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Portland faces Los Angeles, aims to halt 3-game slide

Portland Trail Blazers (8-15, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (12-11, 10th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Sunday, 9:30 p.m.

Boston faces Memphis, seeks 4th straight victory

Memphis Grizzlies (15-8, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (19-4, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Saturday, 8 p.m.

Fox and the Kings host conference foe Utah

Utah Jazz (5-17, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (11-13, 12th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 9 p.m.

Houston faces Los Angeles for conference showdown

Houston Rockets (15-8, second in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (14-10, sixth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Los Angeles and Houston will play on Sunday.

Minnesota faces Golden State on 4-game win streak

Minnesota Timberwolves (12-10, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (13-9, fifth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Sunday, 8:30 p.m.
Anthony Edwards has 30 points and 9 assists in the Timberwolves' 107-90 victory over the Warriors

Anthony Edwards has 30 points and 9 assists in the Timberwolves' 107-90 victory over the Warriors

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Anthony Edwards had 30 points and nine assists and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Golden State Warriors 107-90 on Friday night in the first of two games between the teams this weekend.
Celtics hold on to beat Bucks 111-105 as Middleton makes season debut

Celtics hold on to beat Bucks 111-105 as Middleton makes season debut

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 10 rebounds, and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Bucks 111-105 on Friday night in Khris Middelton’s season debut for Milwaukee.
Golden State Valkyries build roster by taking 11 players in expansion draft, including Kate Martin

Golden State Valkyries build roster by taking 11 players in expansion draft, including Kate Martin

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once general manager Ohemaa Nyanin and her Golden State Valkyries staff had decided who to pick in the WNBA expansion draft, the first challenge became reaching each player with the news before she heard it anywhere else.
The Atlanta Hawks are on a roll with 6 straight wins, but can they keep it going?

The Atlanta Hawks are on a roll with 6 straight wins, but can they keep it going?

ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks seemed to be a team on the rise when they made an unexpected run to the Eastern Conference final in 2021. It proved to be a mirage.
John Collins scores 20 points, Jazz snap 5-game skid with 141-99 victory over the Trail Blazers

John Collins scores 20 points, Jazz snap 5-game skid with 141-99 victory over the Trail Blazers

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — John Collins scored 20 points, Keyonte George had 17 and the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 141-99 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.