Scoreboard
Published 2:00 am Thursday, March 31, 2011
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
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
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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
EASTERN CONFERENCE
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
WESTERN CONFERENCE
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