NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB? Streak Home Conf.
c-Cleveland 57 25 .695 —? L 1 33-8 35-17
d-Toronto 56 26 .683 1? W 4 32-9 39-13
d-Miami 48 34 .585 9? L 1 28-13 31-21
p-Atlanta 48 34 .585 9? L 2 27-14 29-23
p-BOSTON 48 34 .585 9? W 1 28-13 31-21
p-Charlotte 48 34 .585 9? W 2 30-11 33-19
p-Indiana 45 37 .549 12? W 3 26-15 30-22
p-Detroit 44 38 .537 13? W 1 26-15 29-23
Chicago 42 40 .512 15? W 3 26-15 25-27
Washington 41 41 .500 16? W 3 22-19 30-22
Orlando 35 47 .427 22? L 1 23-18 21-31
Milwaukee 33 49 .402 24? L 2 23-18 21-31
New York 32 50 .390 25? L 2 18-23 21-31
Brooklyn 21 61 .256 36? L 10 14-27 12-40
Philadelphia 10 72 .122 47? L 4 7-34 3-49
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB? Streak Home Conf.
*c-Golden State 72 9 .889 —? W 3 38-2 45-6
d-San Antonio 67 15 .817 5½ W 2 40-1 43-9
d-Oklahoma City 55 27 .671 17½ L 1 32-9 37-15
*p-LA Clippers 53 28 .654 19? W 6 29-12 31-20
*p-Portland 43 38 .531 29? L 1 27-13 28-23
*p-Memphis 42 39 .519 30? L 3 26-15 25-26
p-Dallas 42 40 .512 30½ L 1 23-18 27-25
p-Houston 41 41 .500 31½ W 3 23-18 28-24
*Utah 40 41 .494 32? L 1 24-17 24-27
*Denver 33 48 .407 39? L 1 18-23 18-33
Sacramento 33 49 .402 39½ L 1 18-23 19-33
New Orleans 30 52 .366 42½ L 3 21-20 20-32
Minnesota 29 53 .354 43½ W 1 14-27 18-34
*Phoenix 22 59 .272 50? L 1 13-27 16-35
*LA Lakers 16 65 .198 56? L 6 11-29 7-44
* — Not including late game
c — Clinched conference
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. Seeding is based solely on record.
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
At BOSTON 98Miami 88 San Antonio 96at Dallas 91
At Charlotte 117Orlando 103 Detroit 112at Cleveland 110 (OT)
At Washington 109Atlanta 98 At Chicago 115Philadelphia 105
Toronto 103at Brooklyn 96 Memphisat Golden St.
At Minnesota 144New Orleans 109 Utahat LA Lakers
Indiana 97at Milwaukee 92 LA Clippersat Phoenix
At Houston 116Sacramento 81 Denverat Portland
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
At Indiana 102New York 90 At San Antonio 102Okla. City 98 (OT)
Miami 99at Detroit 93 At LA Clippers 110Memphis 84
At Toronto 122Philadelphia 98
