article: Anthony Davis had 31 points and 13 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans earned their first play-off berth since 2011 with a 108-103 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Davis, who'll make his play-off debut against the Golden State Warriors, came through in the waning minutes with two jumpers, two blocks and two rebounds to prevent the Spurs from pulling off a 23-point comeback. Tyreke Evans had 19 points and 11 assists, and Eric Gordon added 14 points for New Orleans, which had to win to make the post-season because Oklahoma City also won in Minnesota. The teams finished with identical records, but the Pelicans held the tiebreaker on head-to-head results. New Orleans Pelicans' playing and coaching staff celebrate after reaching the NBA play-offs on Wednesday . Anthony Davis (right) had 31 points and 13 rebounds as the Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 108-103 . Jrue Holiday added 11 points, capped by game-sealing free throws with 9.5 seconds left. Tony Parker had 23 points and Borris Diaw 20 for San Antonio, which needed to win to secure the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The loss ended the Spurs' 11-game winning streak. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook scored 37 points in the Thunder's 138-113 victory over Minnesota that was rendered moot by New Orleans' play-off-clinching win over San Antonio. The Thunder needed to a win in the regular-season finale and a loss from the Pelicans to make the playoffs. Westbrook locked up his first scoring title to hold up his end of the bargain, but the Pelicans beat the Spurs. That means the Thunder will miss the playoffs for the first time since Westbrook's rookie season in 2008-09. Oklahoma City's Russell Westrbook (left) scored 37 points in their 138-113 win vs Minnesota Timberwolves . The Brooklyn Nets clinched the final Eastern Conference playoff spot, beating the Orlando Magic 101-88 and getting help when Memphis knocked off Indiana. Brooklyn earned the No 8 seed and will visit top-seeded Atlanta on Sunday for their play-off opener. If Indiana won, the Nets would have missed the post-season for the first time since moving to Brooklyn in 2012. In Memphis, Tennessee, Marc Gasol had 33 points and 13 rebounds as the Grizzlies downed the Pacers 95-83 to end Indiana's playoff hopes. Memphis earned the Western Conference's fifth seed with the victory and home-court advantage in a series with fourth-seeded Portland, winners of the Northwest Division. Over in the East, the Brooklyn Nets are through to the play-offs after beating the Orlando Magic 101-88 . Marc Gasol's (left) 33 points helped condemn the Indiana Pacers to a 95-83 defeat at the Memphis Grizzlies . The Golden State Warriors finished their best regular season in club history after Klay Thompson scored 25 points before resting in the second half of a 133-126 win over the Denver Nuggets. Starters on both sides rested most of the game, with the Warriors tuning up for the play-offs and Denver long out of contention. The biggest developments for Golden State, which secured home-court advantage throughout the play-offs a couple weeks ago, came on the out-of-town scoreboard. The Houston Rockets downed the Utah Jazz 117-91 after James Harden had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in just three quarters for his fourth triple-double of the season. Klay Thompson (right) scored 25 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 133-126 . Tyson Chandler had 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-98, while LeBron James sat out Cleveland's regular-season finale to rest for the play-offs as the Cleveland Cavaliers came back to beat the Washington Wizards 113-108 in overtime. In other games, Kyle Lowry scored 26 points as the Toronto Raptors finished the regular season with a club record 49th victory, beating the Charlotte Hornetts 92-87, the Chicago Bulls came back to beat the Atlanta Hawks 91-85 and the Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 105-100. The Los Angeles Lakers ended then season with their worst record in club history after losing 122-99 to the Sacramento Kings, the Detroit Pistons trounced the New York Knicks 112-90 and the Miami Heat were 105-101 winners over the Philadelphia 76ers.
highlights: New Orleans Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 108-103 on Wednesday .
  Oklahoma City Thunder's defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 138-113 .
  New Orleans pipped Thunder to eighth seed in the West via tiebreaker .
  Brooklyn Nets beat the Orlando Magic 138-113 in the Eastern Conference .
  Indiana Pacers lost 95-83 to the Memphis Grizzlies .
  Results meant that Brooklyn took the No 8 seed via the better tiebreaker .
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