NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB Streak Home Conf.
Cleveland 45 22 .672 — W 2 28-7 30-11
BOSTON 44 25 .638 2 W 3 23-9 28-12
Washington 42 26 .618 3½ W 1 27-10 26-16
Toronto 40 29 .580 6 W 1 22-12 24-16
Atlanta 37 31 .544 8½ L 2 19-16 25-15
Indiana 35 33 .515 10½ W 1 24-10 20-22
*Milwaukee 33 34 .493 12 W 1 20-16 21-22
Miami 33 35 .485 12½ W 1 19-14 21-21
Detroit 33 36 .478 13 L 3 22-14 20-22
Chicago 32 37 .464 14 L 2 19-15 21-20
Charlotte 29 39 .426 16½ L 3 18-15 18-23
New York 27 42 .391 19 L 1 16-18 18-26
Philadelphia 25 43 .368 20½ W 1 16-19 16-23
*Orlando 24 45 .348 22 L 4 12-22 16-25
Brooklyn 13 55 .191 32½ L 1 8-26 5-35
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB Streak Home Conf.
d-Golden State 54 14 .794 — W 2 28-4 31-9
p-San Antonio 52 15 .776 1½ L 1 25-7 29-10
p-Houston 47 22 .681 7½ L 1 25-9 28-12
Utah 43 26 .623 11½ L 1 23-12 25-18
LA Clippers 40 29 .580 14½ L 3 21-11 23-19
Oklahoma City 39 29 .574 15 W 4 25-9 24-18
Memphis 39 30 .565 15½ W 3 20-14 26-16
Denver 33 35 .485 21 W 4 20-16 20-22
Portland 30 37 .448 23½ W 1 17-14 20-21
Dallas 29 39 .426 25 L 1 20-15 17-24
Minnesota 28 39 .418 25½ L 1 18-18 16-23
New Orleans 28 41 .406 26½ W 1 17-18 14-26
Sacramento 27 41 .397 27 W 2 14-21 16-23
*Phoenix 22 46 .324 32 L 2 13-22 9-36
*LA Lakers 20 48 .294 34 L 3 12-19 10-31
* — 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. Seeding is based solely on record.
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
BOSTON 98at Brooklyn 95 At New Orleans 128Houston 112
At Philadelphia 116Dallas 74 At Miami 123Minnesota 105
At Washington 112Chicago 107 Orlandoat Phoenix
Toronto 87at Detroit 75 Milwaukeeat LA Lakers
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Sacramento at Okla. City3 Utah at Chicago9
Portland at Atlanta6 San Antonio at Memphis9
Washington at Charlotte7 Houston at Denver9:30
Cleveland at LA Clippers8:30 Milwaukee at Golden St.10:30
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
At Cleveland 91Utah 83 Brooklyn 121at New York 110
Okla. City 123at Toronto 102 At Denver 129LA Clippers 114
Memphis 103at Atlanta 91 At Golden St. 122Orlando 92
