Basketball

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander exercised patience during his lowest-scoring first half all season, routinely deferring to teammates such as Lu Dort and Josh Giddey in an effort to keep New Orleans defenders off balance in a winner-take-al

Chicago Bulls (40-42, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Heat -5.5; over/under is 209.

Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Timberwolves -4.5; over/under is 231.

TORONTO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 39 points, DeMar DeRozan had 23 against his former team and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in a play-in tournament game Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Inconsistency plagued the Toronto Raptors all season and it undid them again with their post-season hopes on the line.

TORONTO (AP) — Diar DeRozan wanted to skip a day of school. Her father grudgingly went along with the plan. Turns out, the decision was worth shouting about.

TORONTO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 39 points, DeMar DeRozan had 23 against his former team and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in a play-in tournament game Wednesday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are out of the NBA's play-in tournament after dropping a 109-105 decision to the Chicago Bulls. The loss ends a season that saw the Raptors go 41-41 and finish as the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference. More coming.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans reserve forward Larry Nance Jr. has been scratched from the lineup for the Western Conference play-in game Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Philadelphia officials have announced “an independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the Philadelphia 76ers’ proposal to build a $1.