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Posted at 12:53 p.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009

NBA: 76ers clinch playoff spot with win

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 31 points, and Andre Miller had a triple-double with 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers clinched a playoff spot with a 95-90 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.

Detroit led 88-87 with 2:17 left after Rodney Stuckey made two free throws. Miller made three free throws and Reggie Evans added two more with 39 seconds left for a 92-88 lead. Stuckey made two foul shots with 22.7 seconds left, cutting the lead to 92-90, but Miller answered with two foul shots.

Philadelphia will use its final seven games to determine its seed in the Eastern Conference. The 76ers are fifth in the conference after Saturday's win.

Stuckey scored 23 points for Detroit, and Kwame Brown added a season-high 15 points.

Detroit's loss, combined with the Bulls' win over New Jersey, put the Pistons a half-game behind the Nets for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference. Detroit still leads Charlotte for the eighth and final spot.

Notes:@ Detroit's Tayshaun Prince took a nasty fall after being fouled by Philadelphia's Theo Ratliff late in the game. Prince went high for a layup, and was met with Ratliff under the basket. Prince was hit hard and remained on the floor for several minutes, attended to by Pistons medical personnel. He had 10 points.