NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB? Streak Home Conf.
d-Cleveland 56 24 .700 —? L 2 32-7 34-16
d-Toronto 54 26 .675 2? W 2 31-9 37-13
p-Atlanta 48 32 .600 8? W 3 27-14 29-21
p-BOSTON 47 33 .588 9? L 1 27-12 30-20
p-Miami 47 33 .588 9? W 1 28-13 30-20
p-Charlotte 46 34 .575 10? L 1 29-11 31-19
p-Indiana 43 37 .538 13? W 1 25-15 28-22
p-Detroit 43 37 .538 13? W 2 26-14 28-22
Chicago 40 40 .500 16? W 1 25-15 24-27
Washington 39 41 .488 17? W 1 21-19 28-22
Orlando 34 46 .425 22? L 1 22-18 20-30
Milwaukee 33 47 .413 23? W 1 23-17 21-29
New York 32 49 .395 24½ L 1 18-23 21-30
Brooklyn 21 59 .263 35? L 8 14-25 12-38
Philadelphia 10 70 .125 46? L 2 7-34 3-47
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB? Streak Home Conf.
c-Golden St. 72 9 .889 —? W 3 38-2 45-6
d-San Antonio 65 15 .813 6½ L 3 39-1 41-9
d-Okla. City 54 26 .675 17½ L 2 31-9 36-14
p-LA Clippers 52 28 .650 19½ W 5 28-12 30-20
p-Portland 43 38 .531 29? L 1 27-13 28-23
p-Memphis 42 38 .525 29½ L 2 26-15 25-25
Dallas 41 39 .513 30½ L 1 23-17 26-24
Utah 40 40 .500 31½ W 1 24-16 24-26
Houston 39 41 .488 32½ W 1 22-18 26-24
Denver 33 48 .407 39? L 1 18-23 18-33
Sacramento 32 48 .400 39½ W 1 18-23 18-32
New Orleans 30 50 .375 41½ L 1 21-19 20-31
Minnesota 28 52 .350 43½ W 3 13-26 17-33
Phoenix 22 58 .275 49½ W 2 13-26 16-34
LA Lakers 16 64 .200 55½ L 5 11-29 7-43
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. 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.
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
At Washington 113Charlotte 98 At Indiana 129Brooklyn 105
At Houston 130LA Lakers 110 At Miami 118Orlando 96
At LA Clippers 98Dallas 91 Golden St. 92at San Antonio 86
Utah 100at Denver 84 Toronto 93at New York 89
Milwaukee 109at Phila. 108 (OT)
MONDAY’S GAMES
Charlotte at BOSTON7:30 Houston at Minnesota8
Atlanta at Cleveland7 LA Lakers at Okla. City8
Milwaukee at Orlando7 Dallas at Utah9
Washington at Brooklyn7:30 Sacramento at Phoenix10
Chicago at New Orleans8
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
At Atlanta 118BOSTON 107 At Chicago 105Cleveland 102
Phoenix 121at New Orleans 100 Minnesota 106at Portland 105
Golden St. 100at Memphis 99 At Sacramento 114Okla. City 112
