Sporting Digest: BASKETBALL

NBA: Houston 99 Cleveland 98; Phoenix 117 Milwaukee 98; Denver 115 Dallas 110; Minnesota 101 LA Lakers 99.

----------------------------------------------------------------- EASTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlantic Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB New York 10 3 .769 - Orlando 8 6 .571 2 Boston 9 7 .563 2 Washington 6 9 .400 5 Miami 5 8 .385 5 New Jersey 5 11 .313 6 Philadelphia 4 11 .267 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Central Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta 11 4 .733 - Charlotte 8 8 .500 3 Chicago 7 7 .500 3 Cleveland 6 9 .400 5 Detroit 5 9 .357 5 Indiana 5 10 .333 6 Milwaukee 3 13 .188 8 ----------------------------------------------------------------- WESTERN CONFERENCE ----------------------------------------------------------------- Midwest Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- W L Pct GB Houston 16 1 .941 - San Antonio 12 5 .706 4 Utah 11 5 .688 4 Denver 8 7 .533 7 Minnesota 6 9 .400 9 Dallas 1 15 .063 14 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Pacific Division ----------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle 13 1 .929 - Phoenix 11 3 .786 2 Portland 9 7 .563 5 Golden State 8 7 .533 5 LA Clippers 6 8 .429 7 LA Lakers 7 10 .412 7 Sacramento 4 11 .267 9 -----------------------------------------------------------------