Nuggets Make Playoffs - 76ers Hunt East's Final Spot - NYTimes.com Ty Lawson made all five of his 3-point attempts and had 29 points and 10 assists Saturday as visiting Denver beat Phoenix, 118-107, and clinched a playoff spot. The Suns fell a half-game behind Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Jazz played at home against Orlando on Saturday night. Phoenix plays at Utah on Tuesday and holds the tiebreaker over the Jazz. Steve Nash of the Suns had 13 assists, 9 in the first quarter, and passed Oscar Robertson to move into fifth place on the career list. 76ERS 109, PACERS 106 Elton Brand scored 20 points and Lou Williams added 19 to help visiting Philadelphia beat Indiana in overtime, ending the Pacers" winning streak at seven games. Jrue Holiday scored 17 points and Andre Iguodala added 16 for the 76ers, whose magic number is down to one to clinch the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. David West had a season-high 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who could have locked up the No. 3 seed in the East with a win. BUCKS 106, NETS 95 Brandon Jennings scored 30 points to lead Milwaukee past the visiting Nets, keeping the Bucks" slim playoff hopes alive. Jennings, who hit three straight 3-pointers late in the game, was 9 of 18 from the field and finished with six rebounds, six assists and four steals. BULLS 93, MAVERICKS 83 Luol Deng scored 22 points, Richard Hamilton added 19 and Chicago held off a fourth-quarter rally to beat visiting Dallas. The victory by the Bulls (48-16) gave them a two-and-a-half-game lead over Miami for the top seed in the East. Chicago has two regular-season games left. Derrick Rose returned to the Bulls" lineup after sitting out three games with a right foot/ankle injury and he had 11 points and 8 assists in 32 minutes. WIZARDS 86, HEAT 84 Dwyane Wade lasted less than three minutes before dislocating his left index finger, and with LeBron James and Chris Bosh resting ahead of the playoffs, host Miami could not hold off Washington. Wade appeared to get his finger caught in another player's jersey and left grimacing in pain. He did not return. There was no immediate estimate as to how long Wade might be out. ROCKETS 99, WARRIORS 96 Courtney Lee scored 20 points and Houston snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over visiting Golden State. GRIZZLIES 93, TRAIL BLAZERS 89 Rudy Gay scored 21 points and had a key block in the final seconds as host Memphis won its fourth straight, with a victory over Portland.