Basketball

Miami Heat (25-21, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (24-22, fifth in the Western Conference) Dallas; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas comes into the matchup with Miami as losers of three in a row.

New Orleans Pelicans (26-19, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (16-28, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans takes on Orlando for a non-conference matchup.

Los Angeles Clippers (23-24, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (14-31, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m.

Toronto Raptors (20-25, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (22-24, 10th in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Thursday, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (22-23, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (24-18, third in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m.

Indiana Pacers (23-23, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (32-13, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver looks to keep its eight-game win streak going when the Nuggets take on Indiana.

Memphis Grizzlies (31-13, second in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (20-24, 13th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10 p.m.

New York Knicks (25-21, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (23-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The Brampton Honey Badgers have officially been eliminated from quarterfinal contention at the Basketball Champions League Americas.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bam Adebayo scored 26 points and the Miami Heat led comfortably from the first quarter on in a 124-98 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.