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Toronto 97, at Washington 96: Chris Bosh made the go-ahead three-pointer with 9.9 seconds left for the Raptors, who outscored the Wizards, 17-3, down the stretch to pull off the win. Bosh had 25 points and 15 rebounds, his 42nd double-double of the season, tying his 2006-07 franchise high.

Chicago 91, at Detroit 88: The Bulls’ Ben Gordon made a tiebreaking layup with 15 seconds left. The loss means the Pistons will get the eighth seeding and face Cleveland in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Chicago leads Philadelphia by half a game for the sixth seeding.

at New Jersey 91, Charlotte 87: Jarvis Hayes made two late three-pointers in 37 seconds as the Nets rallied from a 12-point, fourth-quarter deficit. Bobcats Coach Larry Brown decided to experiment with nothing on the line, playing four reserves with only one starter in the second and fourth quarters.

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at Milwaukee 98, Orlando 80: Richard Jefferson scored 24 points as the Bucks beat an Orlando team missing Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis. Howard was not on the bench after halftime because he apparently was in violation of the NBA’s dress code.

at Dallas 96, Minnesota 94: Dirk Nowitzki keyed a late fourth-quarter rally with great plays on both ends of the court for the Mavericks, then Jason Terry made an 18-foot jumper from the right side with 0.2 seconds left. Dallas kept hopes of claiming the No. 6 seeding in the Western Conference.

at Houston 86, New Orleans 66: Yao Ming scored 22 points and Luis Scola grabbed 15 rebounds for the Rockets. If the Rockets win their regular-season finale in Dallas on Wednesday, they will secure their first division title since 1993-94. But Houston could also slip to fifth place in the Western Conference with a loss. The Hornets shot 35% (28 of 81) from the field and their 66 points were a season low.

at Denver 118, Sacramento 98: J.R. Smith’s career-high 45 points and franchise-best 11 three-pointers helped the Nuggets clinch the Northwest Division title. The Nuggets (54-27) tied their franchise record for most wins since joining the NBA in 1976.

at Portland 113, Oklahoma City 83: Travis Outlaw had 21 points as a last-minute starter as the Trail Blazers built a 35-point lead at one point in the victory. Kevin Durant, averaging 25.5 points a game, scored just 10 for the Thunder. Rookie Russell Westbrook had 15 points and seven assists.

at Phoenix 119, Memphis 110: The Suns’ Shaquille O’Neal made four late field goals and rookie Robin Lopez tied his career high with 14 points. It was Phoenix’s 45th win of the season, as it became only the third team in NBA history to reach that total and not earn a playoff berth.

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San Antonio 101, at Golden State 72: Tony Parker scored 17 points and Tim Duncan added 16 points and 13 rebounds before both stars sat out the fourth quarter, as the Spurs kept pace with Houston atop the Southwest Division.

at Utah 106, Clippers 85: Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Jazz ended a three-game losing streak. Marcus Camby had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, who have lost eight of nine.

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