Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

y-Boston 60 15 .800 —
Philadelphia 38 37 .507 22
Toronto 38 37 .507 22
New Jersey 31 44 .413 29
New York 20 55 .267 40
Southeast Division

W L Pct GB

y-Orlando 47 28 .627 —
Washington 38 37 .507 9
Atlanta 35 40 .467 12
Charlotte 28 47 .373 19
Miami 13 62 .173 34
Central Division

W L Pct GB

y-Detroit 53 21 .716 —

x-Cleveland 42 34 .553 12

Indiana 31 44 .413 221/2
Chicago 30 45 .400 231/2
Milwaukee 26 48 .351 27
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division

W L Pct GB

New Orleans 52 22 .703 —
San Antonio 52 23 .693 1/2
Houston 49 25 .662 3
Dallas 47 28 .627 51/2
Memphis 20 55 .267 321/2
Northwest Division

W L Pct GB

Utah 50 26 .658 —
Denver 46 29 .613 31/2
Portland 38 37 .507 111/2
Minnesota 19 55 .257 30
Seattle 17 58 .227 321/2
Pacific Division

W L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 51 24 .680 —
Phoenix 50 25 .667 1
Golden State 45 30 .600 6
Sacramento 34 40 .459 161/2
L.A. Clippers 23 52 .307 28

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

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Late Wednesday's Results
Dallas 111 Golden State 86
L.A. Clippers 102 Seattle 84
L.A. Lakers 104 Portland 91
Thursday's Results
Chicago 101 Cleveland 98
L.A. Clippers at Sacramento late
Houston at Portland late
Today's Games
Charlotte at Toronto 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Utah 8 p.m.
Miami at Washington 8 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis 8 p.m.
New York at New Orleans 8 p.m.
New Jersey at Detroit 8 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix 10 p.m.
Houston at Seattle 10:30 p.m.
Dallas at L.A. Lakers 10:30 p.m.
Scoring Summaries

BULLS 101, CAVALIERS 98
CHICAGO (30-45)
M FG FT R A PF Pts

Deng 29 7-11 1-1 1 3 1 15
Thomas 23 1-4 0-0 7 1 4 2
Noah 40 4-5 2-3 6 4 3 10
Hughes 45 11-17 2-2 8 9 3 25
Hinrich 20 1-4 1-2 2 6 1 4
Gordon 29 7-11 7-8 2 3 2 24
Nocioni 22 5-12 4-5 1 2 3 15
Sefolosha 23 2-4 2-2 6 1 2 6
Gray 6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0
Duhon 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
Team 33

Totals 240 38-71 19-23 33 29 22 101
CLEVELAND (42-34)
M FG FT R A PF Pts

James 38 10-24 10-14 5 4 4 33
Wallace 32 3-6 0-2 8 0 2 6
Ilgauskas 28 9-18 5-6 7 2 3 23
Brown 29 3-6 0-0 4 5 2 6
West 29 5-10 0-0 2 5 2 11
Gibson 22 0-2 0-0 1 3 1 0
Varejao 22 2-5 0-0 1 3 1 4
Smith 13 2-5 1-2 3 1 2 5
Szczerbial 27 4-7 2-2 8 2 2 10
Team 41

Totals 240 38-83 18-26 41 23 21 98
Chicago 26 19 32 24 — 101
Cleveland 26 29 30 13 — 98

3-point goals—3-Point Goals—Chicago 6-15 (Gordon 3-6, Hinrich 1-2, Hughes 1-2, Nocioni 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1), Cleveland 4-12 (James 3-7, West 1-3, Gibson 0-1, D.Brown 0-1). Blocked shots—Chicago, 10 (Tie 3); Cleveland, 5 (Wallace 3). Turnovers—Chicago, 17 (Hughes 5); Cleveland, 12 (Tie 3). Steals—Chicago, 5 (Hughes2); Cleveland, 11 (West 4). Officials—Dan Crawford, Matt Boland, Courtney Kirkland. Att—20,562. Time—2:32.
Late Wednesday


MAVERICKS 111, WARRIORS 86
GOLDEN STATE (86) — Jackson 1-11 0-0 2, Harrington 1-9 4-4 6, Biedrins 2-3 3-4 7, Davis 8-17 4-4 20, Ellis 12-19 1-2 27, Azubuike 4-7 0-0 10, Barnes 1-5 0-0 2, Watson 0-6 0-0 0, Croshere 0-1 3-4 3, B.Wright 3-5 1-1 7, Belinelli 1-2 0-0 2, Perovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-86 16-19 86.
DALLAS (111) — Jo.Howard 14-25 0-0 28, Nowitzki 6-15 5-6 18, Dampier 2-4 0-0 4, Kidd 1-6 3-4 5, Terry 11-21 6-6 31, Jones 5-10 0-0 12, Bass 2-2 0-0 4, George 3-7 0-0 7, Allen 1-3 0-0 2, A.Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Lue 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-94 14-16 111.
Golden State 25 25 19 17— 86
Dallas 29 31 29 22— 111

3-Point Goals—Golden State 4-16 (Ellis 2-2, Azubuike 2-2, Watson 0-1, Harrington 0-2, Barnes 0-2, Davis 0-3, Jackson 0-4), Dallas 7-21 (Terry 3-9, Jones 2-5, George 1-2, Nowitzki 1-2, Jo.Howard 0-1, Kidd 0-1, Lue 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 47 (Biedrins 8), Dallas 60 (Dampier, Kidd 11). Assists—Golden State 10 (Ellis 3), Dallas 35 (Kidd 17). Total Fouls—Golden State 14, Dallas 15. Att—20,331 (20,468).


CLIPPERS 102, SUPERSONICS 84
L.A. CLIPPERS (102) — Maggette 7-15 4-5 20, Thornton 8-14 3-3 21, Powell 4-7 0-0 8, Knight 3-7 0-0 6, Ross 2-8 1-2 5, Dickau 5-8 2-2 13, Brand 7-15 5-5 19, Parker 1-4 0-0 2, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Fazekas 3-4 2-2 8. Totals 40-84 17-19 102.
SEATTLE (84) — Green 8-25 1-2 17, Collison 4-11 4-6 12, Petro 2-5 1-2 5, Watson 5-15 1-2 12, Durant 13-23 4-5 30, Elson 1-4 1-2 3, Ridnour 1-6 0-0 2, Griffin 1-4 1-1 3. Totals 35-93 13-20 84.
L.A. Clippers 27 21 21 33— 102
Seattle 22 28 20 14— 84

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 5-11 (Thornton 2-3, Maggette 2-4, Dickau 1-3, Parker 0-1), Seattle 1-11 (Watson 1-4, Durant 0-1, Green 0-3, Ridnour 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 54 (Powell 11), Seattle 57 (Collison 17). Assists—L.A. Clippers 21 (Parker 6), Seattle 17 (Ridnour 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 18, Seattle 19. Technicals—L.A. Clippers defensive three second. Att—10,392 (17,072).


LAKERS 104, TRAIL BLAZERS 91
PORTLAND (91) — Outlaw 8-17 5-8 23, Aldridge 4-15 3-3 11, Przybilla 1-1 0-0 2, Blake 5-11 0-0 12, Webster 7-11 3-4 23, Frye 2-7 0-0 4, Jones 3-7 0-0 7, Jack 1-7 0-0 2, Rodriguez 3-5 0-0 7, LaFrentz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-81 11-15 91.
L.A. LAKERS (104) — Radmanovic 4-9 0-0 10, Odom 6-12 0-0 12, Gasol 3-8 4-6 10, Fisher 5-9 3-3 13, Bryant 10-16 12-13 36, Turiaf 0-1 0-0 0, Walton 3-7 1-1 7, Farmar 4-7 2-2 10, Vujacic 2-6 0-0 6, Mbenga 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-75 22-25 104.
Portland 31 19 13 28— 91
L.A. Lakers 26 24 23 31— 104

3-Point Goals—Portland 12-27 (Webster 6-9, Blake 2-4, Outlaw 2-6, Rodriguez 1-2, Jones 1-3, Jack 0-3), L.A. Lakers 8-17 (Bryant 4-5, Radmanovic 2-2, Vujacic 2-4, Walton 0-1, Farmar 0-2, Fisher 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Portland 44 (Aldridge 12), L.A. Lakers 48 (Bryant 13). Assists—Portland 20 (Blake 10), L.A. Lakers 26 (Bryant, Gasol 7). Total Fouls—Portland 23, L.A. Lakers 16. Att—18,997 (18,997).