Zach LaVine scored 43 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, and DeMar DeRozan added 37 as the Sacramento Kings rallied for a 127-117 victory over the host Pistons on Monday to strengthen their bid for a first-round home game in the play-in tournament.

Domantas Sabonis had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for the Kings, who have won three straight and have a one-game lead over Dallas for ninth in the Western Conference.

Cade Cunningham scored 35 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 19 for Detroit, which has lost four of its last five games.

Heat 117, 76ers 105 >> Duncan Robinson scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro scored 20 and the Heat pulled away to win in Miami.

Kel’el Ware had 19 points and 17 rebounds for the Heat, and Davion Mitchell had 12 points and nine assists.

Miami is now a half-game back of Chicago in the race for No. 9 in the East; those two teams meet on Wednesday. The Heat are 11/2 games behind No. 8 Atlanta and 21/2 games behind No. 7 Orlando.

Quentin Grimes and Lonnie Walker IV each scored 29 for Philadelphia, which lost its 12th straight game.

Cavaliers’ Mitchell to sit out vs. Bulls >> Donovan Mitchell will miss the Cleveland Cavaliers’ game against the Chicago Bulls tonight after the All-Star guard sprained his left ankle during the second half of Sunday’s game against Sacramento.

Mitchell stepped on the foot of Sacramento’s Keon Ellis near midcourt before losing his balance and rolling his left ankle.

Mitchell leads the Cavaliers in scoring, averaging 24 points per game.

Cleveland has a 62-16 record and needs one more win or a Boston loss to wrap up the best record in the Eastern Conference for the fourth time in franchise history.