Apr 15, 2006 3 min read

MIAMI (AP) – Dwyane Wade had 25 points and eight assists to lead Miami to a 104-85 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers 104-85 that secured the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 playoff seed and home-court advantage for the first two postseason rounds for Miami. Udonis Haslem scored a career-high 24 points and tied a season high with 14 rebounds for the Heat, who got contributions from all over the lineup.

Antoine Walker scored 16 points, Shaquille O’Neal had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Gary Payton scored 10 points for Miami.

Allen Iverson scored 30 points and Chris Webber added 17 and nine rebounds for the Philadelphia, which lost for the first time in four games. The 76ers entered the night tied with Chicago for the East’s final postseason spot.

Bucks 97, Knicks 80

NEW YORK – Michael Redd scored 18 of his 23 points in the first half, then Milwaukee blew open the game in the third quarter and beat New York.

Knicks coach Larry Brown missed his first game of the season after he was hospitalized in Cleveland on Thursday night with a stomach ailment. He returned to New York on Friday, but assistant coach Herb Williams led the team.

T.J. Ford had 14 points and 10 assists for the Bucks, who entered play tied with Indiana for sixth place in the Eastern Conference and can still finish fifth. Bobby Simmons had 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Raptors 108, Pistons 103

TORONTO – Mike James scored 20 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter to help Toronto end a 10-game losing streak.

James, who scored Toronto’s last 13 points, surpassed his previous career high of 38, set Nov. 16 against Philadelphia.

Morris Peterson added 20 points for the Raptors, who won their first game since All-Star forward Chris Bosh suffered a season-ending thumb injury on March 26.

Chauncey Billups had 15 points – on 6-for-6 shooting from the field – and added 10 assists for the Pistons, who already clinched home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Nets 79, Celtics 74

BOSTON – Richard Jefferson made five clutch free throws down the stretch and New Jersey played stellar defense to beat Boston.

Jefferson scored 12 points and the Nets held the Celtics to 38 percent shooting (26-for-68).

After matching the franchise record with 14 straight victories, the Nets had dropped three of four before Friday’s win.

Vince Carter led the Nets with 15 points, but was only 4-for-16 from the field.

Bobcats 116, Hawks 110

ATLANTA – Raymond Felton scored 27 points and Melvin Ely had 21 as Charlotte beat Atlanta to win the season series, three games to one.

The win left last-place Charlotte only one game behind Atlanta in the Southeast Division. The victory boosted the Bobcats’ hopes of finishing ahead of the Hawks in the division for the second straight season.

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 35 points.