Basketball

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have exercised options for recent first-round draft choices Kira Lewis Jr. and Trey Murphy III.

NEW YORK (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Breen will receive the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting, becoming just the second Fordham alumnus to receive the honor given by the university's media station.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard has a minor right calf strain and will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks, the Portland Trail Blazers said Thursday.

The season isn’t even two weeks old. Only 5% of the games have been played. Drawing any conclusions at this point would be ridiculous. Except, perhaps, this one: The Los Angeles Lakers are in trouble.

Dallas Mavericks (1-2, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (1-3, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nets -1.5; over/under is 227.

Philadelphia 76ers (1-4, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (3-2, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Toronto faces Philadelphia in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.

New York Knicks (3-1, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (3-0, first in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m.

New Orleans Pelicans (3-1, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (3-1, third in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans heads to Phoenix for a Western Conference matchup.

DENVER (AP) — A LeBron James-led team doesn't begin 0-4 often. Not since his rookie season has one of his teams stumbled out of the starting gate quite like this. “It’s a new system. It's a new group of guys together,” James explained.

Indiana Pacers (1-4, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (3-1, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Washington and Indiana square off on Friday.