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NBA Basketball

A clash of interconference playoff hopefuls is on tap tonight in the opener of TNT’s NBA doubleheader, in which Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks defend home court against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Then in the nightcap, two Pacific Division rivals collide when Draymond Green’s Golden State Warriors play host to Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. 4:30 p.m. on TNT.

NFL Football

A pair of AFC playoff contenders get down to business tonight at FirstEnergy Stadium, where Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns hope to score a home victory over Teddy Bridgewater and the Denver Broncos. While Bridgewater has opened eyes with his efficient play in leading the Broncos to the top of the AFC West standings in the season’s first month, Mayfield has kept the mistakes to a minimum while letting the running game drive the Browns’ offense. 5 p.m. on 28.1.

‘Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars’

The new ‘‘Hip Hop Edition: Public Enemies’’ finds the couples confronting and discussing how the public perceives them versus how they see one another in real life when cameras aren’t present. Monie Love and Amber Laura reveal some unexpected personal truths, and Treasure is challenged by Judge Lynn Toler to change her polarizing behavior and show the boot campers and the world her true self. (TV-14) 6 p.m. on WE.

‘Young Sheldon’

A determined Sheldon won’t take no for an answer as he tries to persuade Dr. Sturgis (recurring guest star Wallace Shawn) to return to the university in the new episode ‘‘Potential Energy and Hooch on a Park Bench.’’ Elsewhere, Georgie (Montana Jordan) upsets the rest of the household when he makes a potentially life-changing decision. Zoe Perry, Lance Barber and Annie Potts also star; Ed Begley Jr. and Craig T. Nelson also guest star. (TV-PG) 8 p.m. on 2.1.

‘The Blacklist’

As this suspenseful crime drama returns for season nine, it’s been two years since the death of Elizabeth Keen, during which Raymond Reddington (James Spader) and the FBI Task Force members have disbanded. In fact, Reddington’s current whereabouts is unknown, until a common purpose once again compels them to join forces and take up their original mission of stopping dangerous, violent and eccentric Blacklisters. Diego Klattenhoff, Amir Arison, Hisham Tawfiq, Laura Sohn and Harry Lennix also star. (TV-14) 8 p.m. on 6.1.

‘Coroner’

After a grisly murder interrupts their yuletide holidays, Jenny and Donovan (Serinda Swan, Roger Cross) follow the killer to a remote location, which could easily prove dangerous, in the season three finale, ‘‘Christmas Day.’’ Meanwhile, Jenny’s personal trauma resurfaces as she is forced to confront someone from her past, a development that could cost her everything. Gordon Campbell, Ehren Kassam, Eric Bruneau, Andy McQueen and Kiley May also star. (TV-14) 8 p.m. on 22.1.

‘The First 48’

This true-crime series opens season 22 with two back-to-back one-hour episodes, starting with ‘‘Masked in Mobile,’’ which focuses on the cold-blooded fatal shooting of a man outside his apartment in that South Alabama city. The crime is caught on video, but the detectives must work through a long night to identify the victim’s masked attacker. Then, in ‘‘Along Came a Killer,’’ after three victims are gunned down in what normally is a quiet neighborhood in the Atlanta suburbs, police initially are baffled as to whether the murders are connected to one another. (TV-PG) 9 p.m. on A&E.

‘Ghosts’

When nosy neighbors Henry and Margaret (guest stars Mark-Linn Baker and Kathryn Greenwood) push back on Sam and Jay’s (Rose McIver, Utkarsh Ambudkar) plans to open their bed-and-breakfast, the latter couple invites the former to join them for a dinner party, hoping to mount a charm offensive and win their permission in the new ‘‘Dinner Party.’’ Naturally, the ghosts of the house are indeed very keen to be included. Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Wisocky, Richie Moriarty and Danielle Pinnock also star. (TV-14) 9:01 p.m. on 2.1.

Denver Broncos offensive tackle Bobby Massie prior to an NFL game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 17 in Denver.