NBA SCOREBOARD (regular-season finales)…
BOSTON 120 – Atlanta 114… Payton Pritchard piled up 30 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists for the Celtics, who finished as the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed and await the seventh seed in the first round of the playoffs. Atlanta is headed to the play-in tournament as the East’s eighth seed.
Philadelphia 134 – BROOKLYN 105… The third-seeded 76ers cruised past the sixth-seeded Nets in advance of the two teams meeting in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Shake Milton, Louis King and Mac McClung scored 20 points apiece.
Charlotte 106 – CLEVELAND 95… Mark Williams and Bryce McGowens scored 22 points apiece to lead the Hornets past a Cavaliers team that finished with the Eastern Conference’s No. 4 seed and a first-round matchup with New York. Williams also grabbed 10 boards.
Indiana 141 – NEW YORK 136… The Pacers ran past the Knicks, who had clinched the Eastern Conference’s No. 5 seed and a first-round playoff matchup with Cleveland. Bennedict Mathurin pumped in 26 points for Indiana.
MIAMI 123 – Orlando 110… The Heat breezed past the Magic and are headed to the play-in tournament as the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed. They got 24 points from Udonis Haslem and 20 from Duncan Robinson.
TORONTO 121 – Milwaukee 105… The Raptors downed the Bucks in a matchup of teams whose postseason fates were already determined. Toronto, which got 23 points from Gary Trent Jr. and 20 from Malachi Flynn, is headed to the play-in tournament as the conference’s No. 9 seed. Milwaukee earned the East’s No. 1 seed and awaits the eighth seed in the first round of the playoffs.
CHICAGO 103 – Detroit 81… The Bulls buried the Pistons with a big fourth quarter and are headed to the play-in tournament as the Eastern Conference’s No. 10 seed. Zack LaVine led Chicago with 17 points.
DENVER 109 – Sacramento 95… The No. 1-seeded Nuggets fought off the No. 3-seeded Kings in a matchup of teams that already clinched their positions in the Western Conference playoffs. Bruce Brown scored 21 points for Denver, which awaits the No. 8 seed in the playoffs’ first round. Sacramento drew sixth-seeded Golden State as a first-round opponent.
OKLAHOMA CITY 115 – Memphis 100… The Thunder got the better of the Western Conference’s No. 2-seeded Grizzlies and are headed to the play-in tournament as the West’s 10th seed. Jared Butler scored 25 points. Terence Mann racked up 24 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Olivier Sarr had 22 points and 14 boards. Ousmane Dieng also scored 22 points. Memphis awaits the seventh seed in the first round of the playoffs.
L.A. Clippers 119 – PHOENIX 114… The No. 4-seeded Clippers topped the No. 5-seeded in a preview of the teams meeting in the first round of the playoffs. Kawhi Leonard finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Russell Westbrook also scored 25 points.
Golden State 157 – PORTLAND 101… The Warriors bombed the Trail Blazers 55-27 in the first quarter and never looked back as they head into the playoffs as the Western Conference’s No. 6 seed and a first-round matchup with Sacramento in the playoffs. Stephen Curry made five 3-pointers on his way to 26 points. Klay Thompson tossed in six 3-pointers and 20 points.
L.A. LAKERS 128 – Utah 117… The Lakers took down the Jazz and are headed to the play-in tournament as the Western Conference’s seventh seed. LeBron James scored 36 points to lead seven players in double figures.
MINNESOTA 113 – New Orleans 108… The Timberwolves rallied past the Pelicans in a contest that determined the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 0 points. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds. Brandon Ingram’s 42 points and 12 boards weren’t enough for New Orleans.
Houston 114 – WASHINGTON 109… The Rockets mounted a late 12-0 run to spurt past the Wizards. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 20 points to lead a balanced scoring attack.
San Antonio 138 – DALLAS 117… The Spurs thrashed the Mavericks to send out retiring coach Gregg Popovich a winner. Sandro Mamukelashvili powered his way to 23 points and 11 rebounds, Dominick Barlow delivered 21 points and 19 boards off the bench. Malaki Branheim added 20 points.
NBA PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE…
EASTERN CONFERENCE
No. 8 Atlanta is at No. 7 Miami tomorrow, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the conference’s No. 7 seed…
No. 10 Chicago is at No. 9 Toronto on Wednesday. The victor advances to play the winner of tomorrow’s game on Friday for the conference’s No. 8 seed.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
No. 8 Minnesota is at No. 7 L.A. Lakers tomorrow, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the conference’s No. 7 seed…
No. 10 Oklahoma City is at No. 9 New Orleans on Wednesday. The victor advances to play the winner of tomorrow’s game on Friday for the conference’s No. 8 seed.