Basketball

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have lived by a next-man up mantra all season and it extended to their bench Thursday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving said after four losses in five games alongside Luka Doncic that he simply needed to join the party. This was quite the shindig.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored the game's first 10 points and finished with 30, Kristaps Porzingis added 25 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 119-108 on Thursday night in the opener of a two-game set between Eastern Con

LeBron James is expected to miss most of March with an injured tendon in his right foot, the Los Angeles Lakers said on Thursday.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder expect forward Kenrich Williams to miss the rest of the season with an injury to his left wrist. The team said Thursday Williams will need surgery.

MIAMI (AP) — Clank. Clank. In-and-out. Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank. Back rim. Missed almost everything. Clank. Back rim. Back rim. Front rim. Those were the results of 13 consecutive 3-point shots taken by the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

Orlando Magic (26-37, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (20-44, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m.

New York Knicks (37-27, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (33-30, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to continue its seven-game win streak with a victory over Miami.

Portland Trail Blazers (29-33, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (31-31, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (40-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (32-31, seventh in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.