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Chicago Bulls (26-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (35-17, second in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Chicago Bulls in Eastern Conference play Wednesday. The Cavaliers are 7-4 against division opponents. Cleveland is the top team in the Eastern Conference in team defense, allowing 109.3 points while holding …

Philadelphia 76ers (31-21, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (35-16, second in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Cavaliers -3.5; over/under is 87.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hosts Philadelphia trying to prolong its nine-game home winning streak. The Cavaliers are 23-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland ranks third in the Eastern Conference in …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-84 on Saturday night for their fifth victory in six games. Brandon Ingram added 17 points, nine assists and five rebounds, and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and nine rebounds to help New Orleans rebound from a loss at …

Sacramento Kings (30-21, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-17, fourth in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Thunder -3.5; over/under is 240 BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City hosts Sacramento looking to prolong its three-game home winning streak. The Thunder are 21-13 against Western Conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks seventh in …

NEW YORK (AP) — The scoring and passing were impressive, though not what won over the fans in Dennis Schroder’s Brooklyn Nets debut. It was his fiery response to getting hit in the face by Victor Wembanyama that had the crowd chanting his name. Schroder had 15 points and 12 assists, Cam Thomas scored 25 points and Brooklyn beat the …

New Orleans Pelicans (30-22, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (15-36, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -7; over/under is 226 BOTTOM LINE: Portland hosts the New Orleans Pelicans after Jerami Grant scored 49 points in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 128-122 overtime loss to the Detroit Pistons. …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 17 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists to break a tie with Nikola Jokic for the NBA triple-double lead with 16 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 135-106 on Friday night. Jokic, the NBA triple-double leader the last two seasons, had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to fall just …

NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 118-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight victory and 16th in 17 games. Evan Mobley added 14 points and 12 rebounds, Jarrett Allen had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Darius Garland also scored 14 points. Cleveland shot 53% from the …

Detroit Pistons (8-43, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (34-16, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit visits the Los Angeles Clippers following the Pistons’ 128-122 overtime win over the Portland Trail Blazers. The Clippers have gone 19-5 at home. Los Angeles is seventh in the Western Conference with 10.3 …

Washington Wizards (9-41, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (39-12, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington is looking to stop its four-game slide with a win over Boston. The Celtics are 26-6 in conference games. Boston is the league leader averaging 16.3 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 37.8% from downtown. …