Detroit Pistons' Richard Hamilton (32) and Philadelphia 76ers' Reggie Evans (30) fight for a rebound in the second half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 95-90. - AP
PHILADELPHIA (AP):
The Philadelphia 76ers clinched an NBA play-offs spot by beating the Detroit Pistons 95-90 on Saturday.
Philadelphia will use their final seven games to determine their seed in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are fifth in the conference.
Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 31 points and Andre Miller had a triple-double with 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
Detroit led 88-87 with 2:17 left after Rodney Stuckey made two free throws. Miller made three free throws and Reggie Evans added two more with 39 seconds left for a 92-88 lead.
Stuckey scored 23 points for Detroit, which were a half-game behind New Jersey for the seventh spot.
At Atlanta, Dwight Howard scored 21 points and tied a season high with 23 rebounds to help Orlando Magic pull within a half-game of tying for second place in the East, with an 88-82 victory over Atlanta Hawks.
Howard's performance marked the ninth time this season, and 23rd of his five-year career, that he's had at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game.
The Magic are four games behind Cleveland and trail second place Boston by percentage points.
Joe Johnson scored 21 points for the Hawks, who have dropped three straight.