Basketball

When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season minutes played in a career, his Los Angeles Lakers teammates handled the moment in typical locker room fashion. They made fun of him.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks extended their season-long winning streak to seven games in a 136-132 win over the Washin

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Based on what he saw in a 132-122 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night after what he described as a “crazy 24 hours” following the firing of Mike Brown , interim coach Doug Christie thinks the Sacramento Kings are capab

Miami Heat (15-14, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (21-10, third in the Western Conference) Houston; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -6.5; over/under is 216.

Chicago Bulls (14-18, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (7-24, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Monday, 7 p.m.

Denver Nuggets (17-13, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (7-23, 14th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah heads into the matchup against Denver after losing three straight games.

Los Angeles Clippers (18-13, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (5-27, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (12-17, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (11-20, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Monday, 10 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (20-12, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (13-18, 12th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Monday, 10 p.m.

Memphis Grizzlies (22-10, second in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (25-5, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.