By The Associated Press

All Times EST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 26 2 .929 —New Jersey 13 13 .500 12Philadelphia 12 15 .444 13½New York 11 16 .407 14½Toronto 10 17 .370 15½Southeast Division

W L Pct GBOrlando 21 6 .778 —Atlanta 17 10 .630 4Miami 14 12 .538 6½Charlotte 9 19 .321 12½Washington 4 21 .160 16Central Division

W L Pct GBCleveland 23 4 .852 —Detroit 14 11 .560 8Chicago 13 14 .481 10Milwaukee 13 16 .448 11Indiana 10 17 .370 13WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBNew Orleans 16 7 .696 —Houston 18 9 .667 —San Antonio 16 10 .615 1½Dallas 15 11 .577 2½Memphis 9 17 .346 8½Northwest Division

W L Pct GBDenver 17 10 .630 —Portland 17 10 .630 —Utah 17 12 .586 1Minnesota 4 22 .154 12½Oklahoma City 3 25 .107 14½Pacific Division

W L Pct GBL.A. Lakers 21 5 .808 —Phoenix 16 11 .593 5½L.A. Clippers 8 19 .296 13½Golden State 8 20 .286 14Sacramento 7 21 .250 15——Saturday's GamesOrlando 106, L.A. Lakers 103Golden State 110, Charlotte 103Indiana 95, Philadelphia 94Miami 106, New Jersey 103Houston 109, Minnesota 102New Orleans 99, Sacramento 90Chicago 106, Utah 98San Antonio 107, Toronto 97Milwaukee 119, L.A. Clippers 85Phoenix 108, Denver 101Sunday's GamesAtlanta 85, Detroit 78Boston 124, New York 105Dallas 97, Washington 86Cleveland 102, Oklahoma City 91Monday's GamesGolden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.Houston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.Tuesday's GamesNew Jersey at Indiana, 7 p.m.Houston at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7 p.m.Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Utah at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.Chicago at Detroit, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Denver at Portland, 10 p.m.

<B>SCOREBOARDMonday, Dec. 22</B>Houston at New Jersey (7:30 p.m. EST). Houston's Yao Ming faces fellow Chinese star Yi Jianlian for the first time this season.<B>STARSSunday</B>• LeBron James, Cavaliers, scored 31 points as Cleveland finished a four-game road trip with a 102-91 win over Oklahoma City.• Rajon Rondo, Celtics, scored 18 of his 26 points in the third quarter to help the Celtics tie a franchise record with their 18th straight win, 124-105 over New York.<B>EIGHTEEN AND COUNTING</B>Boston tied a team record by winning its 18th straight game, 124-105 over New York on Sunday night. The Celtics (26-2) can break the record Tuesday night against Philadelphia. The defending NBA champions also tied a league record for best start by a team with two losses. Coincidentally, Boston tied the Knicks and 76ers at 26-2. New York did it in 1969-70 and Philadelphia in 1966-67 — each going on to win NBA titles.<B>DISAPPEARING ACT</B>For the fourth game in a row, Washington was held under 20 points in the fourth quarter.

By The Associated Press1. North Carolina (11-0) beat Evansville 91-73; beat Valparaiso 85-63.2. Connecticut (10-0) beat Stony Brook 91-57; beat No. 8 Gonzaga 88-83, OT.3. Pittsburgh (12-0) beat Siena 79-66; beat Florida State 56-48.4. Oklahoma (11-0) beat Virginia Commonwealth 81-70.5. Texas (9-2) beat Texas Southern 88-72; lost to No. 19 Michigan State 67-63.6. Duke (10-1) beat UNC-Asheville 99-56; beat No. 7 Xavier 82-64.7. Xavier (9-1) lost to No. 6 Duke 82-64.8. Gonzaga (8-2) beat Texas Southern 84-42; lost to No. 2 Connecticut 88-83, OT.9. Louisville (7-2) beat Mississippi 77-68; lost to Minnesota 70-64.10. Wake Forest (10-0) beat Richmond 86-79.11. Syracuse (11-1) lost to Cleveland State 72-69; beat Canisius 82-60; beat No. 23 Memphis 72-65.12. Notre Dame (8-2) beat Delaware State 88-50.13. Purdue (9-2) beat No. 22 Davidson 76-58.14. UCLA (8-2) beat Loyola Marymount 75-44; beat Mercer 76-59.15. Georgetown (8-1) beat Mount St. Mary's, Md. 89-68.16. Tennessee (8-2) beat No. 24 Marquette 80-68; beat Belmont 79-77.17. Ohio State (8-0) beat Jacksonville 81-68; beat Iona 71-53.18. Villanova (10-1) did not play.19. Michigan State (8-2) beat The Citadel 79-65; beat No. 5 Texas 67-63.20. Arizona State (9-1) beat BYU 76-75.21. Baylor (9-1) beat Texas-Arlington 79-76.22. Davidson (8-2) lost to No. 13 Purdue 76-58.23. Memphis (6-3) beat Arkansas-Little Rock 59-51; lost to No. 11 Syracuse 72-65.24. Marquette (9-2) lost to No. 16 Tennessee 80-68; beat Western Carolina 94-77.25. Clemson (12-0) beat North Florida 76-36; beat Miami 91-72.