Basketball

Milwaukee Bucks (38-21, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (15-43, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City Thunder (41-17, second in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (11-48, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Thursday, 8:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 112-95 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight win.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 22 points and nine assists, Terry Rozier scored 19 points and the Miami Heat beat the Portland Trail Blazers 106-96 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t mind if his team struggles at times, if it learns and adapts along the way. Boston had to do that against a 76ers team that limited the 3-pointers the Celtics often use to overwhelm opponents.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Strus drilled a 59-footer as time expired , his fifth made 3-pointer in the final four minutes, to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Max Strus caught the pass, and with barely any time to think never mind shoot, one thing crossed his mind. “Get it up,” he said. Down it went.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cade Cunningham was just glad the Detroit Pistons could take a deep breath and exhale. A rare win felt particularly good coming off such a heated loss.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, returning from an injury scare right before halftime, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-105 on Tuesday night without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks apparently just needed the All-Star break to discover how to play winning basketball under new coach Doc Rivers.