Basketball

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Oklahoma City defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 125-104 on Thursday night as the Thunder won their eighth straight and team-record 61st game of the season.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaden Hardy scored 22 points, Anthony Davis added 15 points and seven rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 101-92 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks will be without Jalen Brunson and both primary backups on Friday at Milwaukee, leaving them without their top three point guards in the potential playoff preview.

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 36 points, Davion Mitchell and Andrew Wiggins each added 16 and the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 122-112 on Thursday night for their third straight win.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 29 points, Donovan Mitchell had a career-high 14 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked more comfortable back home, holding off the San Antonio Spurs 124-116 on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points, one of nine Indiana players in double figures as the Pacers set a franchise record for points in a game in a 162-109 rout of the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant will miss his sixth straight game Thursday against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a strained left hamstring. Morant, who averages 22.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stay patient, Seattle. You too, Las Vegas, and every other city awaiting word on whether an NBA franchise could be headed its way.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA may soon be significantly expanding its presence in European basketball, in the form of partnering with FIBA on a new league that the sides have been talking about for many years.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II has a partial tear of a ligament in his left thumb. Payton hurt his thumb during the Warriors’ 112-86 loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday.