Scoreboard
Published 2:37 am Thursday, March 24, 2011
NBA standings
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
All Times EDT
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
y-Boston 50 20 .714 —
Philadelphia 37 34 .521 13 1/2
New York 35 36 .493 15 1/2
New Jersey 23 47 .329 27
Toronto 20 51 .282 30 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 49 22 .690 —
x-Orlando 46 26 .639 3 1/2
Atlanta 40 32 .556 9 1/2
Charlotte 28 42 .400 20 1/2
Washington 17 53 .243 31 1/2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 51 19 .729 —
Indiana 32 40 .444 20
Milwaukee 28 42 .400 23
Detroit 25 46 .352 26 1/2
Cleveland 13 57 .186 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 57 14 .803 —
x-Dallas 49 21 .700 7 1/2
New Orleans 40 31 .563 17
Memphis 40 32 .556 17 1/2
Houston 38 34 .528 19 1/2
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 46 24 .657 —
Denver 43 29 .597 4
Portland 41 30 .577 5 1/2
Utah 36 36 .500 11
Minnesota 17 54 .239 29 1/2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
y-L.A. Lakers 51 20 .718 —
Phoenix 36 34 .514 14 1/2
Golden State 30 42 .417 21 1/2
L.A. Clippers 28 44 .389 23 1/2
Sacramento 18 52 .257 32 1/2
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Wednesday’s Games
Indiana 111, Charlotte 88
New Jersey 98, Cleveland 94, OT
Philadelphia 105, Atlanta 100
Memphis 90, Boston 87
Miami 100, Detroit 94
Sacramento 97, Milwaukee 90
Oklahoma City 106, Utah 94
Orlando 111, New York 99
Houston 131, Golden State 112
Phoenix 114, Toronto 106
L.A. Clippers 127, Washington 119,2OT
Denver 115, San Antonio 112
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Washington at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Antonio at Portland, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
MLB standings
Major League Baseball
Spring Training Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W L Pct
Detroit 18 10 .643
Seattle 13 8 .619
Kansas City 14 10 .583
Minnesota 14 11 .560
Cleveland 12 11 .522
Toronto 12 11 .522
Los Angeles 13 12 .520
Tampa Bay 12 12 .500
Baltimore 11 12 .478
Boston 12 15 .444
Texas 10 13 .435
Oakland 11 15 .423
New York 10 14 .417
Chicago 9 16 .360
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct
Colorado 16 8 .667
San Francisco 18 9 .667
Philadelphia 17 10 .630
Atlanta 14 9 .609
Milwaukee 14 9 .609
Cincinnati 14 11 .560
St. Louis 13 11 .542
New York 13 13 .500
Washington 12 12 .500
San Diego 11 13 .458
Chicago 11 16 .407
Los Angeles 11 16 .407
Florida 9 14 .391
Pittsburgh 10 16 .385
Houston 11 18 .379
Arizona 10 20 .333
NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.
Wednesday’s Games
Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 1
St. Louis 5, N.Y. Mets 3
Houston 10, Pittsburgh 6
Atlanta 4, Florida 4, tie, 11 innings
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 7
L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 2
L.A. Angels 8, San Francisco 0
San Diego 10, Cincinnati 7
Chicago Cubs 3, Oakland 1
Arizona 9, Texas 8
N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3
Minnesota 5, Baltimore 2
Colorado 6, Seattle 5
Thursday’s Games
Atlanta vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Colorado vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Texas (ss) vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 5:05 p.m.
Washington vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Florida at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Seattle (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Arizona (ss) at Tucson, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Cleveland vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
Houston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Seattle (ss) at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Arizona (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.
Cavaliers’ box
Wednesday’s Game
NEW JERSEY (98)
Morrow 3-11 2-2 10, Humphries 6-14 6-6 18, Lopez 7-21 4-7 18, Farmar 2-10 6-7 10, Vujacic 7-14 0-1 18, Gaines 0-1 0-0 0, Petro 1-3 0-2 2, Wright 0-5 5-6 5, Outlaw 6-13 5-6 17, Gadzuric 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-94 28-37 98.
CLEVELAND (94)
Gee 4-11 2-3 10, Hickson 5-15 7-8 17, Hollins 2-5 2-2 6, Sessions 7-15 7-10 21, Parker 3-10 1-2 8, Gibson 3-8 1-2 8, Samuels 3-10 2-4 8, Harris 2-7 1-2 5, Harangody 3-6 1-2 7, Eyenga 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 34-91 24-35 94.
New Jersey 17 22 23 20 16 — 98
Cleveland 22 20 20 20 12 — 94
3-Point Goals—New Jersey 6-19 (Vujacic 4-9, Morrow 2-5, Outlaw 0-2, Farmar 0-3), Cleveland 2-12 (Parker 1-2, Gibson 1-2, Harangody 0-1, Eyenga 0-2, Harris 0-2, Gee 0-3). Fouled Out—Hollins. Rebounds—New Jersey 69 (Humphries 23), Cleveland 70 (Hickson 17). Assists—New Jersey 20 (Farmar 10), Cleveland 15 (Parker 4). Total Fouls—New Jersey 26, Cleveland 26. Technicals—New Jersey Coach Johnson, Cleveland defensive three second 2. A—18,923 (20,562).
NHL standings
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Philadelphia 72 44 19 9 97 232 195
Pittsburgh 73 42 23 8 92 213 181
N.Y. Rangers 74 40 30 4 84 216 179
New Jersey 73 34 35 4 72 155 186
N.Y. Islanders 74 29 33 12 70 208 235
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 72 40 22 10 90 217 176
Montreal 74 40 27 7 87 200 187
Buffalo 73 36 28 9 81 216 208
Toronto 74 33 31 10 76 195 225
Ottawa 73 27 37 9 63 167 227
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
x-Washington 74 43 21 10 96 203 180
Tampa Bay 73 39 23 11 89 216 222
Carolina 73 34 29 10 78 205 217
Atlanta 72 30 30 12 72 202 238
Florida 74 29 35 10 68 182 203
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 74 43 22 9 95 238 211
Chicago 73 40 25 8 88 238 202
Nashville 74 39 25 10 88 193 173
Columbus 73 33 29 11 77 199 223
St. Louis 73 32 32 9 73 202 216
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
y-Vancouver 74 48 17 9 105 240 173
Calgary 76 37 28 11 85 230 222
Minnesota 74 35 31 8 78 185 207
Colorado 72 28 36 8 64 203 254
Edmonton 73 23 40 10 56 176 240
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 74 43 23 8 94 217 194
Phoenix 75 40 24 11 91 215 208
Los Angeles 73 41 26 6 88 199 177
Anaheim 73 41 27 5 87 208 211
Dallas 73 38 25 10 86 206 206
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Wednesday’s Games
Vancouver 2, Detroit 1
Chicago 4, Florida 0
Anaheim 4, Dallas 3, OT
San Jose 6, Calgary 3
Thursday’s Games
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Anaheim at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Columbus at Phoenix, 10 p.m.
San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Florida at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
NIT results
National Invitation Tournament
Second Round
First Round
Tuesday, March 15
Alabama 68, Coastal Carolina 44
College of Charleston 94, Dayton 84
Cleveland State 63, Vermont 60
Oklahoma State 71, Harvard 54
Missouri State 89, Murray State 76
New Mexico 69, UTEP 57
Boston College 82, McNeese State 64
Fairfield 62, Colorado State 60
Kent State 71, St. Mary’s, Calif. 70
Wednesday, March 16
Wichita State 76, Nebraska 49
Miami 85, Florida Atlantic 62
Northwestern 70, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 61
Virginia Tech 79, Bethune-Cookman 54
Colorado 88, Texas Southern 74
California 77, Mississippi 74
Washington State 85, Long Beach State 74
Friday, March 18
Colorado 89, California 72
Saturday, March 19
Northwestern 85, Boston College 67
College of Charleston 64, Cleveland State 56
Sunday, March 20
Wichita State 79, Virginia Tech 76, OT
Kent State 72, Fairfield 68
Monday, March 21
Miami 81, Missouri State 72
Alabama 74, New Mexico 67
Washington State 74, Oklahoma State 64
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22
Colorado 81, Kent State 74
Wednesday, March 23
Wichita State 82, College of Charleston 75
Alabama 79, Miami 64
Washington State 69, Northwestern 66, OT
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 29
At Madison Square Garden
Colorado (24-13) vs. Alabama (24-11), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Wichita State (27-8) vs. Washington State (22-12), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Championship Thursday, March 31
Semifinals winners, 7 p.m.