Basketball

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.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James finished with 34 points and became the first player to score 50,000 combined points in the regular season and playoffs, and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their longest winning streak in four years to seven games with

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 28 points and matched a season high with 15 assists, and the Indiana Pacers recovered after blowing a 17-point third-quarter lead to beat the Houston Rockets 115-102 on Tuesday night.