NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB Streak Home Conf.
*d-Cleveland 56 12 .824 — L 2 30-5 38-8
p-Boston 50 19 .725 6½ W 3 24-12 35-11
New York 43 25 .632 13 L 1 22-11 29-13
Indiana 39 29 .574 17 W 2 21-10 22-21
Milwaukee 38 30 .559 18 L 2 24-12 27-19
Detroit 39 31 .557 18 W 2 18-16 26-21
Atlanta 33 36 .478 23½ W 1 17-17 25-19
Orlando 32 38 .457 25 L 1 18-17 25-20
*Chicago 29 39 .426 27 W 1 13-22 23-23
Miami 29 40 .420 27½ L 9 15-18 18-25
Toronto 24 45 .348 32½ L 2 16-20 15-29
Brooklyn 23 46 .333 33½ L 1 11-22 13-31
Philadelphia 23 46 .333 33½ L 2 12-22 14-28
Charlotte 17 51 .250 39 L 2 10-25 9-34
Washington 15 53 .221 41 L 2 7-26 11-28
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB Streak Home Conf.
p-Oklahoma City 57 12 .826 — W 4 30-5 32-11
Houston 45 25 .643 12½ W 8 26-10 26-16
*Denver 44 25 .638 13 W 1 23-11 27-15
*LA Lakers 42 25 .627 14 W 2 27-7 29-13
*Memphis 43 26 .623 14 L 1 25-11 25-17
Golden State 40 29 .580 17 W 1 22-14 22-20
LA Clippers 39 30 .565 18 W 4 24-10 21-22
Minnesota 40 31 .563 18 L 2 20-16 28-19
*Sacramento 34 33 .507 22 W 1 17-15 24-23
Dallas 33 37 .471 24½ L 4 19-16 23-25
*Phoenix 32 37 .464 25 W 1 20-13 21-25
*Portland 30 39 .435 27 W 2 18-16 15-30
San Antonio 29 39 .426 27½ W 1 18-17 20-26
New Orleans 19 51 .271 38½ W 1 12-23 13-33
Utah 16 54 .229 41½ W 1 9-26 7-38
* — Not including late game
d — Clinched division
p — Clinched playoff berth
THE PLAYOFF FORMAT
The top six teams in each conference qualify; the next four teams will participate in a play-in tournament at the end of the regular season.
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
At Indiana 135Dallas 131 At Utah 128Washington 112
Houston 116at Orlando 108 Denverat LA Lakers
Detroit 116at Miami 113 Chicagoat Phoenix
At San Antonio 120New York 105 Memphisat Portland
At Okla. City 133Philadelphia 100 Clevelandat Sacramento
New Orleans 119at Minnesota 115
THURSDAY’S GAMES
New York at Charlotte7 Toronto at Golden St.10
Brooklyn at Indiana7 Milwaukee at LA Lakers10:30
Chicago at Sacramento10
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
At BOSTON 104Brooklyn 96 At Golden St. 104Milwaukee 93
Atlanta 134at Charlotte 102 At LA Clippers 132Cleveland 119