


Chicago >> Klay Thompson scored 20 points, P.J. Washington had 19 and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Chicago Bulls 120-119 on Saturday night.
Dallas moved 1 1/2 games ahead of idle Phoenix for the final spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament.
Anthony Davis added 18 points and Spencer Dinwiddie had 14 points and 11 assists to help the Mavericks win for the second straight game and fourth time in the last five.
Dallas led by 11 points late in the fourth quarter but Chicago cut it to 118-116 with 8.6 seconds left. Thompson made two throws two seconds later and the Mavericks were careful not to foul Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic, who made a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left.
Magic 121, Kings 91 >> Paolo Banchero scored 24 points in three quarters and Orlando beat Sacramento.
Orlando pulled even with Atlanta for seventh place in the Eastern Conference, though the Magic have played two more games than the Hawks.
Franz Wagner added 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help Orlando rebound from a home loss to Dallas on Thursday night that ended a three-game winning streak.
Nets 115, Wizards 112 >> Drew Timme scored the go-ahead basket on a cutting layup with 7.7 seconds left and Brooklyn beat NBA-worst Washington to end a six-game losing streak.
Heat 118, 76ers 95 >> Tyler Herro scored 30 points to lead Miami to a victory over short-handed Philadelphia.
Celtics 121, Spurs 111 >> Jayson Tatum had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Boston won its eighth straight, beating San Antonio.
Lakers 134, Grizzlies 127 >> Austin Reaves had 31 points and eight assists, Luka Doncic added 29 points and nine assists and Los Angeles held on for a win over Memphis.
Thunder 132, Pacers 111 >> Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Oklahoma City routed Indiana for its ninth straight win.