Bulls Come Back with Win Over Hawks, NBA Roundup

The Chicago Bulls looked as if they were on their way to a lopsided loss. Aaron Brooks had other ideas.

Brooks scored 23 points and the Bulls rallied from 18 down to beat the Atlanta Hawks 91-85 on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale.

The Bulls locked up the third seed in the Eastern Conference and a first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks with their fourth straight win.

The Hawks, who won a franchise-record 60 games and earned the top seed, matched a season high with their third straight loss. They will play Brooklyn in the first round.

Raptors 92, Hornets 87

DeMar DeRozan and the playoff-bound Raptors are ready to show Washington's Paul Pierce that they have it. Kyle Lowry scored 26 points and the Raptors wrapped up the regular season with their franchise-record 49th victory, beating the Charlotte Hornets 92-87 on Wednesday night. Chicago's victory over Atlanta meant Toronto finished fourth in the Eastern Conference, matching the Raptors with Pierce's Wizards in the first round of the playoffs. Toronto will host Washington in Game 1 on Saturday.

Mavericks 114, Blazers 98

The most important element from an otherwise meaningless regular-season finale is settled: the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers won't get first-round rematches in the playoffs. The Mavericks beat the Blazers 114-98 on Wednesday night, with the game ending about the same time San Antonio lost to New Orleans to sew up Houston as the opening opponent for Dallas. Game 1 is Saturday night at the Rockets.

Wednesday, April 15 Scoreboard

Toronto 92, Charlotte 87

Chicago 91, Atlanta 85

Dallas 114, Portland 98

Houston 117, Utah 91

Boston 105, Milwaukee 100

Oklahoma City 138, Minnesota 113

New Orleans 108, San Antonio 103

Brooklyn 101, Orlando 88

Cleveland 113, Washington 108 (OT)

Detroit 112, New York 90

Memphis 95, Indiana 83

Miami 105, Philadelphia 101

Golden State 133, Denver 126

Sacramento 102, Los Angeles 99

Thursday, April 16 Schedule

No games