Miami ends the regular season with games at Milwaukee on Saturday and at Detroit on Sunday. The Heat and Knicks both trail the Hawks by a 1/2 game. Miami, who are tied for fifth in the East with the New York Knicks (39-31), have two games left as it tries to climb past the fourth-place Atlanta Hawks. The Heat (39-31) earned their fourth consecutive win and prevailed for the seventh time in eight games. The Sixers, who took their second loss in a row, would clinch first place with a win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Friday night. The result kept Philadelphia (47-23) from clinching the top playoff seed in the Eastern Conference. Jimmy Butler scored 21 points and the Miami Heat took a big early lead and never looked back in a 106-94 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. Highlights of the Philadelphia 76ers' trip to the Miami Heat in Week 21 of the NBA and Ja Morant chipped in with 12 points apiece. The Kings, a Play-In longshot whose hopes were kept alive when the San Antonio Spurs were beaten by the New York Knicks earlier Thursday night, came up short despite a career-best 31 points from Justin James.Īnderson finished with 14 points and a game-high nine assists for Memphis, while Clarke, Jaren Jackson Jr. Kyle Anderson ignited a 12-0 finish with a pair of hoops, including a three-pointer, and Jonas Valanciunas converted a three-point play to give Memphis the lead for good with 1:23 remaining as the Grizzlies formally eliminated the visiting Sacramento Kings from playoff contention with a 116-110 victory.ĭillon Brooks scored a team-high 30 points, the seventh 30-point game of his career, and Valanciunas recorded a double-double with 24 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies (37-33), who assured their position in the NBA Play-In Tournament - either eighth or ninth - will be determined in the season finale Sunday at Golden State. Highlights of the Sacramento Kings' clash with the Memphis Grizzlies in Week 21 of the NBA

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