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Utah Jazz (29-41, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (34-35, 11th in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Utah will attempt to break its nine-game road slide when the Jazz take on Houston.

New Orleans Pelicans (42-27, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (38-31, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Heat -3.5; over/under is 204.

Charlotte Hornets (17-52, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (30-38, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte aims to stop its three-game skid with a victory over Atlanta.

Sacramento Kings (40-29, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (42-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Orlando hosts Sacramento looking to extend its four-game home winning streak.

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 34 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 113-97 on Thursday night to move into the sixth and final guaranteed playoff position in the Western Conference.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career triple-double, overcoming early shooting woes to help the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 121-106 on Thursday night.

DENVER (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. has the green light to not only shoot but visit Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, whenever he wants. His coach will even pick up the tab.

HOUSTON (AP) — Chicago's DeMar DeRozan and Houston's Dillon Brooks were both ejected after being involved in an on-court scrum in Thursday night's game between the Bulls and the Rockets, which Houston won 127-117.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 26 points, Dillon Brooks had 23 before he was ejected from the game and the Rockets won their seventh straight, 127-117 over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 31 points and the Washington Wizards snapped a five-game losing streak with a 109-102 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.