Pacers top Magic, advance

Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night at Indianapolis and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-1.

It was Indiana’s first series win since 2005 and its first clincher on its home court since the first round of the 2000 playoffs. The Pacers will play Miami or New York in the second round.

Bulls 77, 76ers 69: Luol Deng scored 24 points, Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and host Chicago beat Philadelphia to avoid a first-round playoff exit.

The top-seeded Bulls finally won without point guard Derrick Rose, building a nine-point halftime lead and staying in control down the stretch to pull within 3-2. Game 6 is Thursday in Philadelphia.

Hawks 87, Celtics 86: Al Horford scored 19 points in his first start since January, and host Atlanta held on for a victory over Boston in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference series.

The Celtics lead the series 3-2 heading back to Boston for Game 6 on Thursday.

Nuggets 102, Lakers 99: Andre Miller scored 24 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and visiting Denver survived Kobe Bryant’s late scoring barrage in a 43-point performance, avoiding playoff elimination with a victory over Los Angeles in Game 5.

JaVale McGee had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the sixth-seeded Nuggets, who trimmed the Lakers’ series lead to 3-2.

Game 6 is Thursday at Denver.

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Clippers 101, Grizzlies 97, OT: Chris Paul scored eight of his 27 points in a dynamic overtime performance, and host Los Angeles moved to the brink of its second playoff series victory in 36 years with a win over Memphis, taking a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5 is tonight at Memphis.