HOUSTON — James Harden capped a marvelous statistical season and the Houston Rockets claimed the final playoff berth in the Western Conference with a 116-81 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at Toyota Center.
Harden finished with 38 points and joined Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the only players to average 29 points, six rebounds and seven assists in a season.
Dwight Howard added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Houston. Patrick Beverley had nine points and a career-high 12 assists.
Ben McLemore paced the Kings with 24 points. Kosta Koufos added a double-double of 12 points and 11 assists.
Hornets 117, Magic 103
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Al Jefferson scored 26 points and Charlotte held off a second-half rally to beat Orlando in their regular-season finale.
Troy Daniels had 13 points, Spencer Hawes and Jeremy Lamb added 12 points apiece, Marvin Williams scored 11 and Jeremy Lin 10 for the Hornets.
Aaron Gordon and Evan Fournier scored 22 points apiece, Nikola Vucevic added 17 and Herzonja had 10 for the Magic.
Timberwolves 144, Pelicans 109
MINNEAPOLIS — In the final game of the season for both teams, Minnesota routed visiting New Orleans at Target Center.
Timberwolves rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, the apparent front-runner for the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award, had 28 points — 20 in the first half — and 14 rebounds to lead the way. Towns finished his first year in the NBA with 51 double-doubles in 82 games. He came out of Wednesday’s game to a standing ovation with 6:21 remaining in the fourth quarter, embracing Mitchell on the bench as he exited.
James Ennis led the way for the Pelicans with 28 points, while Omer Asik scored 24 in the loss.
Pacers 97, Bucks 92
MILWAUKEE — Solomon Hill scored 22 points as Indiana wrapped up the regular season with a victory over Milwaukee at the Bradley Center.
Rodney Stuckey scored 12 and Glenn Robison III had 14 off the bench for the Pacers, who shot only 43 percent for the game but made 11 of 24 3-pointer attempts.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 19 and added nine rebounds and five assists while Jabari Parker added 17 with seven boards.
Raptors 103, Nets 96
NEW YORK — Rookie Norman Powell scored a career-high 30 points as Toronto concluded the best regular-season in team history by rallying from an early deficit for a victory over Brooklyn.
Powell, who has thrived with increased playing time in recent weeks, shot 12-of-18 from the field and made eight straight attempts at one point. He set career highs for field goals, 3-pointers (5) and rebounds (9) while playing 36 minutes. Reserve Terrence Ross added 24 for the Raptors.
Bojan Bogdanovic made seven 3-pointers and scored 29 points for the Nets, who had nine available players due to rest and injuries. Sean Kilpatrick added 12 points for Brooklyn, which has lost seven of eight meetings with Toronto since beating them in the playoffs.
Bulls 115, 76ers 105
CHICAGO — Nikola Mirotic scored a game-high 32 points and Chicago rallied for a win over Philadelphia.
Justin Holiday added a career-high 29 points as the Bulls erased a 24-point, first-half deficit. Jimmy Butler posted his second career triple-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
Robert Covington scored a team-high 27 points on 7-for-17 shooting for the 76ers. Hollis Thompson contributed 21 points off the bench.
Celtics 98, Heat 88
BOSTON — Isaiah Thomas’ 21 points led five Boston players in double digits in a win over Miami.
Joe Johnson and Hassan Whitehead each had 19 points for the Heat, who still secured the Southeast Division title and the third seed in the East because of Atlanta’s loss.
Pistons 112, Cavaliers 110 (OT)
CLEVELAND — Jodie Meeks scored 20 points off the bench, and Detroit beat Cleveland in overtime on a night when both teams sat nearly all of their starters.
Jordan McRae scored a career-high 36 points in a career-high 47 minutes for the Cavaliers but missed two of three crucial free throws in the final second with a chance to tie the game.
McRae scored seven points in the last 1:13 of regulation to tie the game at 103 and force overtime. His 36 points were the second most by a Cavs player this season. LeBron James scored 37 points on three separate occasions.
Spurs 96, Mavericks 91
DALLAS — San Antonio rallied from 18 points down to beat Dallas at American Airlines Center.
Boban Marjanovic, filling in for Tim Duncan, scored 22 points on 7 of 9 shooting and 8 of 8 from the line, and grabbed 12 rebounds. Jonathan Simmons scored a season-high 19. Kyle Anderson scored 15.
Raymond Felton scored 22 off the bench to lead the Mavericks, with Dirk Nowitzki adding 19 points.
Wizards 109, Hawks 98
WASHINGTON — Washington defeated full-strength Atlanta in the regular season finale for both teams.
Even without John Wall, Bradley Beal, Markieff Morris and Marcin Gortat, the Wizards their third straight game in what could be the final contest with coach Randy Wittman. Ramon Sessions led Washington with 22 points and his layup started a decisive 19-5 run for a 103-87 lead with 4:44 remaining.
Al Horford had 19 points for the Hawks. Jeff Teague scored 16 points, and Paul Millsap had 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks.