Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out shortly before the Boston Celtics' game against the New York Knicks on Saturday night because of an illness.

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocks in his Mavericks debut but left the game late in the third quarter with a lower-body injury as Dallas beat the Houston Rockets 116-105 on Saturday.

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis left in the third quarter with a lower-body injury and didn't return in his debut with the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday after the seismic trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.

DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Davis emphatically announced his arrival with the Mavericks less than five minutes into his Dallas debut by dunking his own missed shot, pointing to the roaring crowd and yelling, “I'm here!” The 10-time All-Star didn't finish t

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss a fourth straight game Sunday when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Philadelphia 76ers as the two-time MVP deals with tightness in his left calf.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 45 points and the streaking Los Angeles Lakers beat the Indiana Pacers 124-117 on Saturday without LeBron James or Luka Doncic. Rui Hachimura scored 24 points for LA on his 27th birthday.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks requested waivers on Nah'Shon “Bones” Hyland on Saturday, two days after the guard was obtained from the Los Angeles Clippers.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is sitting out the Los Angeles Lakers ' game against Indiana on Saturday to rest his sore left ankle. The Lakers announced the decision about four hours before they hosted the Pacers.

Atlanta Hawks (24-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-42, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (41-9, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (35-16, second in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -2.