Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: Orlando 114 Charlotte 103; Minnesota 107 Golden State 100; Phoenix 92 New York 78; New Jersey 117 Dallas 90; LA Clippers 118 Seattle 122; LA Lakers 100 Boston 97; Portland 104 Denver 97.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB New York 36 19 .655 - Orlando 33 20 .623 2 Miami 29 25 .537 6 New Jersey 28 26 .519 7 Boston 20 35 .364 16 Philadelphia 20 35 .364 16 Washington 16 39 .291 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Central Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta 38 16 .704 - Chicago 37 17 .685 1 Cleveland 31 24 .564 7 Indiana 28 25 .528 9 Charlotte 23 30 .434 14 Milwaukee 16 39 .291 22 Detroit 13 41 .241 25 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Midwest Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Houston 38 14 .731 - San Antonio 40 16 .714 - Utah 37 19 .661 3 Denver 27 28 .491 12 Minnesota 16 37 .302 22 Dallas 8 48 .143 32 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle 39 14 .736 - Phoenix 36 17 .679 3 Portland 34 21 .618 6 Golden State 31 23 .574 8 LA Lakers 20 33 .377 19 Sacramento 19 35 .352 20 LA Clippers 18 35 .340 21 -----------------------------------------------------------------