Basketball

New Orleans Pelicans (4-4, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (4-3, sixth in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m.

Utah Jazz (2-7, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (1-7, 15th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers (3-5, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (4-4, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles heads into the matchup with Phoenix after losing three straight games.

Minnesota Timberwolves (5-2, third in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (3-5, 11th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m.

DENVER (AP) — An exhausted Nikola Jokic had 35 points and 13 rebounds in more than 36 minutes of action to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the Golden State Warriors 108-105 on Wednesday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up big numbers without focusing on them. The high-scoring guard had 43 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-120 on Wednesday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 31 points and 12 rebounds, OG Anunoby scored 26 and the Toronto Raptors finished a two-game sweep in Texas with a 127-116 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic powered to the basket for a layup with 7.3 seconds left in overtime and Phoenix outlasted the Chicago Bulls 116-115 on Wednesday night in Bradley Beal's Suns debut.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 28 points in three quarters and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 128-94 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Lonnie Walker came off the bench to score 21 points and Day’Ron Sharpe added 11 points and 10 rebounds as the Brooklyn Nets beat the Clippers 100-93 on Wednesday night, sending Los Angeles to its fourth road loss.