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Live Updates: NBA Regular Season Conclusion

Follow along with all the final night of regular season action as final standings are established ahead of the NBA Playoffs.

NBA.com Staff

Scottie Barnes and the Raptors enter Sunday with major Play-In Tournament implications as they face the Brooklyn Nets. (Getty Images)

Follow along with tonight’s NBA.com Live Blog as the regular season comes to a close. See who clinches a spot in the postseason after the final buzzer sounds along with a bevvy of highlights, news, and final scores along the way.

Sunday’s Scores 🏀

Magic @ Celtics – Watch

Cavaliers 130, Wizards 117

Pistons @ Pacers – Watch

Heat 143, Hawks 117

Hornets 110, Knicks 96

76ers 126, Bucks 106

Nets @ Raptors – Watch

8:45 pm / April 12

Doc Rivers out as Bucks HC 🚨

Doc Rivers is departing his role as Head Coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Shams Charania, after finishing the season with a 30-52 record. Rivers began the role in January of 2024, and led the Bucks to consecutive first-round playoff exits before ending this season out of the postseason altogether.

8:40 pm / April 12

Clips-Dubs headline late tip-offs

This is a potential preview of the Play-In Tournament as the Clippers and Warriors occupy the final two postseason seeds in the Western Conference. A loss by the Portland Trail Blazers would allow the Clippers a chance to move out of the elimination game and into the 8th spot.

8:23 pm / April 12

Philly takes care of business ✔️

With the win over Milwaukee, Philadelphia earns its 45th win of the regular season. Their place is already locked for the Play-In Tournament, but the could now steal home-court advantage against Orlando if the Magic fail to comeback against the Celtics.

8:12 pm / April 12

Celtics reserves flip game in 3Q 😳

Ron Harper Jr. has 27 points on the night, while Baylor Scheirman has 30 – both career highs. The duo have 11 combined made threes as Boston more than doubled Orlando’s third-quarter scoring, winning the period 42-20 and grabbing a double-digit lead going into the fourth.

A loss for Orlando would likely result in losing home-court advantage for the 7-8 matchup with the 76ers in the first round of the Play-In Tournament.

7:53 pm / April 12

Flashy on the break 💫

Jaime Jaquez has quite the highlight reel of scoring off the bench this season already, and he’s generated one more to add to the collection in game 82.

7:43 pm / April 12

Fun finish on the way

Washington trailed by nine at the half, but some hot shooting from deep trimmed Cleveland’s lead throughout the frame. All of Cleveland’s heavy-hitters are resting, but there are still 11 combined double-digit scorers in this one.

7:35 pm / April 12

Tale of two seasons

The Detroit Pistons put together their highest scoring half in more than 40 years tonight against the Pacers. Cade Cunningham is playing as he continues to round into shape following his absence from a collapsed lung.

He has 14 assists while Tobias Harris and Paul Reed have combined for 50 points already. Harris is 4-4 from three-point range. Detroit will end the year with the East’s best record while the Pacers are next to the bottom.

7:30 pm / April 12

Hali thanks the fans 👏

The Pacers trail by double-digits at halftime, which is unfortunately familiar sight this season. Tyrese Haliburton offered appreciation to the audience before tip-off, as Indiana’s star was sidelined all 82 games recovering from a torn achilles suffered in last year’s NBA Finals.

7:23 pm / April 12

Splash Bros 2.0 ☔️

LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel have combined for eight made triples tonight, pushing Charlotte in front of New York in the second half. A win for the Hornets seals them into 9th place, giving them home-court advantage in the first round of the Play-In Tournament.

The sharpshooting duo joined elite company in the process.

7:16 pm / April 12

AJ Green makes Bucks history 🔥

The Milwaukee Bucks record holder for made threes in a single season now belongs to AJ Green. He eclipsed 230 in the first half, and isn’t done as he has five already at the break. His team trails Philadelphia when play resumes.

7:06 pm / April 12

Heat lead Hawks at halftime

Bam Adebayo is up to 17 points for Miami, as the Heat look to end the season on a high note. Atlanta has a one-game edge as of now on Orlando and Toronto for the fifth seed, meaning a loss could determine how the Play-In Tournament fills out. Miami is 10th, meanwhile, one game behind Charlotte.

Zaccharie Risacher is putting together a well-rounded game with seven points and five boards.

6:50 pm / April 12

Perfect attendance 🏅

Mikal Bridges’ iron man streak stays intact as he checks in-and-out of New York’s regular season finale.

Desmond Bane was honored pre-game by the Magic as he suits up for his 82nd game this season. Bane was acquired in the offseason by Orlando in a trade that sent a four first-round picks to the Grizzlies.

6:40 pm / April 12

Magic looking for 6th straight W

Franz Wagner sunk this three below in the first quarter, and hit another to open up scoring in the second. He’s up to 11 points as the streaking Magic hope to carry momentum into the postseason. This is Wagner’s sixth game since returning from an extended absence due to a high-ankle sprain.

Boston is resting all of its starters after already clinching the 2-seed in the East.

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