Basketball

Denver Nuggets (43-25, third in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (41-25, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

New York Knicks (43-24, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (28-38, 13th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs host the New York Knicks in non-conference play.

Washington Wizards (15-52, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-54, 15th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah aims to end its 10-game slide when the Jazz take on Washington.

Detroit Pistons (38-31, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-39, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami takes on Detroit looking to stop its five-game home slide.

Milwaukee Bucks (38-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (39-28, sixth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -2.5; over/under is 233.

Memphis Grizzlies (43-26, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (30-39, 12th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (18-51, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-30, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Houston Rockets (44-25, second in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (32-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 112-97 on Monday night for their second consecutive victory following a five-game slide.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 28 points, Josh Hart tied a franchise record with his eighth triple-double this season and the New York Knicks beat Miami 116-95 on Monday night, sending the Heat to their first eight-game losing streak of coach E