Basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Herro and the Heat had it going right from the start. Another performance like that could catapult Miami into the playoffs.

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls guard Josh Giddey was available for Chicago's Play-In Tournament matchup against the Miami Heat after missing the final two regular-season games because of an injured right wrist. Giddey averaged 14.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two months in and Jimmy Butler has become so comfortable with the Golden State Warriors that he is now shouting when someone takes a bad shot, or he is demanding the ball be in his hands if it has been a possession or two without

Here's some of what Oklahoma City did this season: post the best record in the NBA while breaking the record for biggest average winning margin in league history, while being led by the probable MVP and the possible coach of the year.

TORONTO — Masai Ujiri believes there are three ways to build a successful NBA team: the draft, via trade or in free agency.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Joe Dumars — a former NBA champion as both a player and an executive with the Detroit Pistons — as their executive vice president of basketball operations.

Oklahoma City and Cleveland are the top seeds in the NBA playoffs, which comes with some perks. They'll have home-court advantage for at least three rounds and, presumably, an easier path than others to advancing.

Duke’s Kon Knueppel is heading to the NBA after one college season.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Orlando's Paolo Banchero did not have a good game statistically in his first Play-In Tournament. Yet in the first quarter Tuesday night, the Magic's 22-year-old power forward showed he can dominate a game without making a shot.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — As he discusses his excitement about finally being healthy for the start of a postseason run, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo compares himself to a certain action movie star.