Payton Pritchard scores career-high 38 as Celtics beat Wizards 132-122

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BOSTON (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points and the NBA-best Boston Celtics rested their entire starting lineup in a 132-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday in the teams’ regular-season finale.

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard , left, drives against Washington Wizards guard Jared Butler, front right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Boston. BOSTON — Payton Pritchard scored a career-high 38 points and the NBA -best Boston Celtics rested their entire starting lineup in a 132-122 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday in the teams’ regular-season finale.

Indiana secured at least the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with a dominant regular-season finale. The Pacers shot 65% and made 19 of 36 3-pointers.Suns skip play-in by toppling T-wolves 125-106 to set up 1st-round rematchThe 157 points matched the Pacers’ highest-scoring game since they joined the NBA in 1976.

Wright also had five steals for Miami, which ended 46-36 — good enough for only the No. 8 spot in the East. The Heat will go to Philadelphia to open the play-in tournament on Wednesday, with the winner securing the No. 7 seed. Georges Niang scored 16 points, Jarrett Allen posted 14 points and seven rebounds, and Evan Mobley had 14 points for Cleveland. Niang became the first Cavaliers player to appear in all 82 games since LeBron James in 2017-2018.PHILADELPHIA — After eight straight wins to end the regular season, Philadelphia is set for their first play-in tournament after a win over Brooklyn.

Isaac started at center in place of Wendell Carter Jr., who had back spams but played 14 minutes off the bench. Isaac played 26 minutes, one short of his season high. Terance Mann scored 24 points and Amir Coffey added 18 for the Clippers in their last regular-season game at Crypto.com Arena. It’s where they’ve juggled dates with the Lakers and NHL’s Kings since 1999. The team is moving to its new Intuit Dome in Inglewood next season.SAN ANTONIO — Sandro Mamukelashvili had 18 points and San Antonio routed Detroit to close disappointing seasons for both franchises.

Aaron Wiggins scored 14 points and Chet Holmgren had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder, who won their fifth straight to close the regular season. Steve Kerr rested Draymond Green and Stephen Curry, whose 74 regular-season games and 2,421 total minutes are both the two-time MVP’s most since 2016-17. The Warriors are 1-3 this season in games missing both Green and Curry.Devin Booker added 23 points and Grayson Allen had 20 points for the Suns . They built a 22-point lead by the end of the first quarter and never let the deficit drop into single digits after that.

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