Basketball

Houston Rockets (52-27, second in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (46-32, fourth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Clippers -6.

Boston Celtics (59-20, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (39-40, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -3.5; over/under is 209.

Minnesota Timberwolves (46-33, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (47-32, seventh in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Thursday, 9:30 p.m.

New York Knicks (50-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (43-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (65-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (35-44, 11th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -11.5; over/under is 233.

Atlanta Hawks (37-42, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (26-53, 12th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta takes on Brooklyn in Eastern Conference action Thursday.

Cleveland Cavaliers (63-16, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (48-31, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Thursday, 7 p.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bobby Portis made quite the impression in his return from a 25-game suspension. He wants to create a similar impact all the way into the summer as the Milwaukee Bucks forward attempts to make up for all the time he missed.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Luka Doncic didn’t wait for his much-anticipated return to Dallas to crank up the drama.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 28 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 135-113 win over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.