nba roundup Tuesday’s games

Raptors 122, 76ers 98

TORONTO

Rookie Norman Powell had 18 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 17 more and 11 rebounds as the Raptors beat the 76ers for the 12th straight time. It gave Valanciunas a team-leading 22nd double-double of the season. Philadelphia last beat Toronto Jan. 18, 2013. With the Indiana Pacers’ win over New York and the Detroit Pistons’ loss to the Miami Heat, second-seeded Toronto is now locked into a playoff matchup with the seventh-seeded Pacers.

Heat 99, Pistons 93

AUBURN HILLS, MICH.

Dwyane Wade got off to his slowest start offensively in a decade and finished with 14 points, helping the Heat beat the Pistons. Miami will win the Southeast Division and earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs if it closes the regular season Wednesday night by beating Boston on the road. The Pistons’ loss sealed their spot as the eighth-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, setting up a matchup with top-seeded Cleveland.

Pacers 102, Knicks 90

INDIANAPOLIS

Paul George and George Hill each scored 19 points and the Pacers beat the Knicks to win their final home game of the regular season. Trailing 64-62, the Pacers (44-37) finished the final seven minutes of the third quarter with a 17-6 run that gave Indiana a 79-70 lead heading into the final period. New York (32-50) led at the end of the first and second quarters.

Spurs 102, Thunder 98, OT

SAN ANTONIO

Kawhi Leonard had 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs had to rally to beat the short-handed Thunder to finish 40-1 at home this season, matching an NBA record. The Celtics had the same record in 1985-86. San Antonio was lethargic coming off its first home loss of the season to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Spurs never led in the final quarter the loss and trailed throughout much of their home finale.

Associated Press