Basketball

Brooklyn Nets (12-21, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (17-14, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -14; over/under is 218.

Memphis Grizzlies (23-11, second in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (15-19, 12th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis plays Sacramento in Western Conference action Friday.

Charlotte Hornets (7-25, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (15-18, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Friday, 7 p.m.

Orlando Magic (20-15, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (8-26, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando visits Toronto looking to end its three-game road slide.

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points and 21 rebounds, Josh Hart notched his second straight triple-double and the New York Knicks won their ninth straight game, beating the Utah Jazz 119-103 on Wednesday night despite playing without lead

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 35 points and the Sacramento Kings closed with a 15-0 run to rally past the Philadelphia 76ers 113-107 on Wednesday night.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists in leading the Denver Nuggets to a 139-120 win over Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks knew Jalen Brunson couldn't play. Then they were thrown a surprise when neither could the guy who was supposed to replace him.

MIAMI (AP) — Trey Murphy III knew his mother was in downtown New Orleans to ring in the new year. His chef was there as well. And when Murphy heard about the tragedy that happened on Bourbon Street, he was scared for their safety.

HOUSTON (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 23 points, Jalen Green added 22 and the Houston Rockets built a big lead early in the second half and sailed to a 110-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.