Basketball

New Orleans Pelicans (15-43, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (27-31, 11th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits Phoenix looking to break its eight-game road losing streak.

Golden State Warriors (31-27, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (29-31, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Boston Celtics (42-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (32-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -3.5; over/under is 225.

Charlotte Hornets (14-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (31-28, ninth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to end its four-game slide with a victory over Dallas.

San Antonio Spurs (24-32, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (36-22, fifth in the Western Conference) Houston; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -9.5; over/under is 226.

Denver Nuggets (38-20, third in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (32-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Toronto Raptors (18-40, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (32-24, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -9.5; over/under is 237.

Minnesota Timberwolves (32-27, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (35-21, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m.

TORONTO (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 24 points, Derrick White had 22 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Toronto Raptors 111-101 on Tuesday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry and Draymond Green scored 15 points each and the Golden State Warriors joined an elite group with their 3,000th franchise victory on Tuesday night, 128-92 over the Charlotte Hornets.