Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby scored 26 points, Jalen Brunson added 21 and the New York Knicks handed the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets their worst loss of the season, 122-84 on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid a rebuild without much of a foundation, the Washington Wizards front office felt the players needed to hear from a new voice. Wes Unseld Jr.

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 27 points, Anthony Edwards added 24 and the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 96-94 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers produced the perfect celebration Thursday night. Pascal Siakam had his first triple-double in 15 months, Tyrese Haliburton was announced as an All-Star starter and the Pacers got a desperately needed win.

MIAMI (AP) — Boston center Kristaps Porzingis sprained his left ankle and left the Celtics' game against Miami midway through the third quarter Thursday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Boston coach Joe Mazzulla is a movie buff who made big news last season when revealing that he watches “The Town” several times a week.

TORONTO — This is not the Toronto Raptors team that Jakob Poeltl re-signed with in the off-season. He's OK with that.

Boston Celtics (34-10, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (24-20, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -6.5; over/under is 224.

Oklahoma City Thunder (31-13, first in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-18, sixth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (28-14, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (16-28, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toronto comes into the matchup with Los Angeles after losing three games in a row.