RESULTS, SCHEDULE

at Boston 90, Detroit 78: Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 31 points and the Celtics never trailed in becoming the first team to clinch a playoff berth.

at Houston 117, Indiana 99: Tracy McGrady had 25 points in the Rockets’ team-record 16th straight win. They are 4-0 since Yao Ming’s season-ending foot injury.

Cleveland 119, at New York 105: LeBron James had 50 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. He made 16 of 30 shots, including seven of 13 three-point attempts.

at Denver 126, Phoenix 113: Allen Iverson scored 31 points and Carmelo Anthony had 30 to move the Nuggets to within one game of eighth in the West.

at New Orleans 116, Atlanta 101: Chris Paul had 23 points and 18 assists and Peja Stojakovic (29 points) had seven of a Hornets-record tying 15 three-pointers.

at Utah 105, Minnesota 76: Deron Williams had 21 points and 11 assists as the Jazz won its 17th in a row at home, two shy of a franchise record.

at Charlotte 118, Golden State 109: Jason Richardson scored 42 points against his former team, helping end the Warriors’ four-game winning streak.

Orlando 122, at Washington 92: The Magic matched its victory total from last season (40) behind Dwight Howard’s 20 points and 11 rebounds.

at Milwaukee 118, Seattle 106: Charlie Villanueva scored 32 points, his highest output since March 26, 2006, and had 11 rebounds for the Bucks.

at Memphis 100, New Jersey 93: Hakim Warrick scored a season-high 25 points to help the Grizzlies end their nine-game losing streak, dating to Feb. 12.

Toronto 108, at Miami 83: The Raptors used a 15-0 first-half run and a 16-0 second-half surge to send the Heat to its 29th loss in its last 32 games.

at Clippers 116, Sacramento 109 (2OT): Al Thornton scored 13 of his 27 points in the overtimes.