Memphis moved into a tie for the second seed in the NBA 's Southwest Division with a 100-92 win over Oklahoma City on Friday , with the Grizzlies defence shutting down Thunder star Russell Westbrook . The Grizzlies moved level with Houston atop the Southwest Division , both trailing Golden State , which has already sealed the conference title . San Antonio stayed within two games of that fight over the No 2 playoff seed by routing Denver , while the key postseason-shaping games in the East saw Brooklyn extend its winning streak with a narrow victory over Toronto , Chicago win a tight struggle against Detroit and Milwaukee overpower Boston in the second half . Memphis moved into a tie for the second seed in the NBA 's Southwest Division with a 100-92 win on Friday . The Grizzlies defence were key , shutting down Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook repeatedly . Memphis ' Jeff Green scored 22 points and Marc Gasol added 19 to lead six Grizzlies players in double figures . Enes Kanter led the Thunder with 24 points and 17 rebounds . Westbrook scored 18 , but only six after the first quarter while connecting on only five of his 20 shots . San Antonio 's Danny Green scored 21 points , including 6-for-6 shooting on 3-pointers , as the Spurs cruised past Denver 123-93 after losing Tiago Splitter to a calf injury during a strong start . Kawhi Leonard had 20 points for San Antonio , which has won six straight and extended its league record of consecutive 50-win seasons to 16 straight . Danilo Gallinari scored 20 points to lead Denver , which trailed by as many as 37 points despite shooting 47 percent from the field . Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol ( 33 ) blocks a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter . Grizzlies forward Jeff Green ( 32 ) controls the ball against Thunder guard Anthony Morrow on Friday . Brooklyn 's Deron Williams scored a season-high 31 points to lead the Nets to a 114-109 win against Toronto ; their sixth-straight victory . Thaddeus Young made the tiebreaking basket with 22 seconds left and tied his season high with 29 points while Brook Lopez added 30 points and 17 rebounds for the Nets , who have surged into seventh place in the East . DeMar DeRozan finished with 27 points , eight rebounds and eight assists for the Raptors , who dropped behind Chicago in the contest for third place in the East . Kawhi Leonard ( 2 ) had 20 points for San Antonio as the Spurs cruised past Denver 123-93 . Deron Williams was in top form for Brooklyn Nets , scoring a season high of 31 points in their win . Chicago 's Pau Gasol had 26 points and 10 rebounds for his 50th double-double of the season , helping the Bulls beat Detroit 88-82 . Jimmy Butler scored 18 points for Chicago while Reggie Jackson had 22 points and nine assists for Detroit . Milwaukee 's Ersan Ilyasova led a third-quarter surge from a halftime deficit with 11 points as the Bucks beat Boston 110-101 to put a dent in the Celtics ' playoff hopes . Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 88-82 as they fought their way ahead of the Toronto Raptors . Boston dropped half a game behind idle Miami in the fight for the final playoff spot in the East with six games left . O.J . Mayo led Milwaukee with 24 points . Boston was led by Isaiah Thomas with 23 . Portland celebrated its Northwest Division title with a 107-77 win over the Los Angeles Lakers , with C.J . McCollum scored a career-high 27 points to inflict a record-equaling 55th loss on the Lakers . New Orleans gained ground in the playoff race by outlasting an undermanned Sacramento 101-95 , led by 21 points from Eric Gordon . New Orleans gained ground in the playoff race by outlasting an undermanned Sacramento 101-95 . Indiana 's Rodney Stuckey scored 15 points off the bench to propel the Pacers to a 93-74 victory against Charlotte . Washington beat lowly New York 101-87 , with Marcin Gortat scoring 19 points and Bradley Beal 18 . Orlando 's Nikola Vucevic scored a career-high 37 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to power the Magic over Minnesota 97-84 .
the Southwest Division defence helped them to a 100-92 win over Oklahoma City . They moved level with Houston Rockets at top of Memphis Grizzles ' . Thunder star Russell Westbrook was largely shut down in their defeat . San Antonio stayed within two games of fight over No 2 playoff seed . Spurs cruised past Denver 123-93 after losing Tiago Splitter to a calf injury . Brooklyn 's Deron Williams scored 31 to lead the Nets to a 114-109 win .