76ers 108, Nets 99

At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Lou Williams hit three consecutive baskets in the final 3:47, and surprising Philadelphia posted its 20th win in 27 games with a victory over fading New Jersey.

Andre Miller had 24 points and 11 assists, while Andre Iguodala added 17 points and 10 assists for Philadelphia. Samuel Dalembert added 15 points and 13 rebounds.

The Nets' third straight loss dropped them 3 games behind Atlanta for the final playoff spot in the conference. Vince Carter led with 29 points.

Celtics 106, Bulls 92

At Chicago, Ray Allen scored 22 points and Boston moved a step closer to the top seed in the Eastern Conference by beating Chicago.

Kevin Garnett scored 20 points and blocked four shots and Paul Pierce added 17 points for Boston, which won its fourth straight and remained six games ahead of Detroit in the conference standings.

Chicago continued to fade from the playoff picture, despite getting a season-high 24 points from Tyrus Thomas. With eight games left, the 11th-place Bulls trail Atlanta by five and have to climb over New Jersey and Indiana to make their fourth straight postseason appearance.

Pistons 94, Timberwolves 90

At Minneapolis, in the absence of stars Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton who were resting up for the playoffs, rookie Rodney Stuckey scored a career-high 27 points to help Detroit overcome a 21-point deficit and beat Minnesota.

Minnesota's Al Jefferson had 26 points but managed only 12 shots while being hounded by double- and triple-teams.

Bucks 119, Knicks 115, OT

At Milwaukee, Michael Redd finished with 36 points and Bobby Simmons added a season-high 24 in Milwaukee's overtime victory over New York.

Andrew Bogut, who missed the last two games because of a broken nose, chipped in with 24 points and 13 rebounds for Milwaukee. The Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak.

Quentin Richardson scored 22 points as the Knicks lost their fifth straight road game.

(Agencies via Shanghai Daily April 2, 2008)