Basketball

DALLAS (AP) — Naz Reid score 19 of his season-high 27 points in the first half, Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, and the Minnesota Timberwolves shook off an early 15-point deficit to beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mave

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 27 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-107 on Thursday night to improve to 12-0 at home.

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls started the night by doing something their franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era. They ended up doing something that not even Jordan's great teams did.

MIAMI (AP) — The Chicago Bulls had a start the likes of which the franchise hadn't seen since the Michael Jordan era on Thursday night. The Bulls jumped out to a 33-8 lead in Miami — the team's biggest first-quarter lead in nearly 27 years.

Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies have been counting down the days until the two-time All-Star's 25-game suspension ends. For Morant, almost literally.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are a naturally quiet group off the court. Speaking up, especially on defence, will be an important part of turning around their season.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Off Broadway and right off Broad Street, Daryl Morey composed an offbeat kind of basketball roster.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo exchanged heated words with members of the Indiana staff and raced toward the Pacers’ locker room Wednesday night as the teams squared off in a hallway in a dispute over the game ball following the Milwaukee sta

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — George McGinnis, a Hall of Fame forward who was a two-time ABA champion and three-time All-Star in the NBA and ABA, died Thursday. He was 73.

Los Angeles Lakers (15-10, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (3-20, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 7:30 p.m.