Indianapolis
Trailing 64-62, the Pacers (44-37) finished the final seven minutes of the third quarter with a 17-6 run that gave Indiana a 79-70 lead heading into the final period.
New York (32-50) led at the end of the first and second quarters before the Pacers rallied in the third quarter.
Derrick Williams scored 21 points for New York and Jerian Grant finished with 18.
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Miami will win the Southeast Division and earn home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs if it closes the regular season Wednesday night by beating Boston on the road.
The Pistons’ loss sealed their spot as the eighth-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, setting up a matchup with top-seeded Cleveland.
Toronto
It gave Valanciunas a team-leading 22nd double-double of the season. Philadelphia last beat Toronto Jan. 18, 2013.
With the Indiana Pacers’ win over New York and the Detroit Pistons’ loss to the Miami Heat, second-seeded Toronto is now locked into a playoff matchup with the seventh-seeded Pacers.
Robert Covington had 24 points for Philadelphia on 6-for-10 shooting from 3-point range, Ish Smith added another 18, and Nerlens Noel had 14 points and 10 rebounds, matching a career-long streak with his third straight double-double.
San Antonio
The Boston Celtics had the same record in 1985-86.
San Antonio was lethargic coming off its first home loss of the season to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Spurs never led in the final quarter the loss and trailed throughout much of their home finale.
Thunder coach Billy Donovan rested stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Serge Ibaka in their regular-season finale while San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich started his regular lineup.
Los Angeles
The Pico Station on Metro’s Blue and Expo rail lines will for a day become the Kobe Station.
The station is the Metro stop for Staples Center, the arena two blocks away where the 37-year-old Bryant will play his last game before retirement tonight against the Utah Jazz.
A Metro spokesman says workers will change the signs at the station to bear Kobe’s name starting at 6 a.m.
