Jason Richardson scored 27 points and Channing Frye hit a clutch 3-pointer with 41.6 seconds to go Tuesday night as the Phoenix Suns clinched a playoff berth by beating the host Chicago Bulls, 111-105, for their eighth straight win.
Steve Nash scored 7 of his 22 points in the final two minutes and had 10 assists. Amar’e Stoudemire added 21 points for the Suns, 13 in the first quarter. Flip Murray and Derrick Rose, who kept Chicago close down the stretch with 10 points in the final period, had 23 points each. The Bulls are one and a half games behind Toronto for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
THUNDER 111, 76ERS 93 Kevin Durant had 26 points and 10 rebounds, Jeff Green added 16 points and Oklahoma City cruised to a victory in Philadelphia. Nenad Krstic added 14 points and Russell Westbrook had 10 points and 14 assists for the Thunder (45-28), which is nearing its first playoff appearance since 2004-5 when it was the Seattle SuperSonics.
Elton Brand scored 22 points for the Sixers, who had their two-game winning streak snapped.
BUCKS 107, CLIPPERS 89 The rookie Brandon Jennings lead lost Milwaukee by scoring 17 points and protecting the Bucks' big man, Andrew Bogut.
ROCKETS 98, WIZARDS 94 The rookie Chase Budinger hit a go-ahead jump shot with 28 seconds remaining and made two free throws to help host Houston break a four-game skid and extend Washington’s team-record losing streak to 16 games.
PACERS 102, KINGS 95 Danny Granger scored 25 of his 33 points in the second half, leading Indiana to its eighth straight home win.
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