Basketball

Brooklyn Nets (16-24, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (21-21, 10th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn travels to Los Angeles looking to stop its six-game road slide.

San Antonio Spurs (7-33, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (8-30, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (24-18, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (18-22, 12th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Golden State and Dallas face off on Friday.

Chicago Bulls (19-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (16-25, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Bulls -2.5; over/under is 224.

Oklahoma City Thunder (27-13, second in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (22-20, ninth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Thunder -3; over/under is 246.

Washington Wizards (7-32, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (24-17, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (26-13, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (22-19, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m.

Phoenix Suns (22-18, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (25-17, fifth in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (15-25, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (29-11, first in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 10 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (28-14, third in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (32-9, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to keep its 20-game home win streak intact when the Celtics play Denver.