Hardaway, Hawks stun Cavaliers, 114-100
CLEVELAND — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 15 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Hawks, despite resting center Dwight Howard and missing three other key starters, stunned the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-100 on Friday night.
The Hawks, who beat Boston on Thursday night, outworked and outgunned the defending NBA champions. The Cavaliers blew a chance to move closer to securing the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
RAPTORS 96, HEAT 94
In Toronto, DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points and Toronto beat Miami in the Raptors’ final home game of the regular season.
DeRozan broke Vince Carter’s franchise record with his 31st 30-point game of the season, shooting 14 of 32 from the floor. Carter set the mark in 2000-01.
GRIZZLIES 101, KNICKS 88
In Memphis, Tenn., Mike Conley scored 31 points and Memphis warpped up the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference with a victory over short-handed New York.
Conley was 12 of 17 from the field, including 7 of 11 from 3-point range. The Grizzlies will face the second-seeded San Antonio Spurs in the first round of the playoffs.
PISTONS 114, ROCKETS 109
In Houston, Stanley Johnson hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 32.4 seconds left and added two free throws to lift Detroit past Houston.
NUGGETS 122, PELICANS 106
In Denver, rookie Jamal Murray scored a career-high 30 points, including several highsoaring dunks, and Denver beat New Orleans to keep its postseason hopes alive.
Nikola Jokic added 23 points and 12 rebounds to help the Nuggets pull within a game of Portland for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West with three games remaining.
SPURS 109, MAVERICKS 89
In Dallas, Bryn Forbes scored a career-high 27 points with San Antonio resting most of its starters, and the Spurs ran past Dallas after the Mavericks pulled most of their key veterans in the second half.
JAZZ 120, TIMBERWOLVES 113
In Salt Lake City, Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 39 points and Utah overcame an 11-point deficit to beat Minnesota.
Hayward and Joe Johnson powered a 40-point third quarter in which the Jazz came from behind and took the lead for good with a 16-7 run.
Johnson finished with 22 points.