NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

  W L Pct. GB? Streak Home Conf.

d-Cleveland 56 23 .709 —? L 1 32-7 34-15

d-Toronto 52 25 .675 3? W 1 30-9 35-12

p-Atlanta 46 32 .590 9½ W 1 25-14 27-21

p-BOSTON 46 32 .590 9½ W 3 26-12 29-19

p-Miami 45 32 .584 10? W 1 26-13 28-19

p-Charlotte 45 33 .577 10½ W 1 28-11 30-18

Indiana 42 36 .538 13½ W 3 24-15 27-21

Detroit 42 37 .532 14? W 1 25-14 27-22

Chicago 39 39 .500 16½ L 1 24-15 23-26

Washington 38 40 .487 17½ W 1 20-19 27-21

Orlando 33 45 .423 22½ L 1 21-18 19-29

Milwaukee 32 46 .410 23½ L 2 23-17 20-28

New York 31 48 .392 25? L 2 18-22 20-29

Brooklyn 21 57 .269 34½ L 6 14-25 12-36

Philadelphia 10 68 .128 45½ W 1 7-32 3-45

WESTERN CONFERENCE

  W L Pct. GB? Streak Home Conf.

d-Golden State 69 9 .885 —? L 1 37-2 42-6

d-San Antonio 65 12 .844 3½ W 4 39-0 41-6

d-Oklhoma City 54 24 .692 15? W 1 31-9 36-12

*p-LA Clippers 49 28 .636 19½ W 2 27-12 27-20

Memphis 42 36 .538 27? W 1 26-14 25-23

p-Portland 42 37 .532 27½ W 1 26-12 27-22

Dallas 40 38 .513 29? W 5 22-17 25-23

Utah 39 39 .500 30? L 1 24-15 23-25

Houston 38 40 .487 31? L 1 21-17 25-23

Denver 32 47 .405 37½ L 3 17-22 17-32

Sacramento 31 47 .397 38? L 1 17-22 17-31

New Orleans 29 49 .372 40? L 2 20-18 19-30

Minnesota 26 52 .333 43? W 1 13-26 15-33

Phoenix 20 58 .256 49? L 7 13-26 14-34

*LA Lakers 16 61 .208 52½ L 2 11-28 7-40

* — Not including late game

d — Clinched division

p — Clinched playoff berth

THE PLAYOFF FORMAT

The three division champions in each conference, plus the next five teams with the best records, qualify. The division winners and the team with the next-best record get the top four seeds in each conference, and those four are seeded according to record.

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS

At BOSTON 104New Orleans 97 Charlotte 111at New York 97

At Indiana 123Cleveland 109 At Dallas 88Houston 86

Detroit 108at Orlando 104 At Portland 120Okla. City 115

At Washington 121Brooklyn 103 LA Clippersat LA Lakers

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Atlanta8 Minnesota at Sacramento10

Phoenix at Houston8 San Antonio at Golden St.10:30

Chicago at Miami8

TUESDAY’S RESULTS

At Phil. 107New Orleans 93 Okla. City 124at Denver 102

At Toronto 96Charlotte 90 San Antonio 88at Utah 86

At Memphis 108Chicago 92 Portland 115at Sacramento 107

Cleveland 109at Milwaukee 80 Minn. 124at Golden St. 117 (OT)

At Atlanta 103Phoenix 90 At LA Clippers 103LA Lakers 81

At Miami 107Detroit 89