Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: New York 123 Charlotte 124 (o/t); Boston 97 New Jersey 101; Detroit 85 Miami 93; Portland 90 Utah 92; San Antonio 94 LA

Lakers 92; Denver 80 Philadelphia 96; Sacramento 119 Dallas 116.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Pct GB New York 18 8 .692 - Orlando 16 12 .571 3 Miami 13 13 .500 5 New Jersey 12 16 .429 7 Boston 12 18 .400 8 Philadelphia 11 17 .393 8 Washington 8 20 .286 11 CENTRAL DIVISION Atlanta 19 7 .731 - Chicago 18 9 .667 1 Charlotte 17 12 .586 3 Cleveland 12 15 .444 7 Indiana 10 16 .385 9 Detroit 8 20 .286 12 Milwaukee 8 20 .286 12 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- MID-WEST DIVISION Houston 24 4 .857 - Utah 21 8 .724 3 San Antonio 19 11 .633 6 Denver 14 14 .500 10 Minnesota 8 20 .286 16 Dallas 2 25 .074 21 PACIFIC DIVISION Seattle 22 3 .880 - Phoenix 21 5 .808 1 Portland 17 12 .586 7 Golden State 14 13 .519 9 LA Clippers 11 16 .407 12 LA Lakers 9 20 .310 15 Sacramento 8 20 .286 15 -----------------------------------------------------------------

WORLD INVITATION CLUB TOURNAMENT (Crystal Palace) Men's final: Broceni Riga (Lat) 118 Manchester Giants 95. Third place play-off: Thames Valley 103 Worthing Bears 94.