Steve Francis and Darius Miles , both obtained by Memphis last month, finally gave a veteran look to the young Grizzlies before Sunday's game against Dallas. Miles was on the active roster, but Francis, who didn't arrive in Memphis until Saturday and only went through a short practice, was on the inactive list.
Miles, who was drafted third overall out of high school by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2000, is returning from a two-year layoff because of microfracture knee surgery. Francis has not played since Dec. 15, 2007, and underwent right knee surgery last February.
» Indiana Pacers guard Mike Dunleavy is expected back within a week or so after missing all 33 games so far this season with soreness in his right knee.
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For a while, it looked like Detroit might lose all 16 of its Sunday games this season after dropping its first six. But the woeful Los Angeles Clippers came to the rescue, and a goaltending call on an Allen Iverson shot with 2.8 seconds left gave the Pistons their first Sunday win of the season, 88-87.
Wilson Chandler, a second-year forward from DePaul, scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the New York Knicks beat the Boston Celtics 100-88 at Madison Square Garden.
On Jan. 5, 1988, Hall of Famer Pete Maravich died at age 40 after suffering a heart attack while playing in a pickup game in California.
