BASKETBALL
By The Associated Press
All Times EST
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GBBoston 35 9 .795 —Philadelphia 20 21 .488 13½New Jersey 19 23 .452 15New York 17 24 .415 16½Toronto 16 28 .364 19Southeast Division
W L Pct GBOrlando 33 8 .805 —Atlanta 25 16 .610 8Miami 22 19 .537 11Charlotte 17 25 .405 16½Washington 9 32 .220 24Central Division
W L Pct GBCleveland 32 8 .800 —Detroit 24 17 .585 8½Milwaukee 21 24 .467 13½Chicago 18 25 .419 15½Indiana 15 27 .357 18WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division
W L Pct GBSan Antonio 28 13 .683 —New Orleans 26 13 .667 1Houston 27 16 .628 2Dallas 24 18 .571 4½Memphis 11 30 .268 17Northwest Division
W L Pct GBDenver 28 15 .651 —Portland 25 17 .595 2½Utah 25 18 .581 3Minnesota 13 27 .325 13½Oklahoma City 9 34 .209 19Pacific Division
W L Pct GBL.A. Lakers 33 8 .805 —Phoenix 23 17 .575 9½Golden State 13 30 .302 21Sacramento 10 33 .233 24L.A. Clippers 9 32 .220 24——Wednesday's GamesCharlotte 101, Memphis 86Boston 98, Miami 83New York 114, Phoenix 109Detroit 95, Toronto 76Milwaukee 133, Dallas 99New Orleans 102, New Jersey 92Houston 108, Utah 99Washington 110, Sacramento 107Cleveland 104, Portland 98L.A. Lakers 108, L.A. Clippers 97Oklahoma City 122, Golden State 121Thursday's GamesBoston at Orlando, 8 p.m.Washington at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
<B>STARSWednesday</B>• Andrew Bynum and Kobe Bryant, Lakers. Bynum scored a career-high 42 points and Bryant had 18 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists for his second triple-double in three games in Los Angeles' 108-97 win over the Clippers.• LeBron James, Cavaliers, had 34 points and 14 assists in Cleveland's 104-98 win over Portland.• Deron Williams, Jazz, had 32 points and 11 assists in Utah's 108-99 loss to Houston.• Charlie Villanueva, Bucks, had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Milwaukee handed Dallas its most lopsided loss of the season, 133-99.• Antawn Jamison, Wizards, had 33 points and nine rebounds in Washington's 110-107 victory over Sacramento.
<B>By The Associated PressWednesday</B>1. Wake Forest (16-1) lost to Virginia Tech 78-71. Next: vs. No. 2 Duke, Wednesday.2. Duke (17-1) did not play. Next: vs. Maryland, Saturday.3. Connecticut (17-1) beat No. 20 Villanova 89-83. Next: at No. 19 Notre Dame, Saturday.4. Pittsburgh (17-1) did not play. Next: at West Virginia, Sunday.5. North Carolina (17-2) beat No. 10 Clemson 94-70. Next: at Florida State, Wednesday.6. Oklahoma (18-1) beat Nebraska 72-61. Next: vs. Baylor, Saturday.7. Michigan State (15-3) lost to Northwestern 70-63. Next: at Ohio State, Sunday.8. Syracuse (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 9 Louisville, Sunday.9. Louisville (14-3) beat Rutgers 78-59. Next: at No. 8 Syracuse, Sunday.10. Clemson (16-2) lost to No. 5 North Carolina 94-70. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Sunday.