Basketball

MIAMI (AP) — Heat captain Bam Adebayo walked slowly to the postgame interview room Saturday, almost as if he was putting his thoughts together. He summed everything up with the first two words he said upon arriving there.

MIAMI (AP) — Darius Garland wasn't out there to, as he put it, “pick on” Tyler Herro on Saturday. And as it turns out, that really was just a part of the Cleveland game plan anyway. No, on Saturday, the Cavs picked on everyone in a Miami uniform.

DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham led an unprecedented turnaround in NBA history, lifting the Detroit Pistons to relevance after the three-time championship franchise lost its luster.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves have the assets to repeat or even surpass their run last year to the Western Conference finals, with a go-to player who's one of the biggest stars in the game, a couple of shutdown defenders, and a produc

MIAMI (AP) — Donovan Mitchell didn't have a great shooting day. Darius Garland was in street clothes, out with an injury. And Cleveland rolled anyway, moving to the brink of Round 2.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant will not play in Game 4 of the Grizzlies' series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday while still dealing with a hip contusion from Game 3 .

Ja Morant is doubtful at best, and Memphis is on the brink of elimination. Oklahoma City can get to Round 2 with a win on Saturday, a day where four games are on the schedule but only one — the Thunder at Grizzlies matchup — could see an elimination.

HOUSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler has repeatedly referred to Stephen Curry as Batman to his Robin.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Last spring, Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals with a series-ending victory at Target Center.

Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (41-41, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -7; over/under is 197.