Basketball

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess.

Brooklyn Nets (12-19, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (19-14, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hosts Brooklyn in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

Indiana Pacers (15-17, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (23-8, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 6 p.m.

New York Knicks (21-10, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (5-23, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -13; over/under is 228.

Dallas Mavericks (20-11, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (10-20, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mavericks -4.5; over/under is 225.

Phoenix Suns (15-15, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (15-15, 11th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -6; over/under is 220.

San Antonio Spurs (16-15, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (16-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 8 p.m.

Detroit Pistons (14-17, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (16-13, seventh in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -6; over/under is 230.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ja Morant stood near the end of the Memphis bench, cheering on his teammates but leaving his right arm hanging below his injured shoulder, as Memphis closed out a 132-124 victory over the Pelicans on Friday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic and Dallas forwards Naji Marshall and P.J Washington were ejected following a brief fight between the players during the Mavericks' 98-89 victory over the Suns on Friday night.