Dwyane Wade returned but the Chicago Bulls sustained a potentially costly loss when the Brooklyn Nets beat them, 107-106, on Saturday in New York.
Spencer Dinwiddie made four free throws in the final 13.6 seconds for the Nets in their home finale. He scored 19 points, as did rookie Caris LeVert.
Jimmy Butler scored 33 points for the Bulls, who came in tied for seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Wade started and played 25 minutes, scoring 14 points. He had been expected to miss the remainder of the regular season when he sprained his right elbow on March 15.
But the Bulls allowed 32 points in the fourth quarter, with Dinwiddie snapping a 103-all with two free throws with 13.6 seconds to play. Butler missed a jumper and Dinwiddie put it away with another pair with 2.4 to play.
Pacers 127, Magic 112 — Paul George scored 37 points and Myles Turner added 23 points and 10 rebounds to help visiting Indiana move a step closer to a playoff berth.
The Pacers pulled a game ahead of Chicago for seventh place in the Eastern Conference and climbed back to .500 with their third straight victory. Terrence Ross had 29 points for the Magic, while Evan Fournier had 23 and Aaron Gordon added 17. Orlando has lost six of its last seven.
Elfrid Payton had 10 points and 10 assists, but Orlando’s perimeter game was no match for the Pacers’ strength around the basket.
Indiana’s starting frontcourt of George, Thaddeus Young and Turner was a combined 20 of 24 (83.3 percent) in the first half, when the Pacers took a 68-59 lead.
Wizards 106, Heat 103 — Hassan Whiteside scored 30 points and James Johnson hit a layup with 11 seconds left to lift visiting Miami over Washington.
Bucks 90, 76ers 82 — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Milwaukee defeated host Philadelphia to clinch a playoff berth.
Clippers 98, Spurs 87 — Chris Paul had 19 points and visiting Los Angeles won its fifth straight in beating San Antonio.