Basketball

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are back in the NBA postseason , and the league's all-time leading scorer couldn't be more ready.

PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant's arrival in the desert hasn't gone exactly to plan. Because of injuries, the 13-time All-Star has played just eight games with the Phoenix Suns since he was acquired in a mid-February franchise shakeup .

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese basketball authorities have ordered an investigation into a championship-round game that ended with a last-minute, come-from-behind win following a series of turnovers.

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.