Basketball

Denver Nuggets (46-20, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (16-49, 14th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m.

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 44 points, Terrence Ross added 24 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 132-101 on Wednesday night after losing Kevin Durant to an ankle injury during pregame warmups.

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 15 rebounds, Zach LaVine scored 29 points on 12-of-18 shooting and the Chicago Bulls gave their playoff hopes an unexpected boost with a 117-96 victory against the Western Conference-leading Denver Nugge

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant's home debut with the Phoenix Suns will have to wait a little longer.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Luka Doncic only knew that his left thigh was in too much pain for him to be effective. He did not understand why he was hurting or how he injured himself.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant's expected home debut was over before it started after a pregame mishap. Devin Booker was more than willing — and able — to pick up the scoring load.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum stopped suddenly near the left sideline, dribbled between his legs, behind his back and then crossed over to create enough space to let fly a 3-pointer that New Orleans absolutely needed to avoid a late meltdown.

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-93 to snap a three-game losing streak Wednesday night.

MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff called it grit. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra called it disruptiveness. Whatever it was, it worked for the Cavaliers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — De'Andre Hunter's three-point play with 1:07 remaining put Atlanta ahead to stay, and the Hawks held off the Washington Wizards 122-120 on Wednesday night despite a career-high 43 points by Kristaps Porzingis.