17, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11-29, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Pacers -5; over/under is 237.

Utah Jazz (22-21, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (19-21, 11th in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston heads into the matchup with Utah after losing three straight games.

Milwaukee Bucks (28-13, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (4-37, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit looks to stop its four-game home losing streak with a victory over Milwaukee.

Toronto Raptors (16-26, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (25-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (28-13, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (30-11, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (15-26, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (20-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls host Jaren Jackson Jr.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and the short-handed Indiana Pacers held off the Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 of his 28 points in the second half and the West-leading Minnesota Timberwolves beat the injury-ravaged Memphis Grizzlies 118-103 on Thursday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Jalen Williams had 11 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder snapped the Utah Jazz’s six-game winning streak with a 134-129 victory Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 41 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, leading the New York Knicks to a 113-109 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.