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The Memphis Grizzlies secured a spot in the NBA play-offs with an emphatic 151-114 victory over the Houston Rockets.<\/span><\/p>\n Luke Kennard made a franchise record 10 three-pointers, from only 11 attempts, while Desmond Bane added 25 points.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The Grizzlies also set a new franchise record of 25 total three-pointers as they became the second Western Conference side after leaders the Denver Nuggets to reach the postseason.<\/span><\/p>\n Ja Morant hit 18 points in his second game back after an eight-game ban.<\/span><\/p>\n The All-Star guard was suspended without pay by the NBA after a video showed him holding a gun in a Colorado nightclub.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong> boosted their postseason hopes with a 116-111 victory over the <\/span>Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/strong><\/p>\n Anthony Davis scored 37 points and made 14 rebounds to inspire the Lakers, who are still without the injured LeBron James.<\/span><\/p>\n The Lakers are eighth in the Western Conference with eight games of the regular season remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n Teams placed seventh to 10th in the Western and Eastern conferences will contest the play-in tournament, with two teams taking the final two spots in the plays-offs.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Golden State Warriors<\/strong> beat the <\/span>Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong> 120-112, despite 76ers star Joel Embiid scoring 46 points.<\/span><\/p>\n Jordan Poole scored 33 points and Stephen Curry added 29 for the reigning champion Warriors, who are sixth in the Western Conference.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong> claimed a comfortable 144-116 victory over the <\/span>Utah Jazz.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Bucks lead the Eastern Conference by two and a half games over the <\/span>Boston Celtics,<\/strong> who stayed in the race for the top seed with a 120-95 victory over the <\/span>Indiana Pacers.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Bucks, Celtics and 76ers have all already secured a play-off spot.<\/span><\/p>\n Elsewhere, the <\/span>Sacramento Kings<\/strong> beat the <\/span>Phoenix Suns<\/strong> 135-127, the <\/span>Chicago Bulls <\/strong>claimed a 124-96 victory away at the <\/span>Portland Trail Blazers<\/strong> and the <\/span>Charlotte Hornets<\/strong> defeated the <\/span>Dallas Mavericks <\/strong>117-109.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n