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Brooklyn plays Detroit on 8-game road skid 03/06/2026 02:03am • Brooklyn Nets (15-47, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (45-16, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will attempt to end its eight-game road skid when the Nets play Detroit. The Pistons are 30-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. D Charlotte plays Miami, seeks 7th straight win 03/06/2026 02:03am • Miami Heat (34-29, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (32-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Charlotte, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hornets -6.5; over/under is 230.5 BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte heads into a matchup with Miami as winners of six games i Milwaukee plays Utah on home losing streak 03/06/2026 02:03am • Utah Jazz (19-44, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (26-35, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee is looking to stop its three-game home skid with a victory against Utah. The Bucks are 14-16 in home games. Milwaukee is 10-8 when it h San Antonio faces Los Angeles, seeks 7th straight home win 03/06/2026 02:03am • Los Angeles Clippers (30-31, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (45-17, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -7.5; over/under is 225.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will try to keep its six-game home win streak intact when Dallas faces Boston, seeks to break 5-game skid 03/06/2026 02:03am • Dallas Mavericks (21-41, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (41-21, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -15.5; over/under is 222 BOTTOM LINE: Dallas comes into the matchup with Boston as losers of five games in a row. The Celti Avdija, Trail Blazers take on the Rockets 03/06/2026 02:03am • Portland Trail Blazers (30-33, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (38-23, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -6.5; over/under is 220.5 BOTTOM LINE: Western Conference foes Houston and Portland face off on Friday. The Rockets Oklahoma City looks for 50th win this season in matchup with Golden State 03/06/2026 02:03am • Golden State Warriors (32-30, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (49-15, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to earn its 50th win of the season when the Thunder play the Golden State Warriors. The Thunde Jokic and the Nuggets take on Brunson and the Knicks 03/06/2026 02:03am • New York Knicks (40-23, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (39-24, fifth in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -1.5; over/under is 229.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks take on the Denver Nuggets in cross-conference play. The Nuggets Minnesota takes on Orlando, looks for 6th straight win 03/06/2026 02:03am • Orlando Magic (33-28, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (40-23, third in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota is looking to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Timberwolves take on Orlando. The Timberwolves are 22-11 on Atlanta takes home win streak into matchup with Philadelphia 03/06/2026 02:03am • Philadelphia 76ers (34-28, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (32-31, 10th in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta hosts Philadelphia aiming to extend its four-game home winning streak. The Hawks have gone 18-21 against Eastern Conference teams. Phoenix and New Orleans face off for conference showdown 03/06/2026 02:03am • New Orleans Pelicans (20-44, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (35-27, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -5.5; over/under is 225.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns host the New Orleans Pelicans in Western Conference action Friday. LeBron James breaks the NBA career field goals record in the Lakers' 120-113 loss to the Nuggets 03/06/2026 02:01am • DENVER (AP) — LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for career field goals in the Los Angeles Lakers' 120-113 loss to Denver on Thursday night, with the Nuggets getting 28 points each from All-Stars Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. James injured his left elbow on a layup that pulled Los An NCAA Conference Tournament Glances 03/06/2026 01:55am • Times EST (through March 7) Times EDT (March 8) America East Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Saturday, March 7 UMBC vs. New Hampshire, 1 p.m. Mass.-Lowell vs. Albany (NY), 1 p.m. Vermont vs. Bryant, 2 p.m. NJIT vs. Maine, 4 p.m. Semifinals Tuesday, March 10 UMBC-New Hampshire-winner Formula 1 opens its season at the Australian GP with plenty of questions 03/06/2026 01:55am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — As crowds filtered into Melbourne's Albert Park on Friday for Formula 1’s first day of practice at its 2026 season opener, there were questions. Plenty of them. The first, and most pressing, at the milestone 40th Australian Grand Prix was the potential postponement or 2 pilots killed in Indian fighter jet crash 03/06/2026 01:53am • NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the northeast, killing its two pilots, the Indian air force said Friday. The two-seater long-range Sukhoi fighter jet crashed in Assam state’s Karbi Anglong district after it took off from an airbase late Thursday, IAF sa