Basketball

Miami Heat (3-4, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (5-3, seventh in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver heads into a matchup against Miami as winners of three straight games.

Phoenix Suns (7-1, first in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (5-3, fifth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix is looking to keep its six-game win streak intact when the Suns take on Dallas.

Atlanta Hawks (4-5, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (3-6, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Detroit and Atlanta will play.

Washington Wizards (2-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (5-4, ninth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis and Washington meet in non-conference action.

Golden State Warriors (7-1, third in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (9-0, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (3-6, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (3-6, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans travels to Orlando looking to break its three-game road skid.

Brooklyn Nets (4-4, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (7-2, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn faces Boston in Eastern Conference action Friday.

Houston Rockets (5-3, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (7-1, second in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (3-4, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (5-3, sixth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads to Sacramento for a Western Conference matchup.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Paul George heard about it in his return to Los Angeles on Wednesday night for the first time since leaving the Clippers last summer for the Philadelphia 76ers.