NBA Roundup : Aguirre Gets 38; Mavericks Clinch Playoff Spot

Mark Aguirre scored 38 points, and the Dallas Mavericks clinched a berth in the National Basketball Assn. playoffs for the third straight season with a 110-105 victory over the New York Knicks Thursday night at New York.

Aguirre made eight of his first 11 shots and scored 21 points while playing 10 minutes in the first quarter as the Mavericks built a 37-26 lead.

Despite 35 points by Ken Bannister, the Knicks never caught up.

New York, which already had five players sidelined for the season because of injuries, suffered another setback when guard Rory Sparrow broke his left ankle in a collision with Derek Harper less than five minutes into the game. He will be in a cast for six weeks.

Golden State 121, San Antonio 118--Terry Teagle scored 33 points and the Warriors climbed out of a last-place tie with the Clippers in the Pacific Division by beating the Spurs at Oakland.

San Antonio, which trailed by 20 points in the first quarter and by 14 early in the final period, pulled within one point of the Warriors with three seconds remaining when Alvin Robertson stole an inbounds pass and scored.

Teagle made two free throws with no time left.

Mike Mitchell scored 44 points for San Antonio.

Sacramento 103, Seattle 101--Eddie Johnson made a pair of free throws with one second left at Seattle, and the Kings swept their five-game season series from the SuperSonics.

The victory gave Sacramento a half-game lead over San Antonio and a 2 1/2-game edge over Phoenix in the struggle for the final two Western Conference playoff spots.

Reggie Theus scored 24 points for the Kings, and Johnson added 22. Jack Sikma had 24 points and 14 rebounds for Seattle.