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W L Pct GBx-Boston 54 19 .740 —Philadelphia 37 33 .529 15Z\xNew Jersey 30 41 .423 23New York 28 43 .394 25Toronto 26 45 .366 27Southeast Division

W L Pct GBx-Orlando 53 18 .746 —Atlanta 42 30 .583 11½Miami 38 33 .535 15Charlotte 31 40 .437 22Washington 17 56 .233 37Central Division

W L Pct GBx-Cleveland 58 13 .817 —Detroit 34 36 .486 23½Chicago 34 38 .472 24½Milwaukee 31 41 .431 27½Indiana 30 42 .417 28Z\xWESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBSan Antonio 47 24 .662 —Houston 47 26 .644 1New Orleans 44 26 .629 2½Dallas 43 28 .606 4Memphis 17 53 .243 29Z\xNorthwest Division

W L Pct GBDenver 46 26 .639 —Portland 44 27 .620 1½Utah 44 27 .620 1½Oklahoma City 20 51 .282 25½Minnesota 20 52 .278 26Pacific Division

W L Pct GBx-L.A. Lakers 56 14 .800 —Phoenix 40 31 .563 16½Golden State 25 47 .347 32L.A. Clippers 18 54 .250 39Sacramento 15 55 .214 41x-clinched divisionWednesday's GamesIndiana 90, Miami 88Toronto 115, Milwaukee 106San Antonio 102, Atlanta 92Washington 95, Charlotte 93Cleveland 98, New Jersey 87Philadelphia 96, Minnesota 88L.A. Clippers 140, New York 135, OTOrlando 84, Boston 82Denver 101, New Orleans 88Dallas 128, Golden State 106Phoenix 118, Utah 114Thursday's GamesL.A. Lakers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m.Phoenix at Portland, 10:30 p.m.Friday's GamesMilwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7 p.m.Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.New Orleans at New York, 7:30 p.m.Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

SCOREBOARDThursday, March 26Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit (7:30 p.m. EDT). Winners of three in a row, the Lakers face the Pistons, who are playing without Allen Iverson, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton.STARSWednesday• Tony Parker, Spurs, had 42 points and 10 assists in San Antonio's 102-92 victory at Atlanta.• Mike Taylor and Zach Randolph, Clippers. Taylor scored a career-high 35 points and Randolph had 33 in Los Angeles' 140-135 overtime victory at New York.• Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, Nuggets. Anthony scored 29 points and Billups added 26 in Denver's 101-88 win at New Orleans.• Dwight Howard, Magic, had 24 points and 21 rebounds in Orlando's 84-82 win over Boston.• Thaddeus Young, 76ers, had 29 points in Philadelphia's 96-88 win over Minnesota.• Antawn Jamison and Nick Young, Wizards. Jamison scored 27 points and Young had 23 in Washington's 95-93 win over Charlotte.• Grant Hill, Suns, scored 26 points — including a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 31.5 seconds remaining — to lift Phoenix to a 118-114 win over Utah.• Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry, Mavericks, scored 26 points each in Dallas' 128-106 win over Golden State.SELECT COMPANYLeBron James scored 22 points in Cleveland's 98-87 win over New Jersey on Wednesday night, joining Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson as the only players in NBA history to post 2,000 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a season at least four times. Robertson, who once averaged a triple-double for a season, did it six times. Larry Bird reached the 2,000-500-500 plateau three times, and John Havlicek and Michael Jordan each did it twice. James also became the ninth player to have five consecutive 2,000-point seasons and the only active player to do so.STRONG IN DEFEATAl Harrington scored 38 points in New York's 140-135 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. ... Joe Johnson had 30 points in Atlanta's 102-92 loss to San Antonio. ... Anthony Morrow scored 29 points on 10-of-11 shooting and Monta Ellis had 22 points in Golden State's 128-106 loss at Dallas. ... Paul Pierce scored 26 points in Boston's 84-82 loss at Orlando. ... Deron Williams had 25 points and 11 assists in Utah's 118-114 loss at Phoenix.CLINCHEDDwight Howard had 24 points and 21 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 84-82 Wednesday night. Coupled with Atlanta's loss to San Antonio, the Magic clinched their second straight Southeast Division title. Orlando (53-18) also bumped Boston (54-19) by percentage points for second in the Eastern Conference behind Cleveland. Orlando remains five games back of Cleveland for the conference lead with 11 games left.SETTING A RECORDThe Cleveland Cavaliers' 98-87 victory over New Jersey on Wednesday night was their franchise-record 58th win.HOMECOMINGLuol Deng is returning home for an NBA preseason game in London, part of a European tour that will feature fewer teams and games than years past. Deng, who grew up in London after his family fled conflict-torn Sudan, is expected to play for the Chicago Bulls when they face the Utah Jazz on Oct. 6 at the O2 Arena. This year's NBA Europe Live Tour will be the league's fourth straight on the continent, but so far only one game has been finalized. Another, expected to include the Jazz against either the Bulls or a local team, is still in the planning stages, NBA commissioner David Stern said Wednesday.SHOOTING 3sToronto and Milwaukee combined to make 25 3-pointers in the Raptors' 115-106 win on Wednesday night. The Raptors were 13-for-27, while the Bucks made 12 of their 24 attempts.

All-Time Coaching WinsBy The Associated PressThrough Sunday's Games71 — Mike Krzyzewski, Duke65 — Dean Smith, North Carolina50 — Roy Williams, Kansas-North Carolina47 — John Wooden, UCLA46 — Lute Olson, Iowa-Arizona45 — Bob Knight, Indiana-Texas Tech42 — Denny Crum, Louisville42 — Jim Boeheim, Syracuse41 — Jim Calhoun, Northeastern-Connecticut37 — Eddie Sutton, Creighton-Arkansas-Kentucky-Oklahoma State37 — Rick Pitino, Boston U.-Providence-Kentucky-Louisville34 — John Thompson, Georgetown32 — Jerry Tarkanian, Long Beach State-UNLV-Fresno State30 — Adolph Rupp, KentuckyScheduleBy The Associated PressAll Times EDTEAST REGIONALFirst RoundAt TD Banknorth GardenBostonRegional SemifinalsThursday, March 26Pittsburgh (30-4) vs. Xavier (27-7), 7:27 p.m.Duke (30-6) vs. Villanova (28-7), after conclusion of first gameRegional ChampionshipSaturday, March 28Semifinal winnersSOUTH REGIONALAt FedEx ForumMemphis, Tenn.Regional SemifinalsFriday, March 27Oklahoma (29-5) vs. Syracuse (28-9), 7:27 p.m.North Carolina (30-4) vs. Gonzaga (28-5), after conclusion of first gameRegional ChampionshipSunday, March 29Semifinal winnersMIDWEST REGIONALAt Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolisRegional SemifinalsFriday, March 27Louisville (30-5) vs. Arizona (21-13), 7:07 p.m.Michigan State (28-6) vs. Kansas (27-7), after conclusion of first gameRegional ChampionshipSunday, March 29Semifinal winnersWEST REGIONALAt University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Ariz.Regional SemifinalsThursday, March 26Connecticut (29-4) vs. Purdue (27-9), 7:07 p.m.Missouri (30-6) vs. Memphis (33-3), after conclusion of first gameRegional ChampionshipSaturday, March 28Semifinal winnersFINAL FOURAt Ford FieldDetroitNational SemifinalsSaturday, April 4East champion vs. South championMidwest champion vs. West championNational ChampionshipMonday, April 6Semifinal winners

All Times EDTFirst RoundQuarterfinalsTuesday, March 24Baylor 74, Auburn 72Penn State 71, Florida 62Wednesday, March 25Notre Dame 77, Kentucky 67San Diego State 70, Saint Mary's, Calif. 66SemifinalsTuesday, March 30At Madison Square GardenNew YorkSemifinalsBaylor (23-14) vs. San Diego State (26-9), 7 p.m.Penn State (25-11) vs. Notre Dame (21-14), 9:30 p.m.ChampionshipThursday, April 2Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.