NBA ROUNDUP

76ers 121, Hawks 113

JJ Redick scored 28 points and surging Philadelphia set a franchise record with their 15th consecutive victory, holding off Atlanta Tuesday night to move a step closer to locking up the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers overcame a tough outing for rookie star Ben Simmons, who missed the morning shootaround after coming down with the stomach flu. He still managed to put up 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists before fouling out with 7 seconds remaining. Simmons picked up a technical in the third quarter for arguing all the way down the court about a call that didn’t go his way. His teammates helped pick up the slack. Redick hit 6 of 9 from beyond the 3-point arc, while former Atlanta players Ersan Ilyasova and Marco Belinelli burned their old team. Ilyasova scored 26 points, and Belinelli added 20. Just two years removed from a 10-72 debacle, the 76ers can lock up the East’s third seed with a home victory over Milwaukee in the regular-season finale tonight. The rebuilding Hawks were long ago eliminated from playoff contention, closing out their worst season since 2005 with a record of 24-58. Taurean Prince led the Hawks with 27

Suns 124, Mavericks 97

Rookie Alec Peters scored a career-high 36 points and Phoenix beat Dallas in a reserve-filled finale for two teams headed to the lottery. The Mavericks (24-58) entered the game tied for the third-worst record in the NBA and stayed that way while sitting eight players. Atlanta finished with the same record after losing at home to Philadelphia 121-113. Orlando can join the Mavericks and Hawks with a loss at home to Washington today. Phoenix (21-61), which had already clinched the worst record and best lottery odds for the No. 1 pick in the draft in June, also didn’t dress eight players. Johnathan Motley led Dallas with 21 points.

Hornets 119, Pacers 93

Dwight Howard finished with 14 points and 17 rebounds and Frank Kaminsky tied his career high with 24 points to lead Charlotte past Indiana. The Pacers, who are locked into the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference, lost for the second time in three games with three starters sitting out. Darren Collison, T.J. Leaf and Glenn Robinson III all scored 13 points for Indiana.