Basketball

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated last season in a Game 7 on the road. One more victory, and they won't have to worry about that.

DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat avoided an embarrassing loss by rallying to beat the hapless Detroit Pistons 118-105 on Tuesday night.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors rallied from four 9-point first quarter deficits to roll past the Charlotte Hornets 120-100 on Tuesday night.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins took an extended leave of absence from the Warriors when his family needed him, and now the Golden State forward feels like he can get back to playing basketball for the defending NBA champions.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke big man Dereck Lively II is entering the NBA draft after one college season. Lively announced his decision in a social-media post Tuesday . The lean 7-foot-1 freshman averaged 5.2 points and 5.

MIAMI (AP) — The arena where the Miami Heat play their home games now has yet another new name after Miami-Dade County commissioners voted to enter into a 17-year deal to call the facility Kaseya Center. The name change takes effect immediately.

The most famous scoring race in NBA history was probably the 1978 edition, when George Gervin edged out David Thompson by seven hundredths of a point.

New York Knicks (46-33, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (34-45, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: New York will attempt to extend its four-game win streak with a victory over Indiana.

TORONTO — Former Canadian men's basketball team member and Olympian Greg Francis has died at the age of 48. Canada Basketball confirmed the news on Monday. The cause of death was not released.

For the second time, the NBA will have an international player as its scoring champion. It will be the second time in as many years.