Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA: Chicago 101 Boston 89; Cleveland 105 New Jersey 99; Phoenix 110 Indiana 100; Denver 120 Minnesota 94; Miami 124 Orlando 106; Philadelphia 112 Sacramento 102; NY Knicks 108 San Antonio 103 (o/t); LA Clippers 119 Dallas 115; Utah 111 LA Clippers 99.

-------------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York Knicks 51 20 .718 - Boston Celtics 42 30 .583 9 New Jersey Nets 42 31 .575 10 Orlando Magic 33 37 .471 17 Miami Heat 32 39 .451 19 Philadelphia 76ers 22 49 .310 29 Washington Bullets 21 50 .296 30 Central Division Chicago Bulls 50 21 .704 - Cleveland Cavaliers 44 27 .620 6 Atlanta Hawks 38 34 .528 12 Charlotte Hornets 37 35 .514 13 Indiana Pacers 35 36 .493 15 Detroit Pistons 33 37 .471 16 Milwaukee Bucks 26 45 .366 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN CONFERENCE -------------------------------------------------------------------- Midwest Division Houston Rockets 46 25 .648 - San Antonio Spurs 44 27 .620 2 Utah Jazz 42 30 .583 4 Denver Nuggets 31 41 .431 15 Minnesota 18 53 .254 28 Dallas Mavericks 7 64 .099 39 Pacific Division Phoenix Suns 55 15 .786 - Seattle SuperSonics 49 23 .681 7 Portland Trail Blazers 42 28 .600 13 Los Angeles Clippers 36 36 .500 20 Los Angeles Lakers 34 36 .486 21 Golden State Warriors 29 42 .408 26 Sacramento Kings 22 50 .306 34 --------------------------------------------------------------------

* play-off qualifiers.