Cleveland ? Robert Traylor jumped onto the scorer’s table, right above the spot where he had kicked open a hole moments earlier, and thrust his powerful arms into the confetti-filled air.

After an ownership change, a coaching change and a change in direction, the Cleveland Cavaliers still have a playoff pulse.

“We’ve got a chance,” Traylor said. “That’s about all we can ask for. We put ourselves in this hole.”

LeBron James and Traylor made sure Cleveland’s topsy-turvy season would have at least one more meaningful game, leading the desperate Cavaliers past the Boston Celtics, 100-86, Tuesday night.

James had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Traylor came off the bench to score a career-high 22 points, and Eric Snow added a season-high 13 assists for the Cavs (41-40), who are tied with New Jersey for the eighth and final playoff in the Eastern Conference but don’t own the tiebreaker.

Cleveland, which won for just the third time in nine games, closed its final home game with a 10-0 run to put away the Celtics, who did not play Antoine Walker or Paul Pierce in the fourth quarter.

Mavericks 101, SuperSonics 96

Dallas — Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points, giving him a career-best 2,016 for the season.

Raptors 127, Bucks 109

Milwaukee — Jalen Rose scored 29 points, Morris Peterson added 24, and Rafer Alston 22 as Toronto handed the Bucks a loss in Milwaukee’s season finale.

Heat 99, Bobcats 80

Miami — Rasual Butler scored a career-high 25 points. The Heat, playing without injured Shaquille O’Neal, also received 14 points from Dwyane Wade.

Pistons 95, Hawks 68

Atlanta — Tayshaun Prince scored 20 points, and Ben Wallace added 15 points and 17 rebounds to power Detroit to its 11th consecutive victory.

Nuggets 119, Trail Blazers 115

Denver — Carmelo Anthony had 36 points and 13 rebounds, and Earl Boykins had 18 of his 24 points in the second half to lead Denver.

Bulls 92, Knicks 91

Chicago — Rookie Ben Gordon scored 16 points and hit the game-winner with 5.8 seconds left in Chicago’s victory over New York as the Bulls locked up home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs.

Nets 109, Wizards 101

East Rutherford, N.J. — Jason Kidd had a season-high 35 points, eight assists and eight rebounds.