The Sacramento Kings reinforced their hopes of the NBA after the season with a 127-117 victory at Strait Pistons.
Zach Lavine scored 43 points and Demar Derozan 37 for the Kings, who came from 18 points to win a third successive victory.
They remain ninth of the Western Conference, a victory before the Mavericks of Dallas.
The teams ending from the seventh to the 10th qualify for the game tournament next week.
The only team that can deny the Kings is the 11th century Phoenix Suns, which has three less victories with four regular season games.
In the games, seventh plays 10th and eighth meet the ninth, the winners going to the playoffs.
The Miami Heat, assured of a place of play in the east, won 117-105 at home against the 76ers of Philadelphia already eliminated, which underwent a 12th successive defeat.
