Basketball

Houston Rockets (35-21, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (13-42, 14th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -7.5; over/under is 228.

Dallas Mavericks (31-26, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (29-27, ninth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Sunday, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio Spurs (24-30, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (13-43, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes New Orleans and San Antonio square off on Sunday.

Detroit Pistons (30-26, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (26-30, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit hits the road against Atlanta aiming to extend its three-game road winning streak.

Los Angeles Clippers (31-24, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (31-23, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Indiana Pacers host the Los Angeles Clippers in non-conference play.

New York Knicks (37-19, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (40-16, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to build upon its four-game win streak with a victory over New York.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers bullied the New York Knicks from the start Friday night, winning 142-105 in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.

HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. had 15 points and nine rebounds in his return Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing 22 games with a broken left hand.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 35 points, Alperen Sengun added 24 points and 13 rebounds and the Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-115 on Friday night. Green finished 12 of 24 from the floor and was 5 of 11 on 3-pointers.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Buddy Hield and Moses Moody had 22 points each and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 132-106 on Friday night.