Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: (Friday) LA Clippers 97 Atlanta 94; New York 85 Indiana 82; New Jersey 110 Chicago 87; Cleveland 105 Philadelphia 88; Charlotte 106 Detroit 92; Phoenix 99 Dallas 94; Utah 103 Milwaukee 96; Portland 100 Sacramento 91. (Saturday) Atlanta 100 Miami 90; Charlotte 121 LA Clippers 109; New Jersey 103 Washington 100; Chicago 90 Indiana 88; Houston 98 Utah 83; Denver 112 Dallas 101; Seattle 113 Minnesota 93; San Antonio 112 Golden State 101.

BUDWEISER LEAGUE: Hemel Royals 86 Doncaster Panthers 97; Oldham Celtics 71 Leicester Riders 88; Thames Valley Tigers 104 Sunderland Scorpions 75 (Thames Valley win title); Worthing Bears 82 Manchester Giants 74; Derby Bucks 65 Guildford Kings 86; Chester Jets 94 Worthing Bears 95; Doncaster Panthers 102 Derby Bucks 85; Guildford Kings 76 Birmingham Bullets 55; Sunderland Scorpions 101 Hemel Royals 92.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Men's First Division: Crystal Palace 94 Plymouth 85; Stockton 71 Coventry 87; Ware 83 Cardiff 82. Second Division: Lewisham 100 London E 85; Liverpool 90 Swindon 61; Mid Sussex 80 Chiltern 82; Nottingham 79 Guildford 76; Stevenage 116 Leicester 95. Women's First Division: London Jets 62 Birmingham 68; Northampton 70 Barking and Dagenham 66; Nottingham 42 Sheffield 55; Rhondda 49 Nottingham 56; Sheffield 91 South Tyneside 65; South Tyneside 70 Thames Valley 64; Thames Valley 74 Brixton 37. Second Division: Cardiff 69 Manchester 52; Doncaster 68 Luton 49; Plymouth 49 Cardiff 66; Spelthorne 56 Doncaster 59; Sunderland 62 Luton 33.