Basketball

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James returned from a two-week injury absence Saturday night, looking rested and ready to lead the Los Angeles Lakers down the stretch toward the postseason.

SYDNEY (AP) — The Illawarra Hawks have beaten Melbourne United 114-104 in the decisive fifth game of Australia's National Basketball League championship series on Sunday.

Dallas Mavericks (34-37, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (23-48, 13th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to end its three-game road skid when the Mavericks face Brooklyn.

Philadelphia 76ers (23-47, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (34-36, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Sunday, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles Lakers (43-26, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (33-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Orlando takes on Los Angeles looking to end its six-game home losing streak.

Minnesota Timberwolves (41-31, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (41-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Monday, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee Bucks (40-30, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (34-37, 10th in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Monday, 10 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored eight of his 26 points over the final 3 1/2 minutes Saturday and Myles Turner made five 3-pointers and finished with 22 points to help the Indiana Pacers hold off the charging Brooklyn Nets 108-103.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coby White scored 36 points, Josh Giddey flirted with a quadruple-double and the Chicago Bulls wrecked LeBron James' return from injury with an impressive 146-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks shook off a sluggish start to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Saturday night.