Basketball

Houston Rockets (6-3, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7-6, seventh in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (9-3, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (6-6, ninth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 3 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (9-3, first in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (6-6, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to stop its three-game road slide when the Nuggets play Cleveland.

New York Knicks (7-5, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-8, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Knicks -6.5; over/under is 226.

Minnesota Timberwolves (8-3, third in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (6-6, ninth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -5; over/under is 220.

Orlando Magic (7-5, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (7-4, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 5 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LeBron James matched his season-high with 35 points and the Los Angeles Lakers handed the Portland Trail Blazers their sixth straight loss with a 107-95 victory in an In-Season Tournament game on Friday night.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Devin Booker had 24 points and a career-high 15 assists to boost the Phoenix Suns to a 131-128 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA In-Season Tournament game Friday night.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans stars Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram helped put Denver in a 20-point hole and also came through in the final minutes to stop Nikola Jokic and Co. from climbing all the way back.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Orlando Magic held the Chicago Bulls to 33 points in the first half once again and watched their lead slip away after going up by 19. Just as they did two nights earlier, they came away with the win.