Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James is well on his way to rewriting every previous definition of basketball longevity, and the 40-year-old star is now racking up numbers the NBA has never seen before.

Detroit Pistons (35-27, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (32-29, ninth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -3.5; over/under is 219.

New York Knicks (40-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (38-21, second in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10 p.m.

Houston Rockets (37-25, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (17-44, 14th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Miami Heat (29-31, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (51-10, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Minnesota Timberwolves (34-29, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (14-46, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -8.

Chicago Bulls (24-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (29-34, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (32-30, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (35-25, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bucks -9.5; over/under is 225.

Golden State Warriors (34-28, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (21-40, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn looks to end its three-game home skid with a win over Golden State.

Indiana Pacers (35-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (28-34, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.