Basketball

Oklahoma City Thunder (15-4, first in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (14-6, second in the Western Conference) Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (4-16, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (11-8, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (3-14, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (9-12, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -1.

Orlando Magic (14-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (9-11, eighth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will attempt to prolong its five-game win streak with a victory against Brooklyn.

Denver Nuggets (10-7, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (12-9, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 10 p.m.

Miami Heat (9-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (5-15, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Raptors host the Miami Heat in Eastern Conference play Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) — De’Andre Hunter scored 23 points off Atlanta’s bench and the Hawks beat Cleveland 117-101 on Friday in the NBA Cup, handing the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a 101-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 35 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics past the Chicago Bulls 138-129 in Friday night’s NBA Cup pool game.