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ORLANDO, Fla. — Victor Oladipo had 23 points and scored on a layup with 1.5 seconds left to give the Orlando Magic a 105-103 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night, spoiling Derrick Rose’s return to the Bulls.
Nik Vucevic added 22 points in the Magic’s third straight win.
Rose started and played for the first time in more than a month since undergoing surgery on his right knee. The point guard was 3 of 9 from the field and finished with nine points in 19 minutes.
Grizzlies 110, Pelicans 74
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Randolph had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to help the Memphis Grizzlies beat the New Orleans Pelicans.
Jeff Green and Marc Gasol also each had 15 points, and Gasol added six assists and eight rebounds. Beno Udrih finished with 14 points, and Vince Carter and Mike Conley had 10 each.
Anthony Davis scored 12 points for the Pelicans. They dropped back into a tie with Oklahoma City for the Western Conference’s final playoff spot.
Raptors 92, Hornets 74
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets for the first time in seven games.
Kemba Walker had 15 points for Charlotte. The Hornets are 11th in the Eastern Conference, three games behind eighth-place Boston for the final playoff spot.
Celtics 113, Pistons 103
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Isaiah Thomas had a season-high 34 points as the Boston Celtics picked up a key victory and eliminated Detroit from playoff contention, beating the Pistons.
Thomas needed only 17 shots to put up his huge numbers, going 10 for 17 from the floor. He hit four of his eight 3-pointers, and went 10 for 11 from the line.
The victory kept Boston in the Eastern Conference’s eighth spot.
Wizards 119, 76ers 90
PHILADELPHIA — Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Washington Wizards shot 65.3 percent from the field in their victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Wizards rested All-Star guard John Wall, ending his consecutive games streak at 208.
Hawks 114, Nets 111
NEW YORK — Al Horford made the go-ahead basket on a dunk with 19 seconds remaining, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Brooklyn Nets to complete a season sweep.
Playing without injured All-Star Paul Millsap and further short-handed after Pero Antic and Thabo Sefolosha were arrested early Wednesday and didn’t play, the Hawks recovered after blowing a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead.
Cavaliers 104, Bucks 99
MILWAUKEE — Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat the Milwaukee Bucks, clinching the Central Division title and the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
LeBron James scored 21 points with nine rebounds and eight assists for the Cavs, including 10 points in the fourth quarter. Kevin Love added 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Michael Carter-Williams scored 30 points for the Bucks, while Zaza Pachulia added 19 points and 10 rebounds. Milwaukee played without Giannis Antetokounmpo, although it wasn’t immediately clear why he sat out.
Pacers 102, Knicks 86
NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers stayed close to the final Eastern Conference playoff spot when they defeated the New York Knicks.
George Hill led the Pacers (35-43) with 20 points. Roy Hibbert had a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds. The win tied the Pacers with the Miami Heat, one game off the final playoff spot behind the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets.