Basketball

Cleveland Cavaliers (46-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (39-33, sixth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn hosts Cleveland looking to end its three-game home slide.

Charlotte Hornets (23-50, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (35-37, 12th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Thursday, 8 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs (19-53, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (51-20, first in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Bucks -17.

Oklahoma City Thunder (36-36, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (38-35, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:30 p.m.

Atlanta Hawks (36-36, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (36-37, ninth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -4.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 36 points and the Boston Celtics ended a long road trip on a high note by beating the Sacramento Kings 132-109 on Tuesday night.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 32 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-84 on Tuesday night. “I just continued to attack,” said Ingram, who made all 10 of his free throws.

NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell glanced hopefully up at the overhead videoboard, realizing his sensational slam dunk deserved a second look. He wasn't going to get it in Brooklyn.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Pablo Banchero had 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Washington Wizards 122-112 on Tuesday night. Orlando won for the first time in eight games against Washington.

ATLANTA (AP) — Bogdan Bogdanovic sank three 3-pointers in a 16-0 run early in the second half that allowed Atlanta to extend its lead to double digits for the first time and the Hawks beat the struggling Detroit Pistons 129-107 on Tuesday night.