NBA ROUNDUP Friday’s games


Jazz 90, Spurs 64

SALT LAKE CITY — Mehmet Okur had 17 points and 16 rebounds as Utah ended San Antonio’s eight-game winning streak. The Jazz held the defending NBA champion Spurs without a point for almost the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. Deron Williams had his 50th double-double of the season with 16 points and 11 assists, opening the fourth quarter with a high alley-oop to Andrei Kirilenko to start a 13-0 run for the Jazz. Kirilenko finished with 10 points and six assists, and Carlos Boozer added 16 points and flustered Tim Duncan all night. Duncan finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, but sat most of the fourth quarter as the Jazz ran away with it.

Warriors 117, Grizzlies 86.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Andris Biedrins had 21 points and 17 rebounds, and Golden State climbed within a half-game of eighth place in the Western Conference. Golden State, which snapped a two-game losing streak, had six players in double figures. Monta Ellis scored 19 points, while Kelenna Azubuike added 15 points and 10 rebounds. Stephen Jackson finished with 14 points, Marco Belinelli had 13 and Brandan Wright scored 10. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 23 points, while Hakim Warrick finished with 13 and Kyle Lowry had 12.

76ers 109, Hawks 104

ATLANTA — Andre Iguodala scored 30 points and Andre Miller had 23 to help Philadelphia wrap up its first playoff spot in three years. Philadelphia, which stopped the Hawks’ five-game winning streak, never trailed after Miller’s layup made tied it at 67 with 3:09 left in the third. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 32 points, but he fell down and lost the ball on what appeared to be a damp floor while dribbling with 1:36 remaining.

Pistons 106, Nets 87

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Antonio McDyess scored 19 points and Rasheed Wallace added 17 points and eight rebounds as Detroit won its fourth straight. The victory moved Detroit to the verge of clinching the second seed in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons will lock up the No. 2 spot with one win or an Orlando loss.

Wizards 109, Heat 95

WASHINGTON — Caron Butler scored 29 points and Washington clinched a playoff spot for the fourth straight season. It’s the first time the team has qualified for the playoffs in four consecutive seasons since it made five straight appearances from 1983-88.

Hornets 118, Knicks 110

NEW ORLEANS — Chris Paul had 33 points and 15 assists, and New Orleans clinched a playoff berth by beating New York.

Bobcats 105, Raptors 100

TORONTO — Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Earl Boykins converted a three-point play after stealing the ball from T.J. Ford in the final minute. Chris Bosh had 23 points for the Raptors.

Associated Press