Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: New Jersey Nets 106 Dallas Mavericks 84; Detroit Pistons 106 Los Angeles Lakers 101; Boston Celtics 106 Portland Trail Blazers 104; Seattle SuperSonics 100 Houston Rockets 89; Indiana Pacers 109 Phoenix Suns 108.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB New York Knicks 45 18 .714 - New Jersey Nets 39 26 .600 7 Boston Celtics 37 28 .569 9 Orlando Magic 30 33 .476 15 Miami Heat 29 34 .460 16 Philadelphia 76ers 20 43 .317 25 Washington Bullets 18 45 .286 27 CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago Bulls 45 20 .692 - Cleveland Cavaliers 41 24 .631 4 Charlotte Hornets 35 30 .538 10 Atlanta Hawks 33 32 .508 12 Indiana Pacers 32 32 .500 12 Detroit Pistons 29 35 .453 15 Milwaukee Bucks 25 40 .385 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE MIDWEST DIVISION W L Pct GB Houston Rockets 42 23 .646 - San Antonio Spurs 40 23 .635 1 Utah Jazz 37 28 .569 5 Denver Nuggets 25 39 .391 16 Minnesota T'wolves 15 48 .238 26 Dallas Mavericks 6 58 .094 35 PACIFIC DIVISION Phoenix Suns 48 15 .762 - Seattle SuperSonics 46 20 .697 3 Portland Trail Blazers 37 25 .597 10 Los Angeles Lakers 33 31 .516 15 Los Angeles Clippers 32 33 .492 17 Golden State Warriors 26 38 .406 22 Sacramento Kings 20 44 .313 28 -----------------------------------------------------------------