Basketball

Phoenix Suns (25-25, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (14-35, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will try to break its four-game skid when the Spurs take on Phoenix.

New York Knicks (26-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (29-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Saturday, 5:30 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (26-24, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (25-26, 10th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks face the Utah Jazz.

Denver Nuggets (34-15, first in the Western Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (31-16, second in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Joel Embiid leads Philadelphia into a matchup with Denver.

Cleveland Cavaliers (29-20, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (23-25, 11th in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Thunder -1; over/under is 222.

Los Angeles Lakers (23-26, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (35-14, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jayson Tatum and LeBron James meet when Boston faces Los Angeles.

Houston Rockets (11-37, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (13-37, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston will aim to end its eight-game road losing streak when the Rockets visit Detroit.

Los Angeles Clippers (27-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (25-24, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Washington Wizards (22-26, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (26-23, fourth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 8 p.m.

PHOENIX (AP) — Luka Doncic's early injury on Thursday night gave the Dallas Mavericks a very valid reason to lose on the road.