NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, scores and results from the list of games that took place in the league on Saturday night, March, 29.
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Chris Paul had 30 points and 12 assists – picking up for Blake Griffin, who left the game with back spasms in the first quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Houston Rockets 118-107 and clinch a playoff berth on Saturday night.
Jamal Crawford added 22 points and DeAndre Jordan contributed 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks for the LA Clippers (52-22), who secured a play-offs place for a franchise-record third straight season.
to help the Clippers clinch their franchise-record third straight playoff appearance.
Also on the night, the Philadelphia 76ers (16-57) finally stopped their losing streak after they defeated the Detroit Pistons 123-98 and ending a 26-game slide, which also saw them avoid setting a record for the longest losing run in U.S. major pro sports history.
San Antonio Spurs (57-16), leaders of the overall NBA standings with their record, beat the New Orleans Pelicans (32-41), 96-80 to tie a franchise-record with 17th successive win.
Elsewhere, two-time defending champions Miami Heat (50-22) beat the Milwaukee Bucks (14-59), 88-67, while the Dallas Mavericks (44-30) scored a 103-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings (25-48).
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NBA Scores and Results From March 29.
San Antonio Spurs 96 (57-16), New Orleans Pelicans 80 (32-41)
Los Angeles Clippers 118 (52-22), Houston Rockets 107 (49-23)
Miami Heat 88 (50-22), Milwaukee Bucks 67 (14-59)
Dallas Mavericks 103 (44-30), Sacramento Kings 100 (25-48)
Washington Wizards 101 (38-35), Atlanta Hawks 97 (31-41)
Philadelphia 76ers 123 (16-57), Detroit Pistons 98 (26-47)