76ers walk off a winner, get called back and lose

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76ers walk off a winner, get called back and lose

• CLEVELAND 91, PHILADELPHIA 90: Devin Brown's two free throws with 0.2 seconds lifted the visiting Cavaliers over the 76ers after Philadelphia was brought back from the locker room after the players thought the game was over Monday night. The 76ers appeared to have won when Lou Williams hit a fadeaway jumper with 5.1 seconds left -- his second go-ahead basket in the final minute. Instead, referees determined by looking at a replay that Brown was fouled by Samuel Dalembert. The 76ers assumed the game was over and ran off the court, while the refs huddled at midcourt to look at the replay. The Cavaliers remained on the court.

• TORONTO 91, MIAMI 91: Rasho Nesterovic scored 20 points, Chris Bosh had 15, and the Raptors beat the Heat in Toronto. Anthony Parker had 13 as the Raptors locked up the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference.

• CHICAGO 151, MILWAUKEE 135: Luol Deng scored 32 points on 15-for-20 shooting, and Ben Gordon had 29 points as the visiting Bulls fell just short of a franchise record for points and shooting percentage.

• UTAH 105, HOUSTON 96: Carlos Boozer had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat visiting Houston, pulling the Jazz even with the Rockets in the muddled Western Conference standings with one regular-season game left.

• WASHINGTON 117, INDIANA 110: The Wizards' backups were more than enough to eliminate the very sub-.500 Pacers from the playoff race in Washington. Coach Eddie Jordan went to his bench early and often, getting 31 points from Roger Mason, 14 from rookie Nick Young and little resistance from the Indiana defense.

• BOSTON 99, NEW YORK 93: With his three All-Star teammates resting, Rajon Rondo had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics in what might have been Isiah Thomas' final home game as Knicks coach. New team president Donnie Walsh has said Thomas will finish the season as coach before he decides on next season. Knicks fans who stuck it out until the end of a miserable season were given free food and nonalcoholic beverages.

• PHOENIX 112, GOLDEN STATE 116: Amare Stoudemire scored 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the host Suns recovered after blowing a 17-point lead, eliminating the Warriors from playoff contention. The Warriors' loss clinched the final playoff spot in the West for Denver. Steve Nash nearly had a triple-double with 13 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds as the Suns remained in the midst of a scramble for playoff positioning and a possible home-court advantage in the first round.

• SAN ANTONIO 101, SACRAMENTO 98: Tony Parker tied his season high with 32 points and added 11 assists for the visiting Spurs. The victory, coupled with Houston's loss to Utah, put the Spurs in position to clinch third place in the conference for a second consecutive season. A year ago, they defeated Cleveland in the NBA finals.

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