Basketball

Portland Trail Blazers (23-31, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (35-19, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Wednesday, 9 p.m.

Golden State Warriors (27-26, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (28-26, eighth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State takes on Dallas in Western Conference action Wednesday.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley scored 28 points, fellow All-Star Donovan Mitchell added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers broke out to a big early lead and had little trouble against Minnesota, beating the Timberwolves 128-107 on Monday night.

SYDNEY (AP) — Sydney Kings forward Xavier Cooks has been suspended for a possible doping violation ahead of the post-season in Australia’s National Basketball League.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points in three quarters as the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the New Orleans Pelicans 137-101 on Monday night.

DALLAS (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 42 points, including a baseline floater with 2 seconds left in overtime, and the Sacramento Kings beat the depleted Dallas Mavericks 129-128 on Monday night.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 40 points, Christian Braun had 26 points, and the surging Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 146-117 on Monday night for their seventh straight win.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst said trading Khris Middleton was the toughest decision of his career because of everything the three-time All-Star had done for the franchise.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 38 points and the Golden State Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-111 on Monday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — LaMelo Ball missed the second half of Charlotte's 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night because of right ankle soreness.