Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Golden State Warriors believe Draymond Green needs serious help to stop the increasingly frequent outbursts in his long history of unsportsmanlike behavior. Coach Steve Kerr and general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Harden scored his 25,000th career point while racking up a season-high 28 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds, and Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and eight rebounds in the Los Angeles Clippers' sixth straight victory, 121-11

Dallas Mavericks (15-9, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (6-17, 14th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn Nets (13-11, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (10-13, 11th in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m.

Utah Jazz (9-16, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (14-9, fifth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10 p.m.

Chicago Bulls (10-16, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (14-11, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat host Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls.

Orlando Magic (16-7, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (18-5, first in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Celtics -6; over/under is 222.

Oklahoma City Thunder (15-8, third in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (17-9, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 9 p.m.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 41 points and the Sacramento Kings beat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder 128-123 on Thursday night.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 27 points, Simone Fonteccio had 24 and the Utah Jazz beat the struggling Portland Trail Blazers 122-114 on Thursday night.