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Published on April.3.2009

Dwight Howard had 20 points and 11 rebounds Friday night as the Orlando Magic surged to a 41-point second-half lead and handed the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers their most lopsided loss of the season, 116-87.

Rashard Lewis had 22 points for the Magic, which remained percentage points behind Boston for the Eastern Conference’s second seed. LeBron James finished with 26 points and 9 rebounds but shot 7 for 20 from the field.

Cleveland’s 35-point defeat at Detroit on Nov. 11, 2007, remains the most lopsided of James’s career. A 17-point loss against the Lakers in January had been the Cavaliers’ worst this season.

HEAT 97, BOBCATS 92 Dwyane Wade had 27 points and 10 assists as Miami won at Charlotte, clinching a playoff berth a year after an ugly 15-win season.

Joining the 1968-69 San Diego Rockets as the N.B.A. teams to reach the playoffs after going 15-67 the season before, the Heat rallied from an early 15-point deficit to snap a two-game losing streak.

Gerald Wallace had 21 points in a damaging loss for the Bobcats, who dropped their second straight to fall two games behind Chicago for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

CELTICS 104, HAWKS 92 Paul Pierce scored 21 points and  Rajon Rondo had 20 to lead Boston at home, helping the Celtics maintain their hold on the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. Glen Davis added 19 points in place of Kevin Garnett, who missed his fourth straight game with a right knee strain.

Flip Murray led Atlanta with 21 points, and Mike Bibby added 20.

SPURS 126, PACERS 121 Tony Parker had 31 points and 10 assists, and San Antonio beat host Indiana to make up ground in the Western Conference playoff race.

Tim Duncan had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who trail Denver by a half-game in the scramble for the No. 2 seed.

GRIZZLIES 107, MAVERICKS 102 Rudy Gay had 27 points and 10 rebounds, and Mike Conley added 25 points to help host Memphis win its third straight game. O. J. Mayo, who put the game out of reach with consecutive baskets in the final 1 minute 42 seconds, added 19 points for the Grizzlies. Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavericks with 35 points, 25 in the second half.

TIMBERWOLVES 103, JAZZ 102 Ryan Gomes (25 points) made a tie-breaking 3-pointer with a minute left, and Minnesota snapped its nine-game road skid and Utah’s 15-game home winning streak.

TRAIL BLAZERS 107, THUNDER 72 LaMarcus Aldridge scored 35 points and pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds as Portland routed host Oklahoma City.

IVERSON OUT FOR SEASON The Detroit Pistons said their All-Star guard Allen Iverson would miss the rest of the season because of a sore back. Iverson missed 16 games from Feb. 27 to March 28. Over the last three games, he averaged 7.7 points and 2.7 assists in nearly 19 minutes. (AP)

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