Basketball

Houston Rockets (32-18, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (28-23, seventh in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -1; over/under is 214.

Cleveland Cavaliers (41-10, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-41, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m.

Utah Jazz (12-37, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (25-25, 10th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah hits the road against Phoenix looking to stop its six-game road losing streak.

DENVER (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. has kept his focus on swishing shots, not the swirling trade rumors. He’s tuned them out, in fact, and turned up his game.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 29 points and 12 assists, Bobby Portis had 23 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since Jan.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers are acquiring center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets in a trade for rookie Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish and draft considerations, a person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press.

TORONTO — Jaren Jackson Jr. led all scorers with 32 points as the Memphis Grizzlies routed the undermanned Toronto Raptors 138-107 on Wednesday. Jackson added five rebounds and four assists as Memphis (35-16) won its fourth straight.

DENVER (AP) — The Toronto Raptors are acquiring Brandon Ingram from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk, a person with knowledge of the talks said late Wednesday.

Golden State coach Steve Kerr had a rotation of players in mind when he got to the arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night. And less than an hour before the game, his plan needed to be tossed aside.

TORONTO — Brandon Ingram is coming to the Toronto Raptors. The New Orleans Pelicans traded Ingram to Toronto for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk of Kamloops, B.C., a 2026 first-round pick and a second-round pick from an undisclosed year.