СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 39 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Washington Wizards 113-107 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Caris LeVert scored 22 points off the bench, Darius Garland had 21 points and nine assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Philadelphia 76ers 113-85 on Wednesday night.

The NBA is planning for the inaugural version of its in-season tournament — should it become reality — to begin early next season, according to a memo sent to teams Wednesday.

WINNIPEG — Mike Morreale got a pick-me-up with Wednesday’s unveiling of the Winnipeg Sea Bears, the newest team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League.

Delaware State Hornets (1-5) at Saint Francis (BKN) Terriers (2-4) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Saint Francis (BKN) -7; over/under is 132.

Portland Trail Blazers (11-10, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7-12, 13th in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Lakers -5.

Dallas Mavericks (10-10, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (5-18, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles Clippers (13-9, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (12-11, eighth in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Jazz -6.5; over/under is 226.

Milwaukee Bucks (14-5, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (10-11, 11th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Knicks -5.5; over/under is 226.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Norman Powell scored 22 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat Anfernee Simons and the Portland Trail Blazers 118-112 on Tuesday night.