Houston Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff calls out directions during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
Houston Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff calls out directions during the first half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Cleveland — LeBron James wore a black blazer and watched from the bench and all the starters for Cleveland and Detroit rested for their first-round playoff matchup as Jodie Meeks scored 20 to lead the Pistons to a 112-110 overtime win against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

James rushed onto the court to celebrate when Jordan McRae’s 3-pointer tied it 103-all and forced OT. But Meeks, who played just 17 minutes all season because of a foot injury, scored four in the extra session.

McRae scored 36 and had a chance to tie it in the final second, but missed two free throws after being fouled on a 3-pointer.

Pacers 97, Bucks 92

Milwaukee — Solomon Hill scored a season-high 25 points, and Indiana beat Milwaukee in the teams’ regular-season finale despite resting four starters.

Lavoy Allen and Glenn Robinson III each added 14 points for Indiana, which had clinched the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday night after beating the New York Knicks.

With the Pacers locked into a first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, coach Frank Vogel sat starters, including Paul George and Monta Ellis.

Rockets 116, Kings 81

Houston — James Harden scored 38 points and Houston clinched the final Western Conference playoff spot with an easy victory over Sacramento.

They won their last three games to sneak into the playoffs after losing three of the previous four to fall behind Utah and into ninth place in the West. Houston will meet top-seed Golden State in the first round of the playoffs this weekend.

Ben McLemore had 24 points for the Kings, in what was likely coach George Karl’s final game with the team amid reports that he could be fired as soon as today.

Magic 117, Hornets 103

Charlotte, n.c. — Al Jefferson scored 26 points as playoff-bound Charlotte closed out its best regular season in 16 years with a win over Orlando.

Troy Daniels added 13 points and Spencer Hawes and Jeremy Lamb had 12 each for Charlotte, which finished the regular season 48-34 — the fifth-most wins in franchise history.

Raptors 103, Nets 96

New York — Rookie Norman Powell scored a career-high 30 points and Toronto wrapped up the best regular season in franchise history by beating Brooklyn.

With the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference already secured, the Raptors didn’t even bring All-Star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, plus Jonas Valanciunas, James Johnson and DeMarre Carroll to the game.

Bulls 115, Sixers 105

Chicago — Nikola Mirotic scored 32 points, Justin Holliday added a career-high 29, and Chicago closed a disappointing season with a victory over Philadelphia.

Mirotic hit seven 3-pointers. Holiday made five from long range, matching a personal best. Jimmy Butler added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

Wizards 109, Hawks 98

Washington — With a seemingly half-hearted showing in its final regular-season game, Atlanta lost to a bunch of Washington backups and wound up with the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Atlanta finished 48-34 — the same record as the Miami Heat, who lost 98-88 at the Boston Celtics but owned the tiebreaker over the Hawks and so earned the No. 3 seed.

Because of Miami’s loss, Atlanta would have moved up to No. 3 with a victory. Instead, the Hawks dropped their second game in a row and will face the No. 5 Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.

Spurs 96, Mavericks 91

Dallas — Rookies Boban Marjanovic and Jonathon Simmons set career scoring highs and San Antonio rallied past Dallas despite sitting four starters and two key reserves in a meaningless regular-season finale for them.

The loss left the Mavericks at risk of falling to the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference and having to face the second-seeded Spurs again in the first round of the playoffs after San Antonio’s 4-0 sweep of its Texas rival in the regular season.

Timberwolves 144, Pelicans 109

Minneapolis — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 14 rebounds and Minnesota sent coach Sam Mitchell out in style with a victory over New Orleans.

Gorgui Dieng had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Shabazz Muhammad scored 28 points for the Timberwolves (29-53).

Minnesota shot 65 percent, made 13 of 28 3-pointers and set a franchise record for points in a game.

Omer Asik had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Pelicans (30-52). New Orleans had only seven healthy players in a fitting end to a season filled with injuries.