Sport in Short: Basketball

NBA: Boston Celtics 98 Washington Bullets 93; Detroit Pistons 112 Dallas Mavericks 96; New Jersey Nets 104 Cleveland Cavaliers 98; Philadelphia 76ers 129 Golden State Warriors 122; San Antonio Spurs 89 Minnesota Timberwolves 81.

MEN'S EUROPEAN CLUBS' CHAMPIONSHIP Semi-final series, Group A: (Bologna): Virtus Bologna (It) 109 Cibona Zagreb (Croa) 69; (Salonika): PAOK Salonika (Gr) 69 Scavolini Pesaro (It) 65; (Badalona): Joventut Badalona (Sp) 82 Maccabi Tel Aviv (Isr) 80. Group B: (Leverkusen): Bayer Leverkusen (Ger) 91 Real Madrid (Sp) 106. (Deurne): Mechelen (Bel) 73 Orthez (Fr) 75. (Treviso): Benetton Treviso (It) 92 KK Zadar (Croa) 71.

CARLSBERG LEAGUE First Division (Men): Cheshire Jets 80 Birmingham Bullets 106.