Basketball

Minnesota Timberwolves (14-4, first in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (6-11, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 5 p.m.

Portland Trail Blazers (6-12, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (6-13, 13th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland plays Utah in Western Conference action Saturday.

Cleveland Cavaliers (10-9, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (2-17, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Detroit comes into the matchup with Cleveland as losers of 16 in a row.

Golden State Warriors (9-10, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (8-10, 11th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 4 p.m.

Houston Rockets (8-8, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (11-9, seventh in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 10:30 p.m.

Indiana Pacers (9-8, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (11-8, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Saturday, 8 p.m.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson's fourth-quarter flurry brought back memories of so many other scoring bursts on his impressive list of them. He flexed. He snarled. Vintage Klay. "We needed it," Stephen Curry said. "...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks sent the Detroit Pistons to their franchise-record 16th consecutive loss with a 118-112 victory Thursday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Caruso took the handoff from Nikola Vucevic at the top of the key and dribbled twice to his right before launching a fadeaway 3-pointer over Brook Lopez at the end of regulation.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 133-110 on Thursday night. Gilgeous-Alexander made 11 of 18 field goals and 10 of 10 free throws.