Basketball

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves because of left quadriceps soreness.

Sacramento Kings (17-12, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (12-18, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (21-9, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (15-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia heads to Houston for a non-conference matchup.

Dallas Mavericks (18-13, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (22-7, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -9.5; over/under is 228.

New York Knicks (17-13, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (18-12, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn Nets (15-16, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (5-25, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington heads into the matchup with Brooklyn after losing three in a row.

Milwaukee Bucks (23-8, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (18-13, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hosts Milwaukee in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

DALLAS (AP) — Jarrett Allen and the Cleveland Cavaliers are counting the games until Donovan Mitchell returns from a longer-than-expected absence from an illness for a team short-handed well beyond the star guard.

MILWAUKEE — Herb Kohl, a former Democratic U.S. senator from Wisconsin and former owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks , has died. He was 88.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams each scored 36 points, and Williams hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter Wednesday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to beat the New York Knicks 129-120.