Scoreboard

Published 2:00 am Thursday, March 31, 2011

NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

y-Boston 51 22 .699 —

Philadelphia 39 36 .520 13

New York 37 38 .493 15

New Jersey 23 51 .311 28 1/2

Toronto 20 54 .270 31 1/2

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

x-Miami 52 23 .693 —

x-Orlando 47 28 .627 5

x-Atlanta 43 32 .573 9

Charlotte 32 42 .432 19 1/2

Washington 18 56 .243 33 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Chicago 54 20 .730 —

Indiana 34 42 .447 21

Milwaukee 30 44 .405 24

Detroit 26 48 .351 28

Cleveland 15 59 .203 39

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Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 57 17 .770 —

x-Dallas 53 21 .716 4

New Orleans 43 32 .573 14 1/2

Memphis 42 33 .560 15 1/2

Houston 39 36 .520 18 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oklahoma City 50 24 .676 —

Denver 45 29 .608 5

Portland 43 32 .573 7 1/2

Utah 36 39 .480 14 1/2

Minnesota 17 58 .227 33 1/2

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

y-L.A. Lakers 53 20 .726 —

Phoenix 36 38 .486 17 1/2

Golden State 32 44 .421 22 1/2

L.A. Clippers 29 46 .387 25

Sacramento 21 53 .284 32 1/2

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 102, Miami 90

Houston 112, New Jersey 87

Oklahoma City 115, Golden State 114, OT

Sacramento 116, Phoenix 113

Wednesday’s Games

Atlanta 85, Orlando 82

Charlotte 98, Cleveland 97

Indiana 111, Detroit 101

Milwaukee 104, Toronto 98

Philadelphia 108, Houston 97

Miami 123, Washington 107

New York 120, New Jersey 116

Memphis 110, Golden State 91

Chicago 108, Minnesota 91

New Orleans 95, Portland 91

Denver 104, Sacramento 90

Oklahoma City 116, Phoenix 98

Dallas 106, L.A. Clippers 100

Thursday’s Games

Boston at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Cavaliers’ box

Tuesday’s Game

MIAMI (90)

James 10-21 6-10 27, Bosh 5-14 0-2 10, Dampier 0-0 0-0 0, Bibby 7-11 2-2 23, Wade 8-20 6-8 24, Ilgauskas 0-1 0-0 0, Howard 2-2 0-0 4, Jones 1-6 0-0 2, Anthony 0-2 0-0 0, House 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 14-22 90.

CLEVELAND (102)

Gee 3-3 0-0 6, Hickson 6-13 9-10 21, Hollins 3-4 7-12 13, Davis 4-10 0-0 10, Parker 7-9 2-3 20, Sessions 3-6 5-8 11, Gibson 2-5 0-0 5, Harangody 4-7 0-0 9, Eyenga 3-6 0-2 7, Graham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-63 23-35 102.

Miami 24 18 28 20 — 90

Cleveland 24 29 22 27 — 102

3-Point Goals—Miami 10-25 (Bibby 7-11, Wade 2-4, James 1-5, Jones 0-5), Cleveland 9-17 (Parker 4-4, Davis 2-6, Eyenga 1-2, Harangody 1-2, Gibson 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 42 (James 10), Cleveland 51 (Hickson 12). Assists—Miami 24 (James 12), Cleveland 25 (Davis 7). Total Fouls—Miami 25, Cleveland 23. Technicals—Wade, Hollins. A—20,562 (20,562).

Wednesday’s Game

CLEVELAND (97)

Gee 4-7 1-2 10, Hickson 10-15 0-0 20, Hollins 0-2 4-6 4, Davis 4-9 1-1 11, Parker 6-9 0-0 14, Harangody 1-4 0-0 3, Sessions 7-12 10-10 24, Gibson 2-6 2-2 7, Eyenga 1-3 0-0 2, Graham 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 36-69 18-21 97.

CHARLOTTE (98)

Jackson 1-4 0-0 3, Diaw 11-16 4-6 26, Brown 7-9 2-5 16, Augustin 2-5 4-4 8, Henderson 6-12 2-2 14, Cunningham 6-10 0-0 12, White 4-7 0-0 8, Temple 0-2 0-0 0, Carroll 4-9 0-0 9, McGuire 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-75 12-17 98.

Cleveland 26 24 26 21 — 97

Charlotte 28 19 29 22 — 98

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-14 (Parker 2-2, Davis 2-5, Gee 1-1, Harangody 1-2, Gibson 1-3, Eyenga 0-1), Charlotte 2-8 (Carroll 1-2, Jackson 1-3, Henderson 0-1, Diaw 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 36 (Hickson 7), Charlotte 38 (Brown 8). Assists—Cleveland 17 (Davis 6), Charlotte 33 (Augustin 12). Total Fouls—Cleveland 19, Charlotte 18. A—12,584 (19,077).

NHL standings

National Hockey League

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Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Philadelphia 76 46 20 10 102 243 202

x-Pittsburgh 77 45 24 8 98 220 188

N.Y. Rangers 77 41 31 5 87 218 182

New Jersey 76 35 36 5 75 158 191

N.Y. Islanders 77 29 36 12 70 212 244

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Boston 76 43 23 10 96 229 178

Montreal 78 41 30 7 89 205 203

Buffalo 77 39 29 9 87 226 214

Toronto 77 35 32 10 80 205 235

Ottawa 77 29 38 10 68 177 238

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

x-Washington 77 44 22 11 99 207 185

Tampa Bay 76 41 24 11 93 228 230

Carolina 77 37 30 10 84 220 228

Atlanta 76 32 32 12 76 211 249

Florida 77 29 36 12 70 187 212

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Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Detroit 77 44 23 10 98 247 226

Nashville 77 41 26 10 92 203 182

Chicago 76 41 27 8 90 242 209

St. Louis 77 35 32 10 80 224 225

Columbus 76 34 31 11 79 203 232

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

z-Vancouver 77 51 17 9 111 250 176

Calgary 78 38 29 11 87 237 230

Minnesota 76 36 32 8 80 191 215

Colorado 75 28 39 8 64 211 267

Edmonton 76 23 42 11 57 180 251

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

San Jose 76 44 23 9 97 224 199

Phoenix 78 42 25 11 95 221 213

Los Angeles 76 44 26 6 94 209 181

Anaheim 77 44 28 5 93 223 223

Dallas 75 38 26 11 87 209 212

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Wednesday’s Games

Buffalo 1, N.Y. Rangers 0

New Jersey 3, N.Y. Islanders 2

Carolina 6, Montreal 2

St. Louis 10, Detroit 3

Anaheim 4, Calgary 2

Thursday’s Games

Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Dallas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Calgary at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

NIT results

National Invitation Tournament

Semifinals

Tuesday, March 29

At Madison Square Garden

New York

Wichita State 75, Washington State 44

Alabama 62, Colorado 61

Championship Thursday, March 31

Wichita State (28-8) vs. Alabama (25-11), 7 p.m.

CIT results

College Insider.com Tournament Glance

Semifinals

Friday, March 25

Santa Clara 72, SMU 55

Saturday, March 26

Iona 83, East Tennessee State 80

Championship

Wednesday, March 30

Santa Clara 76, Iona 69