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From the Associated Press

at San Antonio 109, Utah 80: The Spurs clinched the No. 3 seeding in the Western Conference and a first-round playoff meeting with the Phoenix Suns. Manu Ginobili (12 points) returned from a three-game groin-injury absence.

at Phoenix 100, Portland 91: Little-used Sean Marks had 16 points and 13 rebounds and the Suns prevailed in a game that ended up having no bearing on their No. 6 playoff seeding because of San Antonio and Houston’s earlier wins.

at Denver 120, Memphis 111: Carmelo Anthony had 17 points and six rebounds in his first game since getting arrested on a drunken-driving charge and the Nuggets reached 50 wins for the first time since 1988.

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Seattle 126, at Golden State 121: Kevin Durant set career highs with 42 points and 13 rebounds for the SuperSonics. Baron Davis, benched for the second half of the Warriors’ last game, scored 21 points in 38 minutes.

Detroit 84, at Cleveland 74: LeBron James clinched the scoring title while resting his sore back for the Cavaliers. James averaged 30.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 7.2 assists, becoming the third player to average 30-7-7 in a season.

at Indiana 132, New York 123: Mike Dunleavy tied a career high with 36 points to help send the Knicks to a franchise record-tying 59th loss in what might have been Isiah Thomas’ last game as coach.

at Orlando 103, Washington 83: J.J. Redick, a Magic fan favorite who rarely plays, scored a career-high 18 points in a victory in which the Wizards rested Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison for the playoffs.

at Charlotte 115, Philadelphia 109: Jason Richardson scored 29 points and the Hornets recovered from blowing a 23-point lead to send the 76ers into the playoffs on a four-game losing streak.

at Miami 113, Atlanta 99: Jason Williams scored 17 points to help the Heat avoid a new franchise record for futility. Miami finished 15-67, matching the 1988-89 expansion team for the worst record in franchise history.

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at Boston 105, New Jersey 94: Leon Powe scored a career-high 27 points and added 11 rebounds as the Celtics finished 66-16 with their starters playing sparingly. The Nets (34-48) missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

at Minnesota 110, Milwaukee 101 (OT): Randy Foye scored 10 of his career-high 32 points in overtime to help the Timberwolves overcome a 16-point deficit and send the Bucks to their eighth straight loss.

at Chicago 107, Toronto 97: The Raptors played their starters sparingly as the Bulls prevailed to finish 33-49 after three straight playoff appearances. Chicago interim Coach Jim Boylan probably led the team for the last time.

at Dallas 111, New Orleans 98: Jason Kidd (27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) had his 100th triple-double and sparked a 30-8 run that clinched the No. 7 seed for the Mavericks in a preview of their first-round series.

at Houston 93, Clippers 75: The Rockets clinched the No. 5 spot in the West and home-court advantage against Utah.

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