Basketball

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 44 points, including six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics snapped a two-game skid with a 142-105 rout over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Not even two years ago, Rick Carlisle publicly lauded Mike Brown for the job he did on the way to winning the NBA's coach of the year award.

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers' 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero is getting closer to a return, with the Orlando Magic forward hoping he may be able to play again sometime within the next couple of weeks.

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will be out about a month before being re-evaluated for a calf injury sustained in a Christmas Day loss to Minnesota, a person with knowledge of the injury said Friday.

MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler will not play in the final two games of Miami's ongoing road trip while recovering from illness, the team said Friday. That means Butler will not play Saturday at Atlanta or Sunday at Houston.

Milwaukee Bucks (16-13, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (13-18, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chicago enters the matchup against Milwaukee after losing three straight games.

San Antonio Spurs (15-15, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (12-18, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -7.

Indiana Pacers (15-16, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (22-8, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -11; over/under is 233.

Minnesota Timberwolves (15-14, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (21-9, second in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -1.5; over/under is 213.