Basketball

Houston Rockets (45-25, second in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-40, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami hosts Houston looking to stop its six-game home slide. The Heat have gone 15-18 at home.

Memphis Grizzlies (43-27, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (39-30, seventh in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Friday, 10:30 p.m.

Detroit Pistons (39-31, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (33-37, 11th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to break its five-game home slide with a victory over Detroit.

New Orleans Pelicans (19-51, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-31, eighth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 8 p.m.

New York Knicks (43-25, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (17-51, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -7.

Philadelphia 76ers (23-46, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (29-39, 13th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio and Philadelphia square off in non-conference action.

Orlando Magic (32-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (15-53, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

Chicago Bulls (29-40, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (35-33, ninth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Kings -6.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija had 31 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, Bennedict Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and the Indiana Pacers rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final six minutes to beat the short-handed Dallas Mavericks 135-131