Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James reached 40,000 points, but Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 10 rebounds as the Denver Nuggets made a late push to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-114 on Saturday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Every Jazz-Heat game in Miami for the last seven seasons has played out the same way. They've all been close, all the way to the end. And Miami wins.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers signed center Harry Giles III to a two-way contract on Saturday. Giles, 25, averaged 3.4 points and 1.6 rebounds in 16 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season before he was waived on Feb. 8.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 38 points and the Brooklyn Nets rolled past the Atlanta Hawks for the second straight game, 114-102 on Saturday.

New York Knicks (34-26, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (39-20, second in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York aims to break its four-game skid with a victory against Cleveland.

Philadelphia 76ers (34-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (34-26, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Sunday, 1 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (38-20, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-18, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles takes on Minnesota in Western Conference action Sunday.

Portland Trail Blazers (16-42, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (20-40, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Grizzlies -1.

Golden State Warriors (32-27, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (47-12, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana Pacers (34-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (12-48, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers visit the San Antonio Spurs in non-conference action.