Chris Webber scored 30 points and Peja Stojakovic added 23 as Sacramento won its ninth straight game.
Mike Bibby had 15 points as NBA-leading Sacramento's magic number for clinching home-court advantage throughout the playoffs was reduced to two. With two victories in their final five games, the Kings (58-19) also will earn their first division title since moving to Northern California in 1985.
MINNESOTA (103)
Garnett 5-9 5-7 15, Jo.Smith 2-7 2-2 6, Nesterovic 7-17 1-2 15, Szczerbiak 8-13 0-0 16, Billups 4-11 4-4 12, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Peeler 3-7 0-0 7, Pack 6-8 0-1 12, Woods 1-1 4-4 6, Trent 3-5 0-0 6, Lopez 3-9 1-1 8. Totals 42-87 17-21 103.
SACRAMENTO (122)
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Stojakovic 9-15 2-4 23, Webber 14-19 2-2 30, Divac 6-9 2-2 14, Christie 3-5 3-3 10, Bibby 6-10 2-4 15, Pollard 3-8 5-6 11, Turkoglu 1-6 1-4 3, B.Jackson 4-8 0-0 8, Funderburke 1-2 0-0 2, Wallace 2-3 0-0 4, Cleaves 1-3 0-0 2, Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 50-89 17-25 122.
Minnesota 21 21 31 30 -- 103
; Sacramento 27 32 32 31 -- 122
; 3-Point Goals--Minnesota 2-10 (Peeler 1-1, Lopez 1-2, Pack 0-1, Szczerbiak 0-2, Billups 0-4), Sacramento 5-10 (Stojakovic 3-4, Bibby 1-1, Christie 1-2, Cleaves 0-1, B.Jackson 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Minnesota 45 (Garnett 12), Sacramento 51 (Pollard 8). Assists--Minnesota 16 (Billups 6), Sacramento 29 (Christie 8). Total fouls--Minnesota 19, Sacramento 18. A--17,317 (17,317).
LAKERS 112, JAZZ 82
Kobe Bryant scored 12 of his 22 points after Shaquille O'Neal was ejected in the third quarter.
The Lakers led 68-62 with 5:16 left in the period when O'Neal picked up his second technical foul, which calls for automatic ejection, for throwing an elbow at Utah rookie Jarron Collins while going for a rebound.
UTAH (82)
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Kirilenko 2-7 12-14 16, Malone 3-13 6-6 12, Collins 3-4 -0 6, Russell 3-8 0-0 9, Stockton 5-9 4-5 14, Ostertag 0-0 0-0 0, LaRue 1-4 1-1 3, Stevenson 3-13 0-0 6, Marshall 3-10 2-4 8, Amaechi 0-3 1-4 1, Padgett 2-6 1-2 5, Starks 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 25-78 29-38 82.
L.A. LAKERS (112)
Fox 1-4 0-0 2, Walker 2-2 0-0 4, O'Neal 8-14 6-7 22, Bryant 8-16 6-7 22, Fisher 5-10 1-1 14, George 6-9 3-4 16, Horry 5-6 3-3 14, Shaw 4-7 2-2 10, Hunter 0-2 2-2 2, Madsen 2-4 0-0 4, Medvedenko 1-2 0-0 2, Richmond 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-76 23-26 112.
Utah 20 19 31 12 -- 82
; L.A. Lakers 27 28 32 25 -- 112
; 3-Point Goals--Utah 3-9 (Russell 3-5, Starks 0-1, Padgett 0-1, Stevenson 0-1, LaRue 0-1), L.A. Lakers 5-13 (Fisher 3-6, Horry 1-2, George 1-2, Hunter 0-1, Shaw 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Utah 46 (Marshall 7), L.A. Lakers 53 (Horry 11). Assists--Utah 16 (Stockton 6), L.A. Lakers 29 (Bryant 5). Total fouls--Utah 23, L.A. Lakers 28. Technicals--Utah coach Sloan, L.A. Lakers Delay Of Game, O'Neal 2. Ejected--O'Neal. A--18,997 (18,997).
MAGIC 108, KNICKS 97
Patrick Ewing got a rare start, made the game's first basket and went out a winner in what might have been his final game at Madison Square Garden as the Orlando Magic clinched a playoff berth with a 108-97 victory Tuesday night over the New York Knicks.
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Ewing, who finished with 6 points, still has a chance to win the title that has eluded him throughout his 17-year career, while his former team and its fans are getting ready to begin the earliest offseason in 15 years.
ORLANDO (108)
Grant 11-13 0-0 22, M.Williams 4-6 0-0 8, Ewing 2-3 2-4 6, Armstrong 1-7 1-1 3, McGrady 7-14 3-4 17, Garrity 4-8 2-2 13, Hudson 10-17 2-2 29, J.Jackson 2-5 2-2 8, Reid 1-2 0-0 2, DeClercq 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-75 12-15 108.
NEW YORK (97)
Sprewell 8-20 4-4 21, Weatherspoon 0-3 0-0 0, Thomas 10-11 3-3 23, Houston 10-17 5-5 26, M.Jackson 3-4 0-0 7, Harrington 4-17 2-2 10, Eisley 1-3 0-0 3, Anderson 0-1 0-0 0, Ward 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 39-82 14-14 97.
Orlando 27 29 31 21 -- 108
; New York 24 25 22 26 -- 97
; 3-Point Goals--Orlando 12-26 (Hudson 7-10, Garrity 3-5, J.Jackson 2-5, McGrady 0-3, Armstrong 0-3), New York 5-16 (M.Jackson 1-1, Eisley 1-2, Ward 1-3, Houston 1-4, Sprewell 1-5, Harrington 0-1). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Orlando 42 (Grant 10), New York 37 (Weatherspoon 10). Assists--Orlando 29 (Armstrong 7), New York 27 (M.Jackson, Sprewell, Ward 5). Total fouls--Orlando 21, New York 16. Technicals--Orlando Defensive Three Second, New York Defensive Three Second.
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HEAT 120, ROCKETS 117
Eddie Jones scored 26 points and drained a 3-pointer in the second overtime to help Miami to only its third win in 11 games.
The Heat barely kept their playoff hopes alive. The only way Miami can salvage the playoffs is to win its remaining games and for Milwaukee to lose out.
HOUSTON (117)
Thomas 10-14 6-9 26, Langhi 5-12 1-1 11, Cato 1-1 2-4 4, Francis 14-29 4-4 35, Mobley 11-21 6-6 30, Collier 0-1 1-2 1, Morris 1-5 0-0 2, Griffin 2-8 1-2 5, Norris 1-7 1-2 3. Totals 45-98 22-30 117.
MIAMI (120)
Gill 2-6 0-2 4, Grant 4-9 2-3 10, Mourning 8-11 3-4 19, Strickland 8-18 4-4 20, Jones 9-14 5-5 26, House 8-16 1-2 20, Gatling 1-2 2-2 4, Ellis 2-4 0-0 5, Stepania 4-6 2-3 10, Carter 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 47-89 19-25 120.
Houston 16 22 38 24 9 8 -- 117
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; Miami 29 20 30 21 9 11 -- 120
; 3-Point Goals--Houston 5-16 (Francis 3-7, Mobley 2-4, Morris 0-1, Norris 0-1, Griffin 0-3), Miami 7-13 (House 3-4, Jones 3-5, Ellis 1-3, Carter 0-1). Fouled out--Cato, Mourning, Grant. Rebounds--Houston 54 (Cato 13), Miami 55 (Mourning 10). Assists--Houston 12 (Norris 5), Miami 29 (Strickland 13). Total fouls--Houston 20, Miami 27. Technicals--Miami Defensive Three Second 2. A--15,223 (19,600).
76ERS 92, BUCKS 90
Dikembe Mutombo scored 10 of his 22 points in a 3 1/2-minute stretch late in the fourth quarter for Philadelphia.
After Mutombo made one of two free throws with 7.4 seconds left, Greg Anthony missed a 3-pointer from the left corner, then Anthony Mason grabbed the rebound and kicked it out to Tim Thomas. But he missed a game-tying jumper at the buzzer.
PHILADELPHIA (92)
Coleman 4-13 3-3 12, Harpring 6-13 4-10 16, Mutombo 6-10 10-14 22, Bell 2-5 0-0 4, Snow 5-9 4-6 14, McKie 6-11 3-4 16, McKey 0-1 0-0 0, Blount 3-6 0-0 6, Cummings 1-4 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 33-72 24-39 92.
MILWAUKEE (90)
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Mason 5-8 5-8 15, Robinson 7-16 3-4 18, Przybilla 2-2 2-2 6, Allen 4-11 3-3 14, Cassell 9-14 1-2 19, Johnson 1-3 0-2 2, Thomas 2-8 2-2 6, Ham 2-3 4-4 8, Anthony 1-7 0-0 2. Totals 33-72 20-27 90.
Philadelphia 26 23 19 24 -- 92
; Milwaukee 25 24 21 20 -- 90
; 3-Point Goals--Philadelphia 2-2 (McKie 1-1, Coleman 1-1), Milwaukee 4-16 (Allen 3-7, Robinson 1-3, Anthony 0-2, Thomas 0-4). Fouled out--Johnson, Cassell. Rebounds--Philadelphia 56 (Harpring 10), Milwaukee 44 (Mason 8). Assists--Philadelphia 20 (Snow 9), Milwaukee 19 (Cassell 6). Total fouls--Philadelphia 24, Milwaukee 29. Flagrant foul--Robinson. A--18,717 (18,717).
GRIZZLIES 97, NUGGETS 86
Stromile Swift had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Memphis beat Denver for the first time in 10 games.
Pau Gasol added 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Grizzlies. Both Swift and Gasol had four blocks as the Grizzlies set a season high for blocks with 16.
DENVER (86)
Cheaney 3-7 0-0 6, Bowen 2-5 0-0 4, Howard 7-12 4-4 18, McCloud 3-11 3-5 10, Posey 3-8 2-2 8, Harvey 4-7 0-0 8, Hamilton 1-3 0-0 2, Satterfield 3-9 0-0 6, Lenard 6-12 0-0 12, Bateer 3-6 2-3 8, Andersen 0-5 2-2 2, Arroyo 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-87 13-16 86.
MEMPHIS (97)
Buford 5-10 1-1 11, Gasol 8-14 3-5 19, Wright 4-5 1-1 9, J.Williams 4-8 0-0 10, Battier 4-9 4-4 13, Solomon 3-10 1-2 7, Swift 6-10 8-11 20, Fotsis 2-8 3-4 8, Gill 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 21-28 97.
Denver 26 23 12 25 -- 86
; Memphis 28 33 18 18 -- 97
; 3-Point Goals--Denver 1-11 (McCloud 1-3, Satterfield 0-1, Bateer 0-1, Posey 0-3, Lenard 0-3), Memphis 4-15 (J.Williams 2-5, Fotsis 1-1, Battier 1-5, Buford 0-1, Gill 0-1, Solomon 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Denver 53 (Harvey 10), Memphis 48 (Swift 9). Assists--Denver 20 (McCloud, Satterfield 5), Memphis 23 (Gasol 7). Total fouls--Denver 23, Memphis 14. Technicals--Howard. A--11,208 (19,000).
NETS 101, WIZARDS 88
New Jersey won its first division title since joining the NBA in 1976, riding another showtime performance by Jason Kidd.
The Nets' 50th victory -- the most they have won in an NBA season -- wrapped up the Atlantic Division crown and cut their magic number for winning the regular-season Eastern Conference crown to three. Any combination of three Nets wins in their final four games or Detroit losses in its last five would clinch the conference's No. 1 seed in the playoffs for the Nets.
WASHINGTON (88)
R.Hamilton 4-10 6-8 14, Laettner 1-5 0-0 2, White 1-2 1-2 3, Alexander 0-4 2-2 2, Whitney 4-6 2-2 12, Nesby 5-8 0-4 11, Simmons 2-4 0-0 4, Brown 4-10 4-4 12, Jones 3-6 3-4 9, Lue 5-11 2-2 14, E.Thomas 1-5 3-6 5. Totals 30-71 23-34 88.
NEW JERSEY (101)
Van Horn 2-10 2-2 6, Martin 4-10 5-5 13, MacCulloch 3-5 0-0 6, Kittles 5-7 1-2 12, Kidd 8-15 3-4 21, Williams 7-11 5-6 19, Jefferson 2-6 3-6 7, Harris 2-4 2-2 7, J.Collins 3-8 0-0 6, Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Scalabrine 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 38-82 21-27 101.
Washington 18 25 22 23 -- 88
; New Jersey 28 27 31 15 -- 101
; 3-Point Goals--Washington 5-8 (Whitney 2-2, Lue 2-3, Nesby 1-1, R.Hamilton 0-1, Simmons 0-1), New Jersey 4-14 (Kidd 2-5, Kittles 1-2, Harris 1-2, Martin 0-1, Jefferson 0-2, Scalabrine 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Washington 50 (E.Thomas 9), New Jersey 52 (Kidd 8). Assists--Washington 11 (Simmons 4), New Jersey 32 (Kidd 12). Total fouls--Washington 24, New Jersey 27. Technicals--R.Hamilton, Harris, New Jersey coach Scott. A--18,554 (20,049).
RAPTORS 84, HORNETS 80
Antonio Davis scored 24 points as Toronto extended its franchise-record winning streak to nine games.
The Raptors, whose streak has come after losing 17 of 18 games, have won all their games since All-Star Vince Carter had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on March 26.
CHARLOTTE (80)
Mashburn 8-28 5-8 21, Brown 5-8 6-7 16, Campbell 4-6 2-2 10, B.Davis 3-13 1-2 7, Wesley 4-11 1-2 10, Magloire 2-2 3-4 7, Augmon 3-3 1-4 7, Lynch 1-1 0-0 2, Nailon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-73 19-29 80.
TORONTO (84)
J.Williams 6-8 0-0 12, A.Davis 11-16 2-2 24, Montross 0-1 0-0 0, Peterson 5-18 3-4 15, A.Williams 5-12 0-0 10, Childs 2-8 2-2 7, Clark 2-7 0-0 4, Curry 1-4 1-1 3, Olajuwon 4-5 1-2 9. Totals 36-79 9-11 84.
Charlotte 26 20 18 16 -- 80
; Toronto 14 30 18 22 -- 84
; 3-Point Goals--Charlotte 1-13 (Wesley 1-4, B.Davis 0-4, Mashburn 0-5), Toronto 3-11 (Peterson 2-6, Childs 1-5). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Charlotte 47 (Brown 12), Toronto 51 (J.Williams 8). Assists--Charlotte 14 (B.Davis 5), Toronto 25 (A.Davis, Peterson 7). Total fouls--Charlotte 16, Toronto 23. Technicals--Charlotte Defensive Three Second 2, Magloire, Charlotte coach P.Silas, Toronto Defensive Three Second, Childs, Clark, A.Davis. A--19,800 (19,800).
MAVERICKS 108, BLAZERS 96
Michael Finley scored 27 points and Nick Van Exel 21 as Dallas avenged one of its most embarrassing losses of the season.
The Blazers went down fighting, though. Scottie Pippen was ejected with 2:11 left for throwing a punch at Van Exel, Rasheed Wallace was tossed with 58 seconds left in the third quarter for his second technical foul -- both for arguing with officials. Bonzi Wells, who had 26 points, got a flagrant foul in the first quarter that helped Dallas go ahead for good.
PORTLAND (96)
Wallace 8-15 0-0 16, Pippen 3-8 4-4 10, Davis 4-10 4-5 12, Stoudamire 5-12 3-3 16, Wells 9-18 8-11 26, Anderson 0-3 0-0 0, Kemp 2-6 0-0 4, Patterson 3-8 2-2 8, Barkley 2-4 0-0 4, Kerr 0-0 0-0 0, Boumtje Boumtje 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-84 21-25 96.
DALLAS (108)
Najera 1-3 4-4 6, Buckner 1-1 3-4 5, LaFrentz 6-14 2-4 15, Finley 9-23 8-10 27, Nash 5-12 1-1 14, Van Exel 7-15 4-4 21, Griffin 4-6 1-2 9, Wang 3-4 2-2 11, Bradley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 25-31 108.
Portland 28 24 21 23 -- 96
; Dallas 34 22 23 29 -- 108
; 3-Point Goals--Portland 3-17 (Stoudamire 3-7, Wallace 0-1, Barkley 0-1, Patterson 0-2, Anderson 0-2, Wells 0-4), Dallas 11-31 (Wang 3-4, Van Exel 3-6, Nash 3-8, Finley 1-4, LaFrentz 1-6, Bradley 0-1, Griffin 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Portland 51 (Wells 9), Dallas 50 (LaFrentz 11). Assists--Portland 17 (Pippen 4), Dallas 17 (Nash 9). Total fouls--Portland 23, Dallas 22. Technicals--Wallace 2, Pippen 2, Finley, Dallas coach Don.Nelson, Van Exel. Flagrant fouls--Wells. Ejected--Wallace, Pippen. A--20,110 (19,200).
SUNS 99, SONICS 92
Stephon Marbury had 27 points, including a three-point play in the final minute, Phoenix beat Seattle.
Marbury, who also had 11 assists, made a high-arching runner with 38.2 seconds remaining and was fouled by Gary Payton. The free throw sent the Suns to a 96-90 lead and gave them a boost toward snapping their four-game losing streak.
SEATTLE (92)
Mason 3-12 2-2 8, Drobnjak 5-12 4-4 14, James 2-2 0-0 4, Payton 10-15 1-1 23, Barry 6-17 4-4 18, Watson 0-0 1-2 1, Baker 3-8 0-0 6, Radmanovic 4-7 0-0 11, Sesay 2-5 3-4 7. Totals 35-78 15-17 92.
PHOENIX (99)
Marion 5-14 1-1 12, Outlaw 6-8 0-0 13, Tsakalidis 2-6 0-0 4, Marbury 11-16 4-5 27, J.Johnson 4-13 0-0 8, Majerle 4-8 0-0 11, Voskuhl 4-5 2-2 10, Ford 2-2 6-7 10, Hardaway 0-4 1-1 1, Palacio 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 39-77 15-18 99.
Seattle 18 26 24 24 -- 92
; Phoenix 27 23 25 24 -- 99
; 3-Point Goals--Seattle 7-15 (Radmanovic 3-5, Payton 2-3, Barry 2-7), Phoenix 6-15 (Majerle 3-7, Outlaw 1-1, Marion 1-2, Marbury 1-3, J.Johnson 0-2). Fouled out--Voskuhl. Rebounds--Seattle 42 (Payton, Mason, Drobnjak 7), Phoenix 44 (Outlaw 7). Assists--Seattle 23 (Payton, Barry 6), Phoenix 29 (Marbury 11). Total fouls--Seattle 14, Phoenix 20. Technicals--Seattle Defensive Three Second 2. A--16,667 (19,023).
