National Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
New York 31 16 .660 —
Brooklyn 29 20 .592 3
Boston 26 23 .531 6
Philadelphia 21 27 .438 10½
Toronto 17 32 .347 15
Southeast Division
Miami 32 14 .696 —
Atlanta 27 21 .563 6
Orlando 14 35 .286 19½
Washington 13 35 .271 20
Charlotte 11 37 .229 22
Central Division
Indiana 31 19 .620 —
Chicago 29 20 .592 1½
Milwaukee 25 23 .521 5
Detroit 18 32 .360 13
Cleveland 15 34 .306 15½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
San Antonio 39 11 .780 —
Memphis 30 18 .625 8
Houston 27 24 .529 12½
Dallas 21 28 .429 17½
New Orleans 16 33 .327 22½
Northwest Division
Oklahoma City 37 12 .755 —
Denver 32 18 .640 5½
Utah 28 22 .560 9½
Portland 25 24 .510 12
Minnesota 18 28 .391 17½
Pacific Division
L.A. Clippers 35 16 .686 —
Golden State 30 19 .612 4
L.A. Lakers 23 27 .460 11½
Phoenix 17 33 .340 17½
Sacramento 17 33 .340 17½
Wednesday’s results
Cleveland 122, Charlotte 95
Indiana 88, Philadelphia 69
Boston 99, Toronto 95
L.A. Clippers 86, Orlando 76
Washington 106, New York 96
Atlanta 103, Memphis 92
Brooklyn 93, Detroit 90
Miami 114, Houston 108
New Orleans 93, Phoenix 84
Oklahoma City 119, Golden State 98
Dallas 105, Portland 99
Utah 100, Milwaukee 86
San Antonio 104, Minnesota 94
Thursday’s results
Boston 116, L.A. Lakers 95
Denver 128, Chicago 96
Friday’s games
L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 2 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 2 p.m.
Brooklyn at Washington, 2 p.m.
New Orleans at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m.
Orlando at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 3 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 3 p.m.
New York at Minnesota, 3 p.m.
Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Miami, 3 p.m.
Chicago at Utah, 5:30 p.m.
Celtics 116, Lakers 95
L.A. LAKERS (95)
World Peace 2-13 1-2 5, Clark 2-6 1-2 5, Howard 4-8 1-6 9, Nash 4-9 0-0 9, Bryant 9-15 9-9 27, Jamison 4-9 2-4 11, Blake 2-5 2-4 7, Meeks 5-12 2-2 13, Duhon 1-2 0-0 2, Morris 0-0 0-0 0, Ebanks 2-6 0-0 5, Sacre 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 36-87 18-30 95.
BOSTON (116)
Pierce 10-17 3-4 24, Bass 4-5 0-0 8, Garnett 6-10 3-4 15, Lee 6-12 0-0 13, Bradley 4-11 2-2 10, Collins 1-1 0-0 2, Green 6-13 6-6 19, Terry 5-6 3-5 15, Wilcox 3-4 2-4 8, Barbosa 0-6 0-0 0, Melo 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 46-87 19-25 116.
L.A. Lakers 23 21 25 26— 95
Boston 27 31 37 21—116
3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 5-23 (Blake 1-1, Nash 1-2, Jamison 1-3, Ebanks 1-3, Meeks 1-5, Bryant 0-1, Duhon 0-1, Clark 0-2, World Peace 0-5), Boston 5-11 (Terry 2-2, Green 1-1, Lee 1-2, Pierce 1-4, Bradley 0-1, Barbosa 0-1). Fouled Out—Howard. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 56 (Howard 9), Boston 54 (Wilcox 9). Assists—L.A. Lakers 16 (Nash 5), Boston 25 (Pierce 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 19, Boston 28. Technicals—L.A. Lakers defensive three second, Boston defensive three second. A—18,624 (18,624).
Nuggets 128, Bulls 96
CHICAGO (96)
Deng 4-13 3-4 11, Boozer 9-15 0-0 18, Noah 1-5 0-0 2, Robinson 5-8 1-2 14, R.Hamilton 1-7 0-0 2, Butler 2-6 3-3 9, Gibson 3-6 0-2 6, Cook 6-16 3-3 19, Teague 5-8 0-0 10, Radmanovic 2-5 0-0 5, Mohammed 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 38-91 10-14 96.
DENVER (128)
Gallinari 4-9 6-6 15, Faried 9-10 3-4 21, Koufos 2-2 0-0 4, Lawson 5-11 6-8 16, Iguodala 6-9 1-2 14, Chandler 8-9 3-3 24, Brewer 3-8 0-0 6, A.Miller 1-4 0-0 2, McGee 5-10 0-0 10, Fournier 0-2 0-0 0, J.Hamilton 3-6 0-0 8, Mozgov 3-3 0-0 6, Randolph 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 50-86 19-23 128.
Chicago 25 33 16 22— 96
Denver 33 30 37 28—128
3-Point Goals—Chicago 10-27 (Cook 4-12, Robinson 3-3, Butler 2-4, Radmanovic 1-4, Teague 0-2, Deng 0-2), Denver 9-19 (Chandler 5-5, J.Hamilton 2-2, Gallinari 1-3, Iguodala 1-4, Lawson 0-1, A.Miller 0-1, Brewer 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 44 (Deng 8), Denver 53 (Faried 12). Assists—Chicago 26 (Robinson 6), Denver 29 (Lawson 12). Total Fouls—Chicago 16, Denver 16. Technicals—Denver defensive three second. A—19,325 (19,155).