Basketball

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Iran has clinched Asia's final qualifying spot for the basketball World Cup despite losing its final playoff game 86-74 to China on Sunday.

Orlando Magic (25-36, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (30-31, 10th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (33-29, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (42-19, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 10 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -4.

Toronto Raptors (30-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (38-25, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Cavaliers -6.

Boston Celtics (44-17, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (35-27, sixth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to continue its five-game win streak with a victory against Boston.

Detroit Pistons (15-46, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (19-43, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m.

Miami Heat (32-29, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (39-20, third in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Monday, 7 p.m.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen scored 27 points and recent signee Kris Dunn added 15 as the Utah Jazz rallied from a 14-point deficit and beat the struggling San Antonio Spurs 118-102 on Saturday night.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 23 points and seven rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies raced to an early lead and coasted to a 112-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night in a matchup of the Western Conference’s top teams.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jayson Tatum buried the 3-pointer that put Boston ahead with 1.3 seconds left and casually backpedaled on defense before he turned to greet his teammates and — woosh! — a 70-foot shot sailed over his head and into the basket.