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» Spurs knock Pelicans, Zion out of playoffs.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points, Rudy Gay added 19 off the bench and the Spurs wasted much of a 20-point, second-half lead before hanging on to beat New Orleans 122-113 on Sunday and hand a big blow to the Pelicans’ postseason hopes.

Dejounte Murray scored 18 for the Spurs. Derrick White added 16 before leaving early in the third quarter with a bruised knee.

JJ Redick scored 31 points with a season-high eight 3-pointers for New Orleans, which got 25 from Zion Williamson and 17 from Brandon Ingram.

RAPTORS 108 GRIZZLIES 99

Pascal Siakam scored 26 points to help Toronto beat Memphis, preventing the Grizzlies from clinching a spot in the Western Conference play-in series.

Norman Powell scored 16 points and Kyle Lowry added 15 for the Raptors, who clinched the No. 2 seed in the East.

Dillon Brooks scored 25 points, Grayson Allen matched a season high with 20 and Ja Morant had 17 points and 10 assists for the Grizzlies.

TRAIL BLAZERS 124 76ERS 121

Damian Lillard scored 51 points after a frustratin­g finish a night earlier, and Portland beat Philadelph­ia.

The 76ers lost much more than the game. AllStar center Joel Embiid left in the first quarter with what the team called a left ankle injury, and he did not return.

Josh Richardson scored a season-high 34 points and Alec Burks added 20 for Philadelph­ia.

THUNDER 121, WIZARDS 103

Rookie Darius Bazley scored a career-high 23 points off the bench, and Oklahoma City beat Washington to keep the Wizards the only winless team inside the NBA bubble.

Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 18 as Oklahoma City led from the opening bucket and improved to 3-2 in the seeding games.

Mike Muscala also scored 18 points. Chris Paul had 13 points and nine assists.

Jerome Robinson led Washington with 19 points off the bench. Isaac Bonga scored 14 points, Troy Brown Jr. and Moritz Wagner each had 12, Riu Hachimura added 11 and Ish Smith 10.

CELTICS 122, MAGIC 119 (OT)

Gordon Hayward hit three free throws with 2:29 left in overtime, and Boston beat Orlando for its third straight victory.

Hayward finished with 31 points and Jayson Tatum scored 29, including the tying basket with 4.2 seconds left in regulation.

Nikola Vucevic led Orlando with 26 points and 11 rebounds.

NETS 129, CLIPPERS 120

Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 39 points, but Brooklyn held on to beat Los Angeles.

Caris LeVert led the Nets with 27 points and 13 assists, while Joe Harris finished with 25 points.

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