Basketball

Denver Nuggets (10-7, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (12-9, eighth in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 10 p.m.

Miami Heat (9-8, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (5-15, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Raptors host the Miami Heat in Eastern Conference play Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) — De’Andre Hunter scored 23 points off Atlanta’s bench and the Hawks beat Cleveland 117-101 on Friday in the NBA Cup, handing the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 115-106 victory over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on for a 101-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 35 points and had 14 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics past the Chicago Bulls 138-129 in Friday night’s NBA Cup pool game.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 26 points, Tyler Herro added 23 and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 121-111 on Friday night. The Heat were 21 of 54 on 3-pointers in the game, the third-most attempts from beyond the arc in franchise history.

ATLANTA (AP) — De'Andre Hunter scored 23 points off Atlanta's bench and the Hawks beat Cleveland 117-101 on Friday in the NBA Cup, handing the Cavaliers a loss for the second time in three days.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 24 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a three-game absence, Jaden Ivey added 23 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Indiana Pacers 130-106 on Friday night.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 21 points on 7-for-21 shooting to help the Minnesota Timberwolves stop a four-game losing streak by holding off the Los Angeles Clippers 93-92 in an NBA Cup game Friday night.