Basketball

Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (58-24, first in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Sunday, 5:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers (43-39, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (51-31, second in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Grizzlies -3.

Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (53-29, first in the Western Conference) Denver; Sunday, 10:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Nuggets -7.5; over/under is 226.

Los Angeles Clippers (44-38, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, fourth in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 8 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves went big this season, getting Rudy Gobert for an against-the-grain pairing with Karl-Anthony Towns in a league increasingly revolving around outside shooting and small ball.

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus and Jimmy Butler scored 31 points apiece, and the Miami Heat got into the playoffs by rallying in the final minutes to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-91 in an Eastern Conference play-in game Friday night.

EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 MILWAUKEE BUCKS (58-24) vs. No. 8 MIAMI HEAT (44-38) Season series: Tied, 2-2. Story line: The Bucks, with the best record in the league, open against the team who knocked them off last time they were the No. 1 overall seed.

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus' heel caught the attention of the NBA replay center with the Miami Heat facing elimination — again.

MIAMI (AP) — Max Strus had another 3-pointer taken away in an elimination game. He and Jimmy Butler made sure it didn't matter. The playoffs await.

METAIRIE, La.