NBA Capsules: Don Nelson sets win record

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Don Nelson set the NBA career record for victories by a coach in the Golden State Warriors' 116-107 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.

Nelson won his 1,333rd career game, surpassing Lenny Wilkens to move atop the list.

Stephen Curry had 27 points, 14 assists, eight rebounds and a career-high seven steals, and Anthony Tolliver scored a career-high 34 for the Warriors, who mobbed their 69-year-old coach as the game came to a close.

Kevin Love had 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who were missing leading scorer Al Jefferson because of personal reasons.

Bobcats 104, Hornets 103

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Charlotte clinched its first playoff berth since its founding six years ago, as Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and D.J. Augustin hit a crucial 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in a victory over New Orleans.

Charlotte blew a 26-point lead and trailed by as much as eight in the fourth quarter before clawing back, helped in large part by Augustin, a New Orleans native, who hit three 3s in the fourth quarter.

Tyson Chandler had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots in his return to New Orleans for the first time since being traded to Charlotte in exchange for Emeka Okafor. Okafor had seven points and nine rebounds.

Celtics 115, Raptors 104

TORONTO (AP) - Rajon Rondo scored 21 points, Paul Pierce had 20 and Boston capitalized on another injury to a Toronto player.

Kevin Garnett scored 19 points, Ray Allen had 18 and Michael Finley 14 as the Celtics won their eighth straight over Toronto, sweeping the series for the second consecutive season.

Sonny Weems scored a career-high 21 for the Raptors, who played their first game since All-Star Chris Bosh suffered two facial fractures in Tuesday's loss at Cleveland.

Things got worse for Toronto when Hedo Turkoglu left late in the first quarter after bumping heads with Boston's Tony Allen. Turkoglu sustained a nasal contusion and was taken to hospital for a CT scan.

Nuggets 98, Thunder 94

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Chauncey Billups scored 31 points and Carmelo Anthony added 24 as Denver charged back from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Oklahoma City.

The Nuggets held Oklahoma City without a basket for the final 9 minutes while finishing the game on a 22-5 run to pick up a crucial road win in their chase for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

Kevin Durant scored 33 points but missed a shot in the lane that would've tied the score in the final 10 seconds. Anthony followed that with two free throws to clinch it with 6.8 seconds left.

Suns 112, Spurs 101

PHOENIX (AP) - Amare Stoudemire scored 29 points and Phoenix dominated San Antonio most of Wednesday night in a victory that snapped the Spurs' four-game winning streak and kept the Suns tied for second in the Western Conference with four games to play.

Jason Richardson scored 20 and Steve Nash had 16 points and 12 assists in Phoenix's 11th victory in 12 games. Neither played in the fourth quarter, when Goran Dragic was at the controls while the Suns fought off a rally to pull away and lead by as many as 17.

Roger Mason led six Spurs in double figures with 18 points. Manu Ginobili, who had averaged 22.5 points since the All-Star break, scored 10 on 5-of-14 shooting, 0 of 5 on 3-pointers, as the Spurs fell into a three-way tie for the West's final three playoff spots.

Trail Blazers 93, Clippers 85

LOS ANGELES (AP) - LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Brandon Roy added 23 points and Portland moved up two spots to sixth place in the Western Conference playoff standings by beating Los Angeles.

Andre Miller scored 13 points for the Blazers, who began the night in eighth place before their 11th win in 13 games. Portland improved to 48-30, pulling even with Oklahoma City and San Antonio, which both lost.

Marcus Camby had two points and nine rebounds for the Blazers before straining his right hamstring in the second half of the former Clippers shot-blocker's first game back in Los Angeles.

Magic 121, Wizards 94

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Dwight Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Orlando beat Washington .

J.J. Redick and Mickael Pietrus added 16 points apiece to pull Orlando within a half-game of the idle Los Angeles Lakers for home-court advantage in case of a possible NBA finals rematch, the only thing really left at stake for the Magic. They've already clinched a third straight Southeast Division title and are locked into the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed.

Nick Young had 21 points, and Mike Miller scored 16 for the Wizards, who missed another chance for their first three-game winning streak in two years. Washington finished 2-2 against Orlando this season.

Mavericks 110, Grizzlies 84

DALLAS (AP) - Caron Butler scored 23 points, Dirk Nowitzki added 22 points and nine rebounds, and Dallas stopped a two-game skid with a victory over Memphis.

Jason Terry contributed 16 points, J.J. Barea had 14, and Jason Kidd had 12 points and 10 assists for Dallas, which is battling Utah, Denver, Phoenix and Oklahoma City for the No. 2 playoff seed in the West.

Rudy Gay scored 23 points for Memphis, which lost its ninth in a row on the road against Dallas. Zach Randolph added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Mike Conley also scored 17 for the Grizzlies, who've dropped six of seven.

Rockets 113, Jazz 96

HOUSTON (AP) - Aaron Brooks and Kevin Martin scored 28 points apiece, and Rick Adelman became the 11th coach to reach 900 career victories in Houston's win over Utah.

Chuck Hayes grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and Luis Scola added 24 points for the Rockets, who have consecutive victories for the first time since mid-March. Brooks hit five 3-pointers and has 197 this season, a new franchise record.

Carlos Boozer had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Deron Williams added 12 points and seven assists for Utah. The Jazz came in with a half-game lead over Dallas, Denver and Phoenix for the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference.

Bucks 108, Nets 89

MILWAUKEE (AP) - John Salmons scored 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting and Milwaukee beat New Jersey sfter clinching a playoff berth a day earlier.

Jerry Stackhouse added 18 points and Kurt Thomas had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the fifth-place Bucks, who won their third straight and improved to 2-0 without center Andrew Bogut.

Devin Harris scored 18 of his 25 points in the first quarter as New Jersey fell to 11-67, guaranteeing the Nets will finish with at least a share of the worst record in the league.

Heat 99, 76ers 95

MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane Wade scored eight of his 22 points in the final four minutes, Dorell Wright added 19 off the bench and surging Miami rallied past Philadelphia for its ninth straight win.

Carlos Arroyo scored 15 points, Mario Chalmers added 12 and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 11 rebounds for Miami (44-34), which is on its longest winning streak since March 2007.

Samuel Dalembert put up 19 points and 16 rebounds for Philadelphia, but had two dunks washed out by whistles in the final 34.1 seconds.

Pistons 90, Hawks 88

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Ben Gordon scored 22 points and made two key defensive plays in the final minute, leading injury-riddled Detroit over Atlanta.

Detroit came into the game missing starters Tayshaun Prince (personal reasons) and Richard Hamilton (ankle), then lost Rodney Stuckey to a first-half rib injury. The Pistons were also missing reserves Jason Maxiell (back) and Chris Wilcox (hamstring).

The Hawks (49-29) have lost two straight and fell into a tie with Boston for third place in the Eastern Conference.

Pacers 113, Knicks 105

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Danny Granger scored 33 points to help Indiana beat New York for its 10th win in the last 11 home games.

Troy Murphy had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Roy Hibbert scored 15 points and Mike Dunleavy added 14 for Indiana. The Pacers scored 133 points in their previous game, a home win against Houston.

Toney Douglas scored 20 points and Danilo Gallinari added 17 for the Knicks. David Lee had 16 points and 16 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double.