Basketball

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 29 points, Stephen Curry added 25 and the Golden State Warriors closed in on a playoff berth by beating the short-handed Sacramento Kings 119-97 on Friday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Coby White scored 24 points and the short-handed Chicago Bulls rallied past the depleted Mavericks 115-112 on Friday night, eliminating Dallas from play-in contention a year after the club reached the Western Conference finals.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Murphy scored 31 points, C.J. McCollum added 23 and the New Orleans Pelicans improved their chances of avoiding the play-in round with a 113-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving had a seat next to Dallas owner Mark Cuban, and fellow All-Star Luka Doncic wasn't far away in sweats after his limited duty was finished.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jaren Jackson had 36 points, Luke Kennard added 19 and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 137-114 on Friday night to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season.

The Eastern Conference play-in tournament matchups are set, as are the top four seeds in the Western Conference. Also apparently decided: The NBA’s scoring race. Brooklyn sealed the No. 6 seed in the East on Friday night, which locked Miami into No.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers managed to gain momentum for the playoffs even while resting all their starters. It's easy to see why coach Doc Rivers was giddy afterward.

BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser scored a career-high 26 points and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Toronto Raptors 121-102 on Friday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets made sure a season that started turbulently will end in the playoffs. Not only that, they did it with a better record and seeding than last season, even after trading Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Gafford had 22 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Wizards beat the Miami Heat 114-108 on Friday night in a meeting of short-handed teams.