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By The Associated Press

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GBy-Boston 58 19 .753x-Philadelphia 40 36 .526 17½New Jersey 32 45 .416 26Toronto 30 46 .395 27New York 30 47 .390 28Southeast Division

W L Pct GBy-Orlando 57 19 .750x-Atlanta 43 34 .558 14x-Miami 41 36 .532 16Charlotte 34 43 .442 23Washington 18 60 .231 40Central Division

W L Pct GBy-Cleveland 62 15 .805Chicago 37 40 .481 25Detroit 37 40 .481 25Indiana 33 44 .429 29Milwaukee 32 46 .410 30½WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBx-San Antonio 49 27 .645x-Houston 49 28 .636New Orleans 47 29 .618 2Dallas 46 31 .597 3Memphis 22 54 .289 27Northwest Division

W L Pct GBx-Denver 52 26 .667x-Portland 48 28 .632 3x-Utah 47 30 .610 4Minnesota 22 55 .286 29Oklahoma City 21 55 .276 30Pacific Division

W L Pct GBz-L.A. Lakers 61 16 .792Phoenix 42 35 .545 19Golden State 28 49 .364 33L.A. Clippers 18 59 .234 43Sacramento 16 60 .211 44½x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched divisionz-clinched conferenceSaturday's GamesToronto 102, New York 95Chicago 103, New Jersey 94Philadelphia 95, Detroit 90Orlando 88, Atlanta 82Miami 118, Washington 104Memphis 107, Milwaukee 102Denver 120, L.A. Clippers 104Sunday's GamesCleveland 101, San Antonio 81Dallas 140, Phoenix 116New York 112, Toronto 103Detroit 104, Charlotte 97Utah 108, New Orleans 94Denver 110, Minnesota 87Indiana 117, Oklahoma City 99Houston 102, Portland 88New Jersey 96, Philadelphia 67Golden State 105, Sacramento 100L.A. Lakers 88, L.A. Clippers 85Monday's GamesNo games scheduledTuesday's GamesAtlanta at Toronto, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m.New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.New York at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.Orlando at Houston, 8:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

<B>SCOREBOARDMonday, April 6</B>No games scheduled. The NBA takes the night off while the NCAA men's basketball championship between North Carolina and Michigan State is played.STARSSunday• LeBron James, Cavaliers, scored 38 points 18 in the first quarter as the NBA's best home team avoided its first three-game losing streak by beating San Antonio 101-81.• Jason Kidd, Mavericks, had 19 points and a season-high 20 assists passing Magic Johnson for No. 3 on the career list to lead Dallas past Phoenix 140-116.• Will Bynum, Pistons, scored a career-high 32 points, including a franchise-record 26 in the fourth quarter, to lead Detroit to a 104-97 victory over Charlotte.Kelenna Azubuike, Warriors, had a season-high 30 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as Golden State hung on to beat Sacramento 105-100 for its third straight victory.<B>STREAKS</B>New York snapped a nine-game losing streak in Toronto with a 112-103 win Sunday, stopping the Raptors' season-high six-game winning streak. The Knicks hadn't won north of the border since March 5, 2004. ... Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points and Denver cruised to its seventh win in a row, beating Minnesota 110-87.<B>HOME COOKING</B>If they can win their final three home games, the Cleveland Cavaliers will match the 1985-86 Boston Celtics (40-1) for the best home record in NBA history.<B>SHARING IS CARING</B>Dallas' Jason Kidd set team records for first-half assists (16) and assists in a regulation game (20), plus passed Magic Johnson for No. 3 on the career assists list.

By The Associated PressAll Times EDTFINAL FOURAt Ford FieldDetroitNational SemifinalsSaturday, April 4Michigan State 82, Connecticut 73North Carolina 83, Villanova 69National ChampionshipMonday, April 6Michigan State (31-6) vs. North Carolina (33-4), 9:07 p.m.

By The Associated PressAll Times EDTFINAL FOURAt Scottrade CenterSt. LouisNational SemifinalsSunday, April 5Louisville 61, Oklahoma 59Connecticut 83, Stanford 64National ChampionshipTuesday, April 7Louisville (34-4) vs. Connecticut (38-0), 8:30 p.m.

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