Friday's other games

Friday's other games
Wizards 83, 76ers 80
PHILADELPHIA -- Gilbert Arenas sank a 3-pointer as time expired and scored Washington's final 12 points. Arenas carried the Wizards as they played spoiler for the second time this week. They beat Boston earlier this week to delay the Celtics wrapping up the final spot in the Eastern Conference. Larry Hughes added 19 points and Jared Jeffries grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds for Washington. Kenny Thomas led the Sixers with 24 points.
Hawks 116, Bulls 101
CHICAGO -- Stephen Jackson scored 36 points, Bob Sura had his first career triple-double. The Bulls played lackluster defense all night in losing for the 15th time in 19 games. Atlanta went through what amounted to a jump-shooting drill for four quarters. Jason Terry added 23 points and had 11 assists for the Hawks. Chris Crawford scored 20 and Sura had 12 points to go with 12 assists and 11 rebounds. The Hawks shot 49 percent. Kirk Hinrich scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Bulls.
Pacers 90, Nets 80
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NBA playoffs will go through Indiana. Ron Artest's 24 points and four steals helped the Pacers clinch homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. The victory assured the Pacers (59-21) of having the best record in the league and also set their NBA franchise record for wins in a season. The Pacers can eclipse their all-time record, set in the ABA, with a win Monday at Philadelphia. The Nets were playing without Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin, who are both nursing left knee injuries. With the Atlantic Division and No. 2 seed in the East already sewn up, Nets coach Lawrence Frank had the luxury of sitting his two All- Stars for the second game of a back-to-back set.
Pistons 74, Raptors 66
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Richard Hamilton scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Detroit Pistons to their sixth straight win. The Pistons were missing point guard Chauncey Billups (ankle), but won for the 14th time in 16 games, including 10 straight at home. They also extended their NBA record by holding an opponent under 70 points for the 11th time this season. Tayshaun Prince added 14 points, while Ben Wallace had 16 rebounds and Rasheed Wallace added 12 boards. Vince Carter and Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 18 points each, but Carter shot 6-of-21 from the field.
Spurs 84, Trail Blazers 74
SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili each scored 21 points to lead the San Antonio Spurs to their eighth straight win. Ginobili had 18 of his points in the first half when the Spurs shot 58 percent to build a 20-point advantage that the Trail Blazers didn't seriously challenge until the fourth quarter. Portland dropped into a three-way tie with Utah and Denver for the eighth and final playoff berth in the West.
Hornets 89, Celtics 80
NEW ORLEANS -- Jamaal Magloire's 23 points and 17 rebounds and George Lynch's defense gave the Hornets a four-game season sweep of the Boston Celtics. The Hornets got 15 points from Lynch, starting because he defended Paul Pierce well in New Orleans' other victories over Boston. Lynch had three second-half 3-pointers and helped hold Pierce to relatively low 5-of-16 shooting.
Rockets 106, Nuggets 103
HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets clinched a playoff berth for the first time in five years, behind a season-high 33 points from Steve Francis. Marcus Camby scored 23 points and Carmelo Anthony had 20 as the Nuggets lost for the sixth straight time in Houston. Denver dropped into a three-way tie with Utah and Portland for eighth place in the Western Conference.
-- Associated Press
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