CLEVELAND: Carlos Boozer's 24 points and 11 rebounds helped the Chicago Bulls clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 93-82 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Friday. Chicago, which has won six straight and 18 of 20, will have home-court advantage through the first three rounds of the playoffs. The Bulls hadn't finished with the best record in the East since 1997-98, the most recent of their six NBA championships in the Michael Jordan era. J.J. Hickson led Cleveland with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Celtics 104, Wizards 88: In Boston, Rajon Rondo had 20 points and 14 assists, and Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett also had double-doubles for Boston, which remains tied with Miami for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. Pierce had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Garnett added 15 points and 11 boards. Andray Blatche led the Wizards with 20 points and 10 rebounds, John Wall scored 20 and Jordan Crawford 19. Heat 112, Bobcats 103: At Miami, Dwyane Wade returned from injury to score 27 to help Miami maintain its tie with Boston for second place in the East. LeBron James added 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Miami, which won for the 12th time in 15 games and faces the Celtics Sunday. Other results: Knicks 116, Nets 93; 76ers 98, Raptors 93; Pacers 114, Hawks 102; Pistons 110, Bucks 100; Mavericks 107, Clippers 96; Thunder 104, Nuggets 89; Hornets 109, Suns 97; Grizzlies 101, Kings 96; Trail Blazers 93, Lakers 86.
