Sport in Short: Basketball

NBA: Portland 109 Seattle 97.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB New York Knicks 21 14 .600 - New Jersey Nets 21 15 .583 Boston Celtics 20 18 .526 2 Orlando Magic 16 15 .516 3 Philadelphia 76ers 13 20 .394 7 Washington Bullets 11 24 .314 10 Miami Heat 10 24 .294 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Central Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Bulls 25 11 .694 - Cleveland Cavaliers 22 15 .595 3 Charlotte Hornets 17 16 .515 6 Detroit Pistons 17 18 .486 7 Indiana Pacers 17 18 .486 7 Atlanta Hawks 16 18 .471 8 Milwaukee Bucks 14 21 .400 10 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Midwest Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Utah Jazz 24 10 .706 - San Antonio Spurs 21 13 .618 3 Houston Rockets 18 16 .529 6 Denver Nuggets 10 24 .294 14 Minnesota Timberwolves 7 24 .226 15 Dallas Mavericks 2 30 .063 21 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- Phoenix Suns 25 6 .806 - Seattle SuperSonics 24 10 .706 2 Portland Trail Blazers 23 11 .676 3 Los Angeles Lakers 19 15 .559 7 Golden State Warriors 18 18 .500 9 Los Angeles Clippers 18 18 .500 9 Sacramento Kings 13 20 .394 13 -----------------------------------------------------------------