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Sacramento plays Portland, looks to break home losing streak 12/19/2025 02:04am • Portland Trail Blazers (10-16, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (6-20, 13th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento takes on Portland looking to end its three-game home slide. The Kings are 4-17 against conference opponents Jaquez and the Heat visit conference foe Boston 12/19/2025 02:04am • Miami Heat (15-12, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (15-11, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -6.5; over/under is 233.5 BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Boston and Miami square off on Friday. The Celtics are 11-8 aga Oklahoma City takes road win streak into matchup with Minnesota 12/19/2025 02:04am • Oklahoma City Thunder (25-2, first in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (17-10, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep its eight-game road win streak in San Antonio visits Atlanta following Johnson's 43-point game 12/19/2025 02:04am • San Antonio Spurs (19-7, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (15-13, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -2.5; over/under is 241.5 BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta faces the San Antonio Spurs after Jalen Johnson scored 43 points in the At Utah faces Orlando in non-conference action 12/19/2025 02:03am • Orlando Magic (15-12, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-16, 12th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Orlando heads to Utah for a non-conference matchup. The Jazz are 7-8 on their home court. Utah ranks fifth in the Western Conference with Memphis and Washington meet in non-conference showdown 12/19/2025 02:03am • Washington Wizards (4-21, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (13-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Wizards visit the Memphis Grizzlies in cross-conference action. The Grizzlies have gone 6-7 at home. Memphis Indiana takes on New Orleans on 3-game losing streak 12/19/2025 02:03am • Indiana Pacers (6-21, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (6-22, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana heads into the matchup with New Orleans as losers of three in a row. The Pelicans are 4-12 on their home court. New Orleans has Nuggets play the Rockets on 6-game win streak 12/19/2025 02:03am • Houston Rockets (16-8, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (20-6, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver will attempt to prolong its six-game win streak with a victory against Houston. The Nuggets are 14-5 against Western Conference opponen Golden State faces Phoenix, seeks to end 3-game slide 12/19/2025 02:03am • Phoenix Suns (15-12, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (13-15, ninth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State enters the matchup against Phoenix as losers of three straight games. The Warriors have gone 3-2 against divisio Doncic leads the Lakers against the Clippers after 45-point game 12/19/2025 02:03am • Los Angeles Lakers (19-7, third in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (6-21, 14th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Los Angeles Clippers after Luka Doncic scored 45 points in the Lakers' 143-135 vi Rams WR Puka Nacua apologizes for antisemitic gesture, adds more controversy after career game 12/19/2025 01:56am • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua���s tumultuous Thursday started with an apology, and ended with more controversial remarks. In between, he had a career-best performance. Nacua apologized Thursday for performing a gesture that plays upon antisemitic tropes on an internet livestr Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor���s killing is found dead, officials say 12/19/2025 01:53am • A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend���s mass shooting at Brown University ended Thursday at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside and then revealed he also was suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Claudio Nev LeBron James cites 'Luka magic' as Doncic has 45-point triple-double 12/19/2025 01:34am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� LeBron James was in awe of ���Luka magic��� after Luka Doncic had 45 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds in his fifth triple-double of the season in a 143-135 win over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. ���That���s Luka. Luka magic! It���s no surprise. He���s just so damn good, Trail Blazers outlast Kings 134-133 in overtime on Avdija's late free throws 12/19/2025 01:27am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Deni Avdija made two free throws with 1.5 seconds left in overtime for the last of his 35 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers outlasted the Sacramento Kings 134-133 on Thursday night to open a home-and-home set. The teams will meet again Saturday night in Sacramento. DeMar McDavid scores, assists as Oilers beat Bruins 3-1 12/19/2025 01:13am • BOSTON (AP) ��� Connor McDavid scored on a short-handed breakaway and set up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins��� power-play score, helping the Edmonton Oilers beat the Boston Bruins 3-1 on Thursday night. Former Boston University player Quinn Hutson added his first NHL goal as the Oilers won for the sixth time i