Cavaliers clinch berth

After kicking Coach Mike Brown out of a team meeting Tuesday morning, LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers, 105-94, at Indianapolis to clinch a playoff berth.

Cleveland also pulled to within 2 1/2 games of Detroit for the top seeding in the Eastern Conference.

Jermaine O’Neal led Indiana with 32 points.

Dallas 105, New Orleans 89 -- Leading by 25 points through three quarters at Oklahoma City, the Mavericks rested Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Howard and Jason Terry in the fourth and won their seventh in a row. Howard had 25 points.

Seattle 114, Minnesota 106 -- Rashard Lewis scored 21 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter at Minneapolis and the SuperSonics overcame a 25-point second-half deficit by finishing on a 25-2 run at Minneapolis. Kevin Garnett had 20 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for Minnesota.

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Toronto lost rookie forward Jorge Garbajosa for the season after he underwent surgery for a displaced ankle joint and a fractured leg suffered Monday against Boston.... Milwaukee forward Charlie Villanueva had season-ending shoulder surgery.