JAZZ CAPTURES PLAYOFF BERTH

ANGELES» Donovan Mitchell LOS scored 28 points to help the Jazz clinch a playoff berth with a 112-97 win over the Lakers on Sunday.

Utah is the fourth team in the crowded Western Conference to lock up a postseason slot, with five teams still in the running for the other four positions before the regular season ends Wednesday.

Mitchell also had nine rebounds and eight assists, and Joe Ingles had 22 points along with 10 assists. Jae Crowder added 18 points off the bench. Josh Hart had 25 points for Los Angeles, which has lost six of eight. Julius Randle had 17 points and seven rebounds.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

J.J. Redick scored 18 points, and the 76ers matched a franchise record with their 14th consecutive victory, 109-97 over the Mavericks. Two years after going 10-72, the Sixers clinched home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs and secured their first 50-win season since Allen Iverson’s 2000-01 team, which lost in the Finals. … C.J. Miles scored 22 points, OG Anunoby had a career-high 21 and the Raptors beat the Magic 112-101. Serge Ibaka scored 13 points, and Jakob Poeltl and Delon Wright each had 12. The Raptors closed out their home schedule by extending their franchise records for wins (58) and home wins (34). … Klay Thompson scored 22 of his 34 points in the first quarter and the Warriors beat the Suns for the 15th consecutive time, 117100. … MarShon Brooks scored 25 points, Dillon Brooks added 22 and the Grizzlies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 130-117 victory over the Pistons. … Taurean Prince scored 33 points, getting help from Isaiah Taylor and Dewayne Dedmon down the stretch to help the Hawks overcome a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat the Celtics 112-106. … Domantas Sabonis scored a career-high 30 points and the Pacers beat the

Hornets 123-117.