NBA standings

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

New York 40 26 .606 —

Brooklyn 40 28 .588 1

Boston 36 31 .537 4 1/2

Philadelphia 26 41 .388 14 1/2

Toronto 26 42 .382 15

Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Miami 53 14 .791 —

Atlanta 38 30 .559 15 1/2

Washington 24 43 .358 29

Orlando 18 51 .261 36

Charlotte 16 52 .235 37 1/2

Central Division

W L Pct GB

Indiana 42 26 .618 —

Chicago 36 30 .545 5

Milwaukee 34 33 .507 7 1/2

Detroit 23 46 .333 19 1/2

Cleveland 22 46 .324 20

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-San Antonio 52 16 .765 —

Memphis 46 21 .687 5 1/2

Houston 37 31 .544 15

Dallas 32 36 .471 20

New Orleans 23 46 .333 29 1/2

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

x-Oklahoma City 50 19 .725 —

Denver 47 22 .681 3

Utah 34 34 .500 15 1/2

Portland 31 36 .463 18

Minnesota 23 42 .354 25

Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Clippers 47 22 .681 —

Golden State 39 31 .557 8 1/2

L.A. Lakers 36 33 .522 11

Sacramento 24 44 .353 22 1/2

Phoenix 23 46 .333 24

x-clinched playoff spot

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Wednesday’s Games

Miami 98, Cleveland 95

Charlotte 107, Toronto 101

New York 106, Orlando 94

Atlanta 98, Milwaukee 90

Brooklyn 113, Dallas 96

Houston 100, Utah 93

Memphis 90, Oklahoma City 89, OT

New Orleans 87, Boston 86

San Antonio 104, Golden State 93

Washington 88, Phoenix 79

L.A. Clippers 101, Philadelphia 72

Thursday’s Games

Portland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Portland at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 8 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Boston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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

 

Cavaliers’ box

MIAMI (98)

James 8-22 6-8 25, Haslem 2-3 2-2 6, Bosh 5-10 1-2 11, Chalmers 5-8 4-5 17, Wade 4-11 3-4 11, Battier 4-8 0-0 11, Allen 3-7 1-1 10, Andersen 1-2 5-8 7, Cole 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-72 22-30 98.

CLEVELAND (95)

Gee 4-9 1-2 10, Thompson 8-15 2-4 18, Zeller 4-6 4-4 12, Livingston 6-11 2-2 14, Ellington 7-17 3-3 20, Speights 2-5 0-0 4, Gibson 2-4 0-0 5, Walton 1-3 0-0 2, Miles 3-10 2-2 10, Casspi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 14-17 95.

Miami 24 10 34 30 — 98

Cleveland 32 23 22 18 — 95

3-Point Goals—Miami 12-29 (Allen 3-6, Chalmers 3-6, Battier 3-7, James 3-7, Wade 0-1, Bosh 0-2), Cleveland 7-21 (Ellington 3-7, Miles 2-6, Gee 1-3, Gibson 1-3, Casspi 0-1, Walton 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 45 (James 12), Cleveland 50 (Zeller 11). Assists—Miami 21 (James 10), Cleveland 20 (Livingston 6). Total Fouls—Miami 20, Cleveland 25. Technicals—Chalmers, Livingston, Cleveland defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

 

NHL standings

National Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Pittsburgh 31 23 8 0 46 110 81

N.Y. Rangers 29 15 12 2 32 70 70

New Jersey 30 13 11 6 32 74 84

N.Y. Islanders 29 13 13 3 29 86 96

Philadelphia 30 13 16 1 27 81 92

Northeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal 29 19 5 5 43 92 73

Boston 28 19 6 3 41 82 60

Ottawa 30 16 8 6 38 77 65

Toronto 30 16 12 2 34 90 85

Buffalo 30 11 15 4 26 79 95

Southeast Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Winnipeg 30 16 12 2 34 80 86

Carolina 29 15 12 2 32 84 82

Tampa Bay 30 13 16 1 27 98 90

Washington 29 12 16 1 25 79 87

Florida 30 8 16 6 22 74 110

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Chicago 30 24 3 3 51 102 66

St. Louis 29 16 11 2 34 87 83

Detroit 30 14 11 5 33 80 79

Columbus 30 12 12 6 30 68 79

Nashville 30 11 13 6 28 70 81

Northwest Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Minnesota 29 17 10 2 36 77 71

Vancouver 29 14 9 6 34 81 82

Edmonton 29 11 11 7 29 72 85

Calgary 27 11 12 4 26 78 91

Colorado 29 11 14 4 26 75 92

Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Anaheim 29 22 3 4 48 99 71

Los Angeles 29 17 10 2 36 88 73

San Jose 29 13 10 6 32 71 77

Phoenix 30 13 13 4 30 79 85

Dallas 29 13 13 3 29 76 88

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

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 2

Minnesota 4, Detroit 2

Colorado 4, Dallas 3

Anaheim 4, Chicago 2

San Jose 4, Edmonton 3, SO

Thursday’s Games

Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

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

New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Dallas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

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

Calgary at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Washington at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

 

MLB standings

Major League Baseball

Spring Training Standings

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W L Pct

Kansas City 18 6 .750

Baltimore 15 6 .714

Seattle 17 7 .708

Cleveland 14 9 .609

Tampa Bay 14 9 .609

Detroit 14 10 .583

Boston 13 12 .520

Chicago 10 10 .500

Texas 12 12 .500

Minnesota 11 12 .478

Oakland 9 12 .429

Houston 9 13 .409

New York 10 15 .400

Toronto 9 14 .391

Los Angeles 6 13 .316

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W L Pct

Atlanta 15 11 .577

Colorado 11 10 .524

Arizona 12 12 .500

St. Louis 11 11 .500

Washington 11 11 .500

San Diego 13 14 .481

Philadelphia 11 12 .478

San Francisco 10 11 .476

New York 9 10 .474

Chicago 12 14 .462

Miami 10 12 .455

Milwaukee 9 12 .429

Pittsburgh 10 14 .417

Los Angeles 9 14 .391

Cincinnati 8 14 .364

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Wednesday’s Games

Washington 7, Miami 5

Baltimore 7, Toronto 5

N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 0

Atlanta 18, Pittsburgh 9

Arizona 4, Chicago White Sox 2

Kansas City 7, L.A. Dodgers 2

L.A. Angels 6, Cleveland 5

San Francisco (ss) 0, Milwaukee 0, tie, 10 innings

San Francisco (ss) 6, San Diego 4

N.Y. Mets 7, Houston 5

Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota, ccd., Rain

Thursday’s Games

Toronto vs. Tampa Bay, 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Oakland vs. Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox, 4:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, 4:10 p.m.

Washington vs. Atlanta, 6:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Detroit, 6:05 p.m.

 

NIT

National Invitation Tournament

All Times EDT

First Round

Tuesday, March 19

Maryland 86, Niagara 70

St. John’s 63, Saint Joseph’s 61

Louisiana Tech 71, Florida State 66

Robert Morris 59, Kentucky 57

Alabama 62, Northeastern 43

Virginia 67, Norfolk State 56

Denver 61, Ohio 57

BYU 90, Washington 79

Stanford 58, Stephen F. Austin 57

Wednesday, March 20

Iowa 68, Indiana State 52

Providence 75, Charlotte 66

Stony Brook 71, Massachusetts 58

Mercer 75, Tennessee 67

Baylor 112, Long Beach State 66

Southern Mississippi 78, Charleston Southern 71

Arizona State 83, Detroit 68

Second Round

Thursday, March 21

Denver (22-9) at Maryland (23-12), 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 23

Stanford (19-14) at Alabama (22-12), Noon

Thursday, March 21-Monday, March 25

St. John’s (17-15) at Virginia (22-11), TBA

Robert Morris (24-10) at Providence (18-14), TBA

Arizona State (22-12) vs. Baylor (19-14), TBA

Southern Mississippi (26-9) vs. Louisiana Tech (27-6), TBA

BYU (22-11) vs. Mercer, TBA

Iowa (22-12) vs. Kent State (21-13), TBA