Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves (31-13, second in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (17-26, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -4.

Utah Jazz (22-23, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (7-36, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Jazz -7.5; over/under is 244.

Houston Rockets (20-23, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (10-32, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers (13-31, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (8-36, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 9:30 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (24-20, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (18-26, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta enters the matchup against Dallas after losing three straight games.

Cleveland Cavaliers (26-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (31-13, second in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee hosts Cleveland aiming to extend its four-game home winning streak.

Sacramento Kings (24-18, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (19-22, 12th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Kings -2; over/under is 240.

Orlando Magic (23-21, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (17-27, 13th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Memphis Grizzlies host the Orlando Magic in non-conference action.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Oklahoma City did not lose sight of its objective even as the focus was squarely on the battle between San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama and fellow rookie Chet Holmgren.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With several of his players overcome by emotions just moments before tip-off after celebrating the assistant coach they dearly miss, Steve Kerr stuck to his message: “Try to lose yourself in the game.