Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: Chicago 101 Boston 100; Charlotte 92 Atlanta 79; Indiana 109 Phoenix 98; Orlando 100 Dallas 98; San Antonio 110 Portland 102; LA Lakers 129 Washington 94; Sacramento 132 New Jersey 111.

BUDWEISER LEAGUE: Thames Valley Tigers 88 Birmingham Bullets 60; Derby Bucks 69 Leicester Riders 78; Thames Valley Tigers 88 Birmingham Bullets 60; London Towers 102 Oldham Celtics 68.

EUROPEAN CLUBS' CHAMPIONSHIP Quarter-final third legs: Efes Pilsen (Turk) 62 Barcelona (Sp) 76. (Barcelona won 76- 62 and 2-1 on aggregate); Panathinaikos (Gr) 87 Limoges (Fr) 73. (Panathinaikos win 2-1 on aggregate); Olympiakos (Gr) 65 Bologna (It) 62 (Olympiakos win 2-1 on aggregate). Semi-finals in Tel Aviv next month: Panathinaikos v Olympiakos; Barcelona v Joventut Badalona (Sp).