Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: Cleveland 111 Denver 99; Detroit 100 Washington 93; New Jersey 103 New York 83; Orlando 102 Boston 92; Minnesota 97 Milwaukee 90; Portland 106 Dallas 103; Houston 103 Atlanta 99; San Antonio 109 Indiana 100; Seattle 133 Philadelphia 105; Golden State 123 Sacramento 113; La Clippers 100 LA Lakers 89.

EUROPEAN CHAMPION CLUBS' Semi-finals: Group A: Olympiakos (Gr) 82 Barcelona (Sp) 64; Limoges (Fr) 90 Mechelen (Bel) 53. Group B: Benfica (Por) 78 Joventut Badalona (Sp) 89.

NATIONAL CUP Semi-finals second leg: Thames Valley Tigers 98 Manchester Giants 80. (Thames Valley qualify 191-152 on aggregate).