Basketball

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 38 points and the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves avoided their first three-game skid of the season, beating the Washington Wizards 118-107 on Wednesday night.

MIAMI (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies were wildly short-handed. And the Miami Heat still couldn't handle them. Vince Williams Jr.

DETROIT (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 34 points and Jalen Duren's dunk in the final minute punctuated a late 10-2 run, helping the Detroit Pistons to a 113-106 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — A new-look Toronto Raptors team means turning a three-day break into a mini-training camp.

Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic wants his players to be more than just role models on the court. He wants them to be good citizens, too.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Pacers Sports & Entertainment executive Rick Fuson plans to retire in June after spending 40 years showing how basketball can impact communities in Indianapolis and around the state.

USA Basketball says it wants the best for Draymond Green, which is why the federation does not have him in its plans for the Paris Olympics.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Portland coach Chauncey Billups was ejected with 15 seconds left in the Trail Blazers' 111-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

Oklahoma City Thunder (30-13, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (8-35, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (29-13, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (24-20, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Thursday, 7 p.m.