Basketball

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points to lead a balanced Bulls offense and Chicago held off a late surge by Miami to beat the Heat 113-99 on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Fred VanVleet carried the load in the first half and Pascal Siakam took over in the second as the Toronto Raptors won their third straight.

TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors extended their season-high home winning streak to seven by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-107 on Saturday night.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 31 points and Tobias Harris added 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers routed the Indiana Pacers 141-121 on Saturday night to match their season high with an eighth consecutive victory.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Markelle Fultz scored 12 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Wendell Carter Jr. had 27 points and 12 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped their two-game skid with a 113-108 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson felt good enough to blow by the Denver Nuggets early and hang around to make some big plays at the end.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson is back for the New York Knicks against Denver on Saturday after missing five of the last six games with a sore left foot.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maxi Kleber drilled the winning 3-pointer at the buzzer on a crosscourt pass from Kyrie Irving, who scored 38 points in the Dallas Mavericks' stunning 111-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Boston Celtics (49-22, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (33-36, 11th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Saturday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to earn its 50th win this season when the Celtics play the Utah Jazz.

Minnesota Timberwolves (35-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (34-36, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Raptors -7.