Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If anyone needed any proof of how confident Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers are feeling, it came late in the second quarter of their game against the San Antonio Spurs.

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.