Basketball

NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 24 points in his return from an eight-game absence with an illness, getting 14 in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics hold off the Brooklyn Nets 115-113 on Saturday night.

SEATTLE (AP) — Donald “Slick” Watts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died. He was 73.

NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas, the Brooklyn Nets' leading scorer, is expected to miss the rest of the season with a strained left hamstring.

Phoenix Suns (30-36, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (40-24, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles looks to stop its four-game slide when the Lakers play Phoenix.

Indiana Pacers (36-28, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (37-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -5; over/under is 235.

Philadelphia 76ers (22-43, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (33-34, 10th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Philadelphia enters the matchup against Dallas after losing three straight games.

Chicago Bulls (28-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (41-25, third in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Washington Wizards (14-51, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (42-24, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -13.5; over/under is 238.

Miami Heat (29-36, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (42-24, fourth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Grizzlies -7.

Charlotte Hornets (16-49, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (36-30, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 7 p.m.