NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLPctGB
New Jersey1413.519--
Philadelphia1414.500 1/2
Boston1415.4831
Miami1117.39331/2
New York1019.3455
Washington818.30851/2
Orlando722.2418
Central Division
WLPctGB
Indiana218.724--
New Orleans1811.6213
Detroit1612.57141/2
Toronto1413.5196
Milwaukee1414.50061/2
Cleveland919.321111/2
Atlanta822.267131/2
Chicago720.25913
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Midwest Division
WLPctGB
San Antonio2010.667--
Minnesota189.667 1/2
Denver1711.6072
Dallas1512.55631/2
Houston1512.55631/2
Memphis1513.5364
Utah1513.5364
Pacific Division
WLPctGB
L.A. Lakers206.769--
Sacramento206.769--
Golden State1313.5007
Portland1313.5007
Seattle1313.5007
L.A. Clippers1113.4588
Phoenix1019.345111/2
Tuesday's Games
Cleveland 97, New Orleans 86
Atlanta 93, Boston 88
Miami 79, Washington 72
New Jersey 95, Chicago 78
Minnesota 98, New York 92
Milwaukee 83, Detroit 78
Indiana 79, Houston 71
San Antonio 111, L.A. Clippers 90
Seattle 116, Phoenix 90
Sacramento 114, Memphis 97
Portland 97, Dallas 88
Golden State 107, L.A. Lakers 98
Today's Games
No games scheduled
Thursday's Games
Cleveland at Orlando, 2:30 p.m.
Dallas at Sacramento, 6 p.m.
Houston at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.
TUESDAY'S BOXSCORES
CAVALIERS 97, HORNETS 86
NEW ORLEANS (86) -- Lynch 5-8 0-0 12, P.Brown 6-18 4-4 16, Magloire 2-6 2-4 6, Davis 9-27 8-8 27, Wesley 6-12 0-0 12, Armstrong 2-5 0-0 5, Rooks 3-4 0-0 6, Traylor 1-4 0-0 2, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-84 14-16 86.
CLEVELAND (97) -- Newble 3-9 2-2 8, Boozer 6-8 5-8 17, Ilgauskas 1-6 6-7 8, James 7-22 7-8 22, K.Brown 1-7 0-0 3, Battie 4-11 3-3 11, Bremer 3-7 0-0 6, Williams 4-10 6-6 16, Ollie 1-2 4-4 6, Kapono 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-83 33-38 97.
New Orleans27251816--86
Cleveland21192631--97
3-Point Goals--New Orleans 4-19 (Lynch 2-4, Armstrong 1-3, Davis 1-11, Wesley 0-1), Cleveland 4-19 (Williams 2-4, James 1-6, K.Brown 1-6, Bremer 0-3). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--New Orleans 48 (P.Brown 14), Cleveland 62 (Boozer 14). Assists--New Orleans 24 (Wesley 7), Cleveland 19 (Bremer 4). Total fouls--New Orleans 27, Cleveland 15. Technicals--New Orleans Defensive Three Second, Wesley. A--16,609.
NETS 95, BULLS 78
CHICAGO (78) -- Gill 1-6 0-0 2, Je.Williams 5-11 5-6 15, A.Davis 4-9 2-2 10, Crawford 2-14 1-1 5, Hinrich 7-14 2-2 17, Jefferies 4-11 3-4 12, Blount 3-5 1-2 7, Johnson 2-3 3-3 7, Brunson 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 29-78 17-20 78.
NEW JERSEY (95) -- Jefferson 11-19 3-4 26, Martin 7-14 2-2 16, Collins 1-3 2-2 4, Kittles 5-9 2-2 14, Kidd 7-14 2-2 18, Rogers 1-4 1-2 4, Harris 1-4 0-0 2, Pack 5-7 0-0 10, Scalabrine 0-2 0-0 0, Slay 0-1 1-2 1, Moore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-78 13-16 95.
Chicago20182218--78
New Jersey20262623--95
3-Point Goals--Chicago 3-14 (Brunson 1-1, Jefferies 1-3, Hinrich 1-4, Je.Williams 0-2, Crawford 0-4), New Jersey 6-16 (Kittles 2-3, Kidd 2-5, Rogers 1-3, Jefferson 1-4, Martin 0-1). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Chicago 47 (A.Davis 9), New Jersey 48 (Martin, Rogers 9). Assists--Chicago 20 (Hinrich 6), New Jersey 25 (Kidd 10). Total fouls--Chicago 17, New Jersey 17. Technicals--Chicago Defensive Three Second, Chicago coach Skiles, New Jersey Defensive Three Second. A--13,285.
HEAT 79, WIZARDS 72
WASHINGTON (72) -- Hayes 6-14 0-0 13, Jeffries 7-17 0-2 14, Thomas 0-7 0-0 0, Blake 3-8 0-0 8, Hughes 7-16 1-1 16, Knight 0-2 2-2 2, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Haywood 0-1 2-2 2, Laettner 3-6 0-0 6, Dixon 3-7 4-4 11. Totals 29-79 9-11 72.
MIAMI (79) -- C.Butler 3-4 3-4 9, Odom 4-15 0-0 10, Grant 3-6 0-0 6, Wade 8-16 4-5 20, Jones 4-14 3-3 11, Alston 3-10 2-2 10, Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Haslem 2-5 0-0 4, R.Butler 4-6 0-0 9. Totals 31-76 12-14 79.
Washington14162220--72
Miami24101629--79
3-Point Goals--Washington 5-15 (Blake 2-6, Dixon 1-2, Hayes 1-2, Hughes 1-3, Laettner 0-1, Jeffries 0-1), Miami 5-20 (Alston 2-6, Odom 2-7, R.Butler 1-1, Wade 0-2, Jones 0-4). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Washington 49 (Jeffries 10), Miami 50 (Grant 10). Assists--Washington 16 (Hughes 4), Miami 19 (Alston 5). Total fouls--Washington 17, Miami 9. Technicals--Washington Defensive Three Second, Miami Defensive Three Second. A--14,447.
TIMBERWOLVES 98, KNICKS 92
MINNESOTA (98) -- Garnett 9-19 4-4 22, Sprewell 9-20 12-14 31, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Cassell 14-19 2-3 31, Hassell 1-6 0-0 2, Miller 2-3 1-2 5, Hudson 0-2 2-2 2, Hoiberg 0-1 2-4 2, Trent 0-4 3-4 3, Madsen 0-0 0-0 0, McLeod 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-74 26-33 98.
NEW YORK (92) -- McDyess 0-2 0-0 0, Van Horn 5-15 10-10 20, Mutombo 1-5 0-0 2, Eisley 2-9 0-0 4, Houston 8-17 6-7 26, Thomas 8-15 0-0 16, Doleac 1-2 0-0 2, Anderson 2-6 4-4 8, Ward 3-5 0-0 8, F.Williams 2-4 2-2 6. Totals 32-80 22-23 92.
Minnesota24221933--98
New York24182228--92
3-Point Goals--Minnesota 2-3 (Sprewell 1-1, Cassell 1-1, Hudson 0-1), New York 6-18 (Houston 4-5, Ward 2-3, Anderson 0-3, Van Horn 0-3, Eisley 0-4). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Minnesota 43 (Garnett 13), New York 52 (Thomas 9). Assists--Minnesota 15 (Cassell 5), New York 23 (Eisley 7). Total fouls--Minnesota 22, New York 24. Technicals--Sprewell, Johnson, New York Defensive Three Second, Mutombo. A--19,763.
HAWKS 93, CELTICS 88
BOSTON (88) -- Pierce 4-16 7-7 15, Baker 2-11 2-3 6, Blount 4-7 0-0 8, James 5-14 0-0 13, Welsch 3-7 4-5 10, Davis 3-8 1-2 8, McCarty 5-8 2-2 16, Mihm 1-2 3-4 5, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, Banks 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 30-77 19-23 88.
ATLANTA (93) -- Jackson 6-14 2-2 16, Abdur-Rahim 8-15 9-12 25, Ratliff 3-5 0-2 6, Terry 6-18 1-2 13, Glover 6-8 3-4 18, Diaw 0-0 0-0 0, Mohammed 2-6 2-2 6, Vaughn 0-1 1-1 1, Nailon 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 35-75 18-25 93.
Boston26241721--88
Atlanta16222827--93
3-Point Goals--Boston 9-27 (McCarty 4-6, James 3-7, Jones 1-1, Davis 1-4, Welsch 0-2, Pierce 0-7), Atlanta 5-13 (Glover 3-3, Jackson 2-6, Terry 0-4). Fouled out--Blount. Rebounds--Boston 39 (Blount 6), Atlanta 59 (Mohammed 9). Assists--Boston 20 (McCarty, Pierce 5), Atlanta 24 (Terry 7). Total fouls--Boston 22, Atlanta 21. Technicals--Boston Defensive Three Second, Abdur-Rahim. A--8,919.
BUCKS 83, PISTONS 78
DETROIT (78) -- Prince 4-10 0-0 8, Wallace 5-10 5-10 16, Okur 5-10 2-2 12, Billups 3-14 0-0 7, R.Hamilton 7-13 3-4 17, Rebraca 0-2 2-2 2, Campbell 2-8 0-0 4, Atkins 4-14 0-0 10, Sura 0-1 0-0 0, Fowlkes 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-86 12-18 78.
MILWAUKEE (83) -- Smith 8-16 2-4 18, Thomas 4-7 0-0 9, Santiago 3-8 2-4 8, Ford 3-8 1-2 7, Redd 8-17 0-0 18, Jones 1-5 0-0 2, D.Mason 4-9 7-8 15, Gadzuric 0-1 0-2 0, Kukoc 1-8 3-4 6. Totals 32-79 15-24 83.
Detroit15162423--78
Milwaukee25182119--83
3-Point Goals--Detroit 4-14 (Atkins 2-7, Wallace 1-1, Billups 1-3, Prince 0-1, Sura 0-1, Fowlkes 0-1), Milwaukee 4-11 (Redd 2-3, Kukoc 1-2, Thomas 1-3, Jones 0-3). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Detroit 60 (Wallace 20), Milwaukee 57 (Smith 17). Assists--Detroit 16 (Billups, R.Hamilton 4), Milwaukee 18 (Ford 9). Total fouls--Detroit 20, Milwaukee 19. A--15,081.
SPURS 111, CLIPPERS 90
L.A. CLIPPERS (90) -- Maggette 7-14 4-4 19, Brand 9-11 4-6 22, Kaman 2-3 2-2 6, Jaric 1-3 0-0 2, Richardson 4-15 0-0 10, Simmons 2-6 1-3 5, Overton 1-2 0-0 2, Rice 1-4 2-2 4, Wilcox 6-10 2-2 14, Dooling 2-5 0-0 4, House 1-5 0-0 2, Polynice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 15-19 90.
SAN ANTONIO (111) -- Bowen 5-9 0-2 11, Duncan 9-16 4-6 22, Nesterovic 2-4 2-2 6, Parker 9-12 0-0 19, Ginobili 6-10 1-2 16, Turkoglu 1-4 0-0 2, Horry 4-6 1-2 11, Hart 1-3 0-0 2, Rose 2-5 2-4 6, Mercer 5-10 0-0 10, D.Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Willis 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 47-84 10-18 111.
L.A. Clippers22213017--90
San Antonio35292522--111
3-Point Goals--L.A. Clippers 3-8 (Richardson 2-4, Maggette 1-1, House 0-1, Rice 0-2), San Antonio 7-15 (Ginobili 3-5, Horry 2-4, Parker 1-1, Bowen 1-4, Turkoglu 0-1). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--L.A. Clippers 47 (Brand 13), San Antonio 44 (Duncan 10). Assists--L.A. Clippers 18 (Brand, House 3), San Antonio 32 (Parker 14). Total fouls--L.A. Clippers 17, San Antonio 16. A--18,797.
PACERS 79, ROCKETS 71
INDIANA (79) -- Artest 7-12 6-8 21, O'Neal 7-20 7-7 21, Foster 2-4 2-2 6, Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, R.Miller 1-5 3-3 6, Johnson 6-13 0-0 13, Harrington 3-8 2-2 8, Pollard 1-3 0-0 2, F.Jones 0-2 0-2 0, Brewer 0-2 0-0 0, Croshere 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-74 20-24 79.
HOUSTON (71) -- Jackson 6-13 0-0 14, Cato 2-7 2-3 6, Yao 3-4 6-9 12, Francis 7-16 9-13 23, Mobley 2-13 0-0 4, Taylor 2-10 0-2 4, Piatkowski 1-6 0-0 3, Norris 1-1 0-0 3, Padgett 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-71 17-27 71.
Indiana19201822--79
Houston14142122--71
3-Point Goals--Indiana 3-11 (Artest 1-2, Johnson 1-2, R.Miller 1-4, F.Jones 0-1, Croshere 0-2), Houston 4-17 (Jackson 2-6, Norris 1-1, Piatkowski 1-4, Francis 0-1, Mobley 0-5). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Indiana 52 (O'Neal 14), Houston 54 (Taylor 13). Assists--Indiana 20 (Artest 5), Houston 15 (Jackson 5). Total fouls--Indiana 23, Houston 20. Technicals--Cato. A--16,721.
SUPERSONICS 116, SUNS 90
PHOENIX (90) -- Hardaway 2-7 0-0 4, Marion 9-17 1-2 19, White 1-6 1-2 3, J.Johnson 9-14 0-0 21, Marbury 6-21 4-4 17, Voskuhl 3-3 0-0 6, Jacobsen 4-7 1-2 10, Barbosa 2-8 3-3 8, Harvey 0-1 2-2 2, Trybanski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-84 12-15 90.
SEATTLE (116) -- Lewis 8-13 3-4 22, Radmanovic 3-8 0-0 7, James 5-8 1-1 11, Allen 8-13 4-6 24, Ridnour 5-12 0-0 11, Daniels 4-5 2-2 10, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Murray 8-13 1-1 17, Booth 3-5 2-3 8, Frahm 2-5 0-0 6. Totals 46-82 13-17 116.
Phoenix20282022--90
Seattle28253429--116
3-Point Goals--Phoenix 6-17 (J.Johnson 3-5, Jacobsen 1-2, Barbosa 1-3, Marbury 1-4, Marion 0-3), Seattle 11-20 (Allen 4-7, Lewis 3-4, Frahm 2-4, Radmanovic 1-1, Ridnour 1-2, Murray 0-2). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Phoenix 46 (Marion 12), Seattle 45 (Lewis 13). Assists--Phoenix 19 (J.Johnson 8), Seattle 27 (Allen, Ridnour 7). Total fouls--Phoenix 21, Seattle 14. Flagrant fouls--Harvey. A--14,527.
TRAIL BLAZERS 97, MAVS 88
DALLAS (88) -- Walker 7-19 3-3 19, Nowitzki 3-12 0-0 6, Najera 0-1 2-2 2, Finley 5-12 0-0 12, Nash 0-5 4-4 4, Jamison 7-11 6-6 20, Howard 6-10 2-3 14, Delk 1-2 0-0 2, Fortson 4-5 1-2 9. Totals 33-77 18-20 88.
PORTLAND (97) -- Wallace 3-9 1-2 7, Randolph 12-17 3-6 27, Davis 0-1 1-2 1, McInnis 7-12 0-0 14, Stoudamire 6-17 2-2 16, Patterson 4-7 4-7 12, Woods 3-4 2-2 8, Dickens 1-1 0-0 2, Person 4-8 0-0 10. Totals 40-76 13-21 97.
Dallas24232021--88
Portland26282221--97
3-Point Goals--Dallas 4-16 (Finley 2-4, Walker 2-5, Nowitzki 0-3, Nash 0-4), Portland 4-14 (Stoudamire 2-5, Person 2-5, McInnis 0-1, Wallace 0-3). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Dallas 42 (Nowitzki 9), Portland 48 (Randolph 9). Assists--Dallas 20 (Nash, Walker 6), Portland 29 (McInnis 10). Total fouls--Dallas 21, Portland 22. Technical--Dallas Defensive Three Second. A--14,556.
WARRIORS 107, LAKERS 98
L.A. LAKERS (98) -- Medvedenko 5-10 2-2 12, George 6-10 0-0 16, O'Neal 9-15 3-10 21, Bryant 8-16 4-5 23, Payton 4-8 0-4 8, Russell 1-3 2-2 4, Rush 3-8 1-2 7, Fisher 1-3 0-0 3, Grant 1-2 0-0 2, Walton 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-77 12-25 98.
GOLDEN STATE (107) -- Robinson 10-17 1-1 24, Dunleavy 2-5 2-2 6, Dampier 7-8 3-4 17, Richardson 4-11 4-5 12, Van Exel 5-13 2-4 13, Cheaney 1-3 2-2 4, Murphy 2-9 4-5 8, Claxton 5-9 9-10 19, Cardinal 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 37-77 29-35 107.
L.A. Lakers31152230--98
Golden State23381927--107
3-Point Goals--L.A. Lakers 8-18 (George 4-6, Bryant 3-5, Fisher 1-2, Medvedenko 0-1, Payton 0-1, Russell 0-1, Rush 0-2), Golden State 4-14 (Robinson 3-4, Van Exel 1-3, Murphy 0-1, Dunleavy 0-1, Claxton 0-2, Richardson 0-3). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--L.A. Lakers 48 (George 9), Golden State 49 (Murphy 13). Assists--L.A. Lakers 27 (Payton 13), Golden State 20 (Claxton, Van Exel 5). Total fouls--L.A. Lakers 25, Golden State 22. Technical--L.A. Lakers Defensive Three Second. A--20,310.
KINGS 114, GRIZZLIES 97
MEMPHIS (97) -- Posey 6-9 3-4 18, Outlaw 3-7 0-1 6, Gasol 8-20 7-7 23, M.Miller 4-10 0-0 9, Williams 3-10 1-1 8, Swift 1-5 1-2 3, Wells 5-11 2-2 12, Battier 5-6 1-1 12, Watson 2-6 2-4 6, Tsakalidis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-85 17-22 97.
SACRAMENTO (114) -- Stojakovic 11-22 14-16 41, B.Miller 5-10 10-12 20, Divac 1-4 1-4 3, Christie 7-14 3-4 18, Bibby 1-4 1-2 3, Massenburg 0-0 0-0 0, Songaila 1-3 2-2 4, Jackson 9-15 0-0 20, Peeler 2-4 0-0 5. Totals 37-76 31-40 114.
Memphis32221627--97
Sacramento20322339--114
3-Point Goals--Memphis 6-18 (Posey 3-4, Battier 1-1, M.Miller 1-5, Williams 1-6, Watson 0-1, Wells 0-1), Sacramento 9-22 (Stojakovic 5-10, Jackson 2-4, Peeler 1-1, Christie 1-2, B.Miller 0-2, Bibby 0-3). Fouled out--None. Rebounds--Memphis 49 (Gasol 10), Sacramento 52 (B.Miller 17). Assists--Memphis 24 (Gasol, Watson 6), Sacramento 23 (B.Miller 6). Total fouls--Memphis 29, Sacramento 20. Technicals--Memphis Defensive Three Second 2, Gasol, Posey 2, Wells, Sacramento Defensive Three Second, Stojakovic. Ejected--Posey. A--17,317.