Basketball

Portland Trail Blazers (19-54, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (39-33, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Portland will look to stop its five-game road skid when the Trail Blazers play Miami.

Los Angeles Lakers (41-32, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (41-33, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia 76ers (39-34, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (44-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m.

New York Knicks (44-28, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (17-56, 15th in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m.

Houston Rockets (37-35, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (29-44, 12th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Friday, 9:30 p.m.

Phoenix Suns (43-30, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (50-22, third in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m.

Golden State Warriors (38-34, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (18-54, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (45-27, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (42-30, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m.

Dallas Mavericks (43-29, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (42-30, eighth in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m.

Detroit Pistons (12-61, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (14-59, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Detroit aims to break its eight-game slide with a win over Washington.