Quentin Grimes and Jalen Brunson scored 27 points apiece to lead a balanced scoring attack Sunday night for the New York Knicks, who clinched a playoff spot by pulling away from the visiting Washington Wizards and earning a 118-109 victory.
The Knicks, who have won four straight and seven of their last 10, are headed to the playoffs for the second time in the last three seasons -- the first time New York has made the postseason at least twice in a three-year span since qualifying three straight times from 2010-11 through 2012-13.
Atlanta got 25 points from Dejounte Murray, 18 points and 10 rebounds from John Collins and 14 points and 11 boards from Clint Capela. Kyrie Irving collected 41 points -- his most since joining the Mavericks. Dallas also got 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Doncic and 18 points from Wood.Kevin Durant scored 35 points to lead Phoenix past host Oklahoma City for its fifth consecutive win.
Donovan Mitchell scored 40 points, Evan Mobley posted a double-double of 14 points and 16 rebounds and host Cleveland beat Indiana. Svi Mykhailiuk's 26 points paced the Hornets, who have lost two games in a row following a three-game winning streak. James Bouknight racked up 21 points off the bench, while Mark Williams provided 15 points and 12 rebounds.Zach LaVine scored a game-high 36 points and had nine assists, DeMar DeRozan added 31 points and seven assists and Chicago engineered a big second-half comeback to knock off visiting Memphis.
Edwards led Minnesota with 37 points, while Anderson added 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.Mikal Bridges scored 30 points and Brooklyn survived a late scare from Utah in New York. The Pistons have lost 23 of their last 25 games. They were led by Killian Hayes, who had 20 points and seven assists. Eugene Omoruyi supplied 19 points and Jaden Ivey had 14 points with six assists.Anthony Davis recorded his third 40-point game of the season, LeBron James posted his second triple-double and Rui Hachimura scored 20 points off the bench as Los Angeles rolled past host Houston for its sixth win in seven games.
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