MAGIC 96, CELTICS 76
Franz Wagner scored 23 points, Cole Anthony came off the bench with 18 points and Orlando beat Boston on Wednesday night to clinch seventh place in the Eastern Conference and the top spot in the play-in tournament.
Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard scored 15 points each to lead the Celtics, who did not use their top six players and made 7 of 40 3-point shots.
Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and Al Horford did not play for the Celtics.
76ERS 122, WIZARDS 103
Jeff Dowtin Jr. scored a career-high 30 points and Philadelphia snapped a 12- game losing streak with a victory over Washington.
Lonnie Walker IV had 24 points for the 76ers, who won despite a lengthy list of injured players that included Joel Embiid, Paul George, Eric Gordon, Kyle Lowry, Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain and Andre Drummond.
RAPTORS 126, HORNETS 96
Jonathan Mogbo had 17 points, a career-high 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the first triple-double by a rookie in the NBA this season, helping Toronto beat short-handed Charlotte.
Jared Rhoden scored 23 points in the Raptors’ ninth straight home victory over the Hornets. Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors finished 18-23 at home.
LAKERS 112, MAVERICKS 97
Luka Doncic scored 45 points in his first game in Dallas since being traded to Los Angeles, helping the Lakers wrap up a playoff spot with a victory over the Mavericks.
Doncic’s emotional return came two months after a seismic trade out of nowhere that sent the five time All-Star to Los Angeles. The 26-year-old star from Slovenia spent his first 5 1/2 seasons with the Mavericks, and still had two seasons left on his contract.
BULLS 119, HEAT 111
Josh Giddey dominated with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists and Chicago beat Miami in a game with heavy seeding implications.
Giddey extended a career high with his seventh triple-double as the ninthplace Bulls (37-43) moved a game ahead of Miami in the Eastern Conference.