Basketball

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Chris Finch just talked to his Minnesota Timberwolves the other day about finding ways to make strides and improve doing the small things even while winning.

CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 119-108 on Sunday night. Zach LaVine added 19 points and Coby White had 16 for Chicago (4-6).

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kyrie Irving made 7 of 10 3-pointers and scored 35 points, Luka Doncic had 15 of his 30 points in a 42-point third quarter and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 136-124 on Sunday night.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Miami Heat were short-handed, playing the second night of a back-to-back and playing against the most hyped prospect in decades in San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama.

HOUSTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 26 points and Alperen Sengun added 23 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 107-104 win over the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night. Houston’s six-game winning streak is the longest since January 2021.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 50 points, Joel Embiid had 37 points and the Philadelphia 76ers improved to 8-1 with their eighth straight victory, beating the Indiana Pacers 137-126 on Sunday night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 27 points and the Memphis Grizzlies won for the second time this season, beating the reeling Los Angeles Clippers 105-101 on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Mikal Bridges' shot was off, two fellow starters just got back and two others are still out.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Off to an NBA-worst 1-8 start , the Memphis Grizzlies sure could use Ja Morant in the lineup. They'll have to wait until mid-December though. That's when the two-time All-Star guard's 25-game suspension is set to end.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. broke a rib when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene Saturday night in Philadelphia's Center City, authorities said.