THE Chicago Bulls clinched the NBA's last unclaimed playoff spot last night, as Derrick Rose scored 27 points and Joakim Noah added 21 points and 13 rebounds in a 98-89 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

The Bulls closed the regular season with a three-game winning streak to beat out Toronto for the right to face Eastern Conference top seed Cleveland.

Needing a win or a Raptors loss to New York to get in, the Bulls quickly took it to the Bobcats, never trailing and leading by as many as 18 points.

Tyrus Thomas scored 16 for the Bobcats, who had already locked up the seventh seed in the East and a first-round matchup with Orlando.

Thunder 114, Grizzlies 105

At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 31 points to finish the season as the youngest scoring champion in NBA history.

The 21-year-old Durant finished with an average of 30.1 points, 0.4 ahead of LeBron James, and supplanted 22-year-old Max Zaslofsky of the 1947-48 Chicago Stags as the youngest scoring champ in NBA history.

The Thunder let most of a 27-point lead dwindle away before closing out their 50th win of the season. They will meet the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs.

Rudy Gay scored 25 points and Zach Randolph had 21 points and 11 rebounds for his 57th double-double of the season as the Grizzlies lost for the ninth time in their final 11 games.

Raptors 131, Knicks 113

At Toronto, DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high 24 points and Andrea Bargnani also scored 24 for Toronto, which owned the tiebreaker with Chicago and would have earned the No. 8 seed had the teams finished with the same record.

Amir Johnson scored 21 points, Sonny Weems had 18, Jose Calderon had 15 and Marco Belinelli 14 for the Raptors. Toronto's 131 points were a season high.

Mavericks 96, Spurs 89

At Dallas, Jason Kidd and Jason Terry led a 16-2 run at the end of the first quarter, putting the Mavericks ahead for the game and setting up a first-round playoff matchup between these teams.

Dallas clinched the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference and San Antonio the seventh.

Before tipoff, Mavs owner Mark Cuban jokingly said this season finale was "Game Minus-1" of that series - and that was before the Spurs helped ensure the matchup by giving Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili the night off. Both were on the initial lineup turned in by coach Gregg Popovich, but neither ended up even sitting on the bench.

Celtics 106, Bucks 95

At Boston, Jerry Stackhouse and Luke Ridnour scored 17 points apiece as the Milwaukee Bucks won their regular-season finale while Boston rested its Big Three in preparation for the playoffs.

With Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen sitting out to avoid possible injury, the lack of defense and excitement had spectators moving toward the exits midway through the fourth quarter.

Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 15 assists for the Celtics, who lost for the seventh time in 10 games.

Magic 125, 76ers 111

At Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 21 points and Vince Carter scored 17 as Orlando broke the single-season record for 3-pointers made in a season.

Dwight Howard added 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the Magic finish with 841 from beyond the arc and the NBA's second-best record.

Marreese Speights' 23 points capped a sorry Sixers season and perhaps the last game in Eddie Jordan's tenure as coach.

Hawks 99, Cavaliers 83

At Atlanta, Jeff Teague set career highs with 24 points and 15 assists as Atlanta cruised past a Cavaliers lineup missing LeBron James.

The Cavs rested James and Shaquille O'Neal the night off. At the other end of the court, Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford watched in street clothes; the Hawks played only one regular starter, Marvin Williams.

Both teams were already locked into their playoff seedings.

Heat 94, Nets 86, 2OT

At Miami, Michael Beasley had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Mario Chalmers scored 15 points as Miami wrapped up the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets became just the fifth team in NBA history to lose 70 games in a season.

Dorell Wright and James Jones each added 11 points for Miami, which played without Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem and Jermaine O'Neal and will meet Boston in the first round.

Yi Jianlian scored 23 points and pulled down 15 rebounds for New Jersey.

Wizards 98, Pacers 97

At Washington, Andray Blatche scored 26 points for the hosts in a season-ending game for a pair of lottery-bound teams.

Rookie Cedric Jackson made a 3-pointer with 1:31 to play to give the Wizards the lead, and the scoreboard didn't budge the rest of the way. Danny Granger missed a 15-footer at the buzzer that would have given the Pacers the win.

Pistons 103, Timberwolves 98

At Minneapolis, Charlie Villanueva scored 13 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help Detroit win on the road.

Tayshaun Prince added 20 points for the Pistons, who trailed by 16 points in the third quarter.

Corey Brewer had 27 points and Al Jefferson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Timberwolves (15-67), who lost 29 of their final 31 games of the season to equal a club record for fewest victories in a season.

Hornets 123, Rockets 115

At Houston, David West had 35 points and 10 rebounds, and rookie Darren Collison added 26 points and 11 assists to lead New Orleans.

Marcus Thornton scored 20 points for the Hornets, who won for the second time in their final 14 road games.

Suns 100, Jazz 86

At Salt Lake City, Steve Nash had 11 assists in just three quarters, and Amare Stoudemire finished with 20 points and seven rebounds, as Phoenix earned the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

Channing Frye scored 10 of his 15 points in the second quarter and Goran Dragic added 12 points for the Suns.

The Jazz finish fifth in the West and will open the playoffs at Denver, which claimed the Northwest Division with and No. 4 seed by holding the tiebreaker over Utah.

Deron Williams led Utah with 24 points and Mehmet Okur finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Warriors 122, Trail Blazers 116

At Portland, Oregon, Stephen Curry scored 42 points as Golden State finished its season with victory over playoff-bound Portland.

The injury-depleted Trail Blazers finished as the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference and will face the third-seeded Phoenix in the first round. The Suns defeated the Utah Jazz 100-86.

Rookie Jeff Pendergraph led the Blazers with 23 points.

Clippers 107, Lakers 91

At Los Angeles, Steve Blake scored 23 points as part of his first career triple-double and Chris Kaman added 22 points as the Clippers ended their season by beating the Lakers.

Blake finished with 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Clippers, who ended with a 29-53 record to miss the postseason for the 15th time in 17 years.

Lamar Odom scored 21 points, Pau Gasol had 18 points and 17 rebounds, and Shannon Brown added 18 starting in place of Kobe Bryant.