Basketball

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The last Orlando-Miami game ended with the Magic on a big run. And on Thursday, the Magic started the rematch with another flurry.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants a trade, the Miami Heat have no plans to make him happy. Heat President Pat Riley — in a rare move — spoke out to address rumors Thursday, saying the team has no plans to trade Butler.

Cleveland Cavaliers (26-4, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (16-11, fifth in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m.

Golden State Warriors (15-14, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (17-13, seventh in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Friday, 10 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (19-11, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (14-14, eighth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix enters the matchup with Dallas after losing three straight games.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on Wednesday night in the nightcap to the NBA’s Christmas slate of games.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LeBron James and the Lakers delivered once more when big man Anthony Davis went down. Davis didn't return for Los Angeles against Golden State on Wednesday night after spraining his left ankle midway through the first quarter.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists playing in his NBA-record 19th Christmas Day g

BOSTON (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid wasn't going to let a pregame stumble keep him from playing the rival Boston Celtics in one of the NBA's marquee games.