DeMarre Carroll scored 24 points and the Hawks clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 99-86 victory over the Miami Heat in Atlanta on Friday night.Dwyane Wade had 13 points for the Heat after missing one game with a swollen left knee.Raptors 94, Lakers 83:Chris Paul scored 25 points and DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 20 rebounds for visiting Los Angeles, which won its sixth consecutive game. ...The Mavericks' Monta Ellis injured his right knee with 6:43 remaining in the third quarter and did not return.LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points, and visiting Portland overcame one of its worst shooting performances of the season (36-for-89) as well as an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter.Tyreke Evans had 25 points and 10 assists, and host New Orleans snapped a four-game losing streak. ...DeMarcus Cousins had 39 points and 20 rebounds for Sacramento.James Harden had 33 points and eight assists as host Houston — playing without injured starters Terrence Jones, Patrick Beverley and Donatas Motiejunas — clinched a playoff spot. ...Dwight Howard had 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting in his second game back from a right knee injury.Wizards 110, Hornets...