National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WLPctGB
y-New Jersey4731.603--
Philadelphia3741.47410
Boston3246.41015
Toronto2653.32921 1/2
New York2256.28225
Southeast Division
WLPctGB
y-Miami5127.654--
Washington3939.50012
Orlando3544.44316 1/2
Atlanta2454.30827
Charlotte2256.28229
Central Division
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z-Detroit6315.808--
x-Cleveland4831.60815 1/2
Indiana3840.48725
Milwaukee3840.48725
Chicago3741.47426
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
WLPctGB
x-San Antonio6019.759--
x-Dallas5920.7471
x-Memphis4633.58214
New Orleans3840.48721 1/2
Houston3346.41827
Northwest Division
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y-Denver4435.557--
Utah3939.5004 1/2
Seattle3345.42310 1/2
Minnesota3346.41811
Portland2157.26922 1/2
Pacific Division
WLPctGB
y-Phoenix5126.662--
x-L.A. Clippers4533.5776 1/2
L.A. Lakers4237.53210
Sacramento4138.51911
Golden State3147.39720 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Wednesday's Games
Chicago 96, Atlanta 90
Indiana 117, Boston 112
Orlando 103, Toronto 96
Memphis 96, Charlotte 88
Philadelphia 116, New Jersey 96
Milwaukee 100, Washington 97
Detroit 96, Cleveland 73
New Orleans 104, Seattle 99
Minnesota 82, Houston 79
Utah 104, Denver 83
Golden State 114, Dallas 102
L.A. Clippers 97, Portland 93
Thursday's Games
Cleveland 91, New York 87
Orlando 92, San Antonio 80
Dallas at Phoenix, late
Today's Games
Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Utah vs. New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Indiana, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.
Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.
Golden State at Portland, 10 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Chicago at Miami, 1 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 8 p.m.
Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Seattle at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m.
THURSDAY'S NBA SUMMARIES
Cavaliers 91, Knicks 87
NEW YORK (87)--Woods 1-4 1-2 4, M.Rose 4-10 1-2 9, Curry 3-6 3-4 9, Robinson 11-20 4-6 32, Crawford 6-17 5-8 19, Taylor 0-1 0-0 0, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, J.Rose 3-5 0-0 6, J.James 4-6 0-0 8, Udoka 0-3 0-0 0, Lee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 14-22 87.
CLEVELAND (91)--Hughes 10-24 6-6 26, Gooden 3-5 0-0 6, Ilgauskas 5-10 7-8 17, Snow 1-2 0-0 2, Murray 2-9 7-9 12, Jones 2-6 0-0 5, Marshall 6-11 2-2 17, Varejao 0-2 0-4 0, Pavlovic 1-4 2-3 4, Newble 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 31-75 24-32 91.
New York16213020--87
Cleveland16251931--91
3-Point Goals--New York 9-19 (Robinson 6-9, Crawford 2-7, Woods 1-2, J.Rose 0-1), Cleveland 5-15 (Marshall 3-6, Murray 1-2, Jones 1-3, Hughes 0-2, Pavlovic 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--New York 44 (M.Rose, Woods 7), Cleveland 56 (Ilgauskas 14). Assists--New York 21 (Crawford 9), Cleveland 18 (Hughes 6). Total Fouls--New York 26, Cleveland 18. Technical--Gooden. A--20,562.
Magic 92, Spurs 80
ORLANDO (92)--Turkoglu 6-11 2-3 15, Howard 9-15 4-7 22, Battie 3-9 0-0 6, Stevenson 4-9 2-3 10, Nelson 8-17 2-2 19, Milicic 5-9 4-4 14, Dooling 3-6 0-0 6, Ariza 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-77 14-19 92.
SAN ANTONIO (80)--Bowen 1-2 0-0 3, Duncan 12-19 7-10 31, Mohammed 1-3 0-2 2, Parker 6-11 0-0 12, Barry 2-11 0-1 5, Nesterovic 1-3 0-0 2, Finley 6-10 2-3 16, Van Exel 0-3 0-0 0, Horry 4-9 0-0 9, Udrih 0-2 0-0 0, Oberto 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-73 9-16 80.
Orlando27272414--92
San Antonio28221911--80
3-Point Goals--Orlando 2-4 (Turkoglu 1-1, Nelson 1-2, Dooling 0-1), San Antonio 5-14 (Finley 2-4, Bowen 1-2, Horry 1-3, Barry 1-4, Van Exel 0-1). Rebounds--Orlando 43 (Howard 13), San Antonio 48 (Duncan 13). Assists--Orlando 15 (Nelson 8), San Antonio 22 (Duncan 6). Total Fouls--Orlando 16, San Antonio 17. Technicals--Orlando Defensive Three Second. A--18,797.
WEDNESDAY'S LATE SUMMARIES
Hornets 104, SuperSonics 99
SEATTLE (99)--Ras.Lewis 7-16 3-4 20, Wilcox 2-5 3-3 7, Swift 3-5 2-4 8, Ridnour 3-7 0-0 6, Allen 13-25 4-5 36, Petro 1-2 0-0 2, Watson 2-7 0-0 5, Wilkins 1-2 2-2 5, Collison 4-4 0-0 8, Moore 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-76 14-18 99.
NEW ORLEANS (104)--Mason 7-17 3-4 17, Brown 3-7 3-3 9, Jackson 8-14 0-0 17, Paul 5-14 11-12 21, Butler 1-6 5-6 7, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Bass 4-7 1-2 9, Claxton 4-7 2-4 10, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Snyder 4-5 1-2 10. Totals 38-82 26-33 104.
Seattle29272122--99
New Orleans24342521--104
3-Point Goals--Seattle 11-24 (Allen 6-9, Ras.Lewis 3-7, Wilkins 1-1, Watson 1-4, Ridnour 0-3), New Orleans 2-4 (Jackson 1-1, Snyder 1-1, Butler 0-1, Paul 0-1). Rebounds--Seattle 34 (Wilcox 7), New Orleans 60 (Jackson 14). Assists--Seattle 20 (Allen 8), New Orleans 18 (Paul 6). Total Fouls--Seattle 27, New Orleans 18. Technicals--Seattle Defensive Three Second. A--18,607.
Bucks 100, Wizards 97
WASHINGTON (97)--Jamison 7-18 1-2 16, Jeffries 6-11 5-8 20, E.Thomas 4-7 0-0 8, Arenas 9-22 3-4 25, Daniels 6-13 9-10 21, Ruffin 0-0 2-4 2, Blatche 0-2 0-0 0, Booth 0-1 0-0 0, B.Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 1-2 0-0 2, Haywood 1-2 1-4 3. Totals 34-78 21-32 97.
MILWAUKEE (100)--Bogut 8-12 1-1 17, Simmons 2-8 2-2 7, Magloire 1-2 1-2 3, Ford 4-9 8-8 16, Redd 9-16 5-6 24, Williams 2-8 2-2 7, Smith 4-5 6-8 14, Bell 0-1 0-0 0, Kukoc 4-7 1-2 10, Gadzuric 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-69 26-31 100.
Washington23222329--97
Milwaukee24232528--100
3-Pointers--Washington 8-22 (Arenas 4-8, Jeffries 3-4, Jamison 1-6, Daniels 0-4), Milwaukee 4-18 (Kukoc 1-4, Redd 1-4, Simmons 1-4, Williams 1-4, Bell 0-1, Ford 0-1). Rebounds--Washington 57 (Jeffries 8), Milwaukee 37 (Smith 8). Assists--Washington 18 (Arenas, Daniels 6), Milwaukee 23 (Ford 6). Total Fouls--Wash. 27, Milw. 23. Technicals--Williams. Flagrant foul--Ford. A--15,587.
Timberwolves 82, Rockets 79
MINNESOTA (82)--Reed 5-15 3-4 13, Griffin 2-4 0-0 4, Blount 6-12 4-4 16, Jaric 2-8 3-4 8, Banks 5-11 4-4 15, Madsen 1-3 1-4 3, Dupree 1-4 0-0 2, Hassell 3-7 2-2 8, Wright 3-10 6-6 13. Totals 28-74 23-28 82.
HOUSTON (79)--Howard 6-17 3-4 15, Bogans 2-6 4-4 8, Mutombo 1-3 0-0 2, Head 4-8 2-2 10, Alston 8-20 0-0 17, Swift 3-9 7-10 13, Hayes 3-5 0-0 6, Wesley 2-7 2-3 6, Brunson 1-4 0-0 2, Bowen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-79 18-23 79.
Minnesota12212821--82
Houston20232610--79
Rebounds--Minnesota 50 (Griffin, Wright 6), Houston 55 (Hayes 10). Assists--Minnesota 11 (Hassell, Jaric 3), Houston 15 (Alston 5). Total Fouls--Minnesota 18, Houston 25. Technicals--Minnesota Defensive Three Second, Blount, Swift. A--16,499.
Jazz 104, Nuggets 83
DENVER (83)--Anthony 7-19 4-5 18, Kleiza 5-10 6-9 16, Elson 4-6 0-0 8, Miller 1-6 0-0 2, Buckner 5-10 2-2 13, Patterson 4-7 2-4 10, Eisley 3-6 3-4 10, Evans 0-0 0-0 0, D.Johnson 2-7 0-0 6. Totals 31-71 17-24 83.
UTAH (104)--Harpring 4-8 5-7 13, Okur 9-18 5-7 24, Boozer 11-19 3-6 25, Williams 6-14 0-0 14, Kirilenko 5-13 4-4 14, Brown 4-5 0-0 8, Humphries 1-3 0-0 2, Collins 0-1 0-0 0, McLeod 1-4 0-0 2, Miles 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-86 17-24 104.
Denver21202220--83
Utah25232333--104
Rebounds--Denver 41 (Elson, Evans 7), Utah 57 (Boozer 13). Assists--Denver 22 (Miller 8), Utah 26 (Williams 9). Total Fouls--Denver 26, Utah 20. Technicals--Denver Defensive Three Second, Collins. A--17,817.
Warriors 114, Mavericks 102
DALLAS (102)--Nowitzki 11-22 5-6 29, Howard 5-14 7-8 18, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Stackhouse 6-12 3-4 16, Terry 5-17 0-0 10, Dampier 1-4 0-0 2, Daniels 5-8 2-2 12, Armstrong 1-3 1-1 4, Powell 3-4 2-2 8, Griffin 1-1 0-0 2, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 38-86 21-25 102.
GOLDEN STATE (114)--Murphy 7-10 1-2 16, Dunleavy 3-9 3-4 9, Foyle 1-3 0-0 2, Richardson 7-15 10-12 25, Fisher 4-8 3-4 11, Biedrins 2-4 3-4 7, Pietrus 1-7 0-0 3, Ellis 6-9 3-4 17, Diogu 5-7 12-13 22, Bynum 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-76 35-43 114.
Dallas27222924--102
Golden State19293432--114
Rebounds--Dallas 45 (Nowitzki 10), Golden State 54 (Diogu 9). Assists--Dallas 20 (Terry 6), Golden State 22 (Fisher 9). Total Fouls--Dallas 30, Golden State 22. Technicals--Nowitzki, Golden State Defensive Three Second. A--17,527.
Clippers 97, Trail Blazers 93
PORTLAND (93)--Outlaw 3-8 2-4 8, Khryapa 5-9 4-7 14, Ratliff 4-5 3-4 11, Blake 3-8 0-0 9, Telfair 3-10 1-2 7, Webster 5-11 0-0 11, Skinner 3-6 2-2 8, Jack 8-12 4-5 20, Lenard 2-10 0-0 5. Totals 36-79 16-24 93.
L.A. CLIPPERS (97)--Ross 0-1 3-4 3, Brand 12-16 1-1 25, Kaman 4-8 6-7 14, Mobley 3-4 7-8 13, Cassell 6-18 5-6 19, Livingston 4-7 1-2 9, Rebraca 1-2 0-0 2, Radmanovic 3-7 1-3 8, Ewing 2-6 0-0 4, Singleton 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-71 24-31 97.
Portland28251723--93
L.A. Clippers22301926--97
Rebounds--Portland 48 (Outlaw 9), L.A. Clippers 46 (Kaman 11). Assists--Portland 20 (Jack 7), L.A. Clippers 22 (Cassell 10). Total Fouls--Portland 22, L.A. Clippers 22. Technicals--Portland team. A--19,366.
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