Thursday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Brainerd vs. Rocori at Cold Spring 7:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Barnum 7:30 p.m.
Henning at Pillager 7:45 p.m.
Verndale at Sebeka 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Deer River at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m.
Little Falls at Princeton 7:30 p.m.
Pierz vs. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa at Belgrade 7:30 p.m.
Nevis at Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m.
Park Rapids at Staples-Motley 7:15 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek at Hawley 7:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Sauk Rapids at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
Hibbing at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
St. Cloud Tech at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.
Sebeka vs. Pequot Lakes/Pine River-Backus at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m.
Wadena-Deer Creek in Ottertail Central Triangular at Henning 5 p.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
St. Cloud Tech at Brainerd 7:15 p.m.
Sartell at Little Falls 7 p.m.
GIRLS HOCKEY
Park Rapids vs. Northern Lakes at Breezy Point 7 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Sartell at Brainerd 6 p.m.
BOYS SWIMMING AND DIVING
St. Cloud Apollo at Brainerd 6 p.m.
Friday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Rush City at Aitkin 7:30 p.m.
Detroit Lakes at Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m.
Princeton at Little Falls 7:30 p.m.
Pequot Lakes at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:15 p.m.
Pierz at Kimball 7:30 p.m.
Pine River-Backus at Red Lake 7:30 p.m..
Park Rapids at Staples-Motley 7:15 p.m.
Lake Region Christian at Woodcrest 6 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bemidji at Brainerd 7:30 p.m.
Aitkin at Rush City 7:30 p.m.
New York Mills at Pillager 7:45 p.m.
Menahga at Verndale 7:45 p.m.
Lake Region Christian at Woodcrest 4:30 p.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
Willmar at Wadena-Deer Creek 7 p.m.
GIRLS HOCKEY
LP-GE/Wadena-Deer Creek at Willmar 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
Crosby-Ironton, Paynesville, Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at Pierz quadrangular 5 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Princeton, Benson at Little Falls Triangular 5 p.m.
ALPINE SKIING
Brainerd at Welch Village Invitational 9 a.m.
Saturday
BOYS BASKETBALL
Brainerd at Fergus Falls 7:30 p.m.
Crosby-Ironton at Duluth Marshall 3:30 p.m.
Pillager at McGregor 3:45 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Breckenridge 7:45 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cloquet at Crosby-Ironton 3:30 p.m.
Little Falls at Detroit Lakes 7:30 p.m.
Pillager at McGregor 2 p.m.
Staples-Motley at Breckenridge 6 p.m.
WRESTLING
Brainerd at Elk River Invitational
Don Dravis Invitational at Staples-Motley 10 a.m.
BOYS HOCKEY
Brainerd at Roseau 1 p.m.
Sauk Rapids vs. Northern Lakes at Breezy Point 5:30 p.m.
GYMNASTICS
Brainerd at Park Invitational at Cottage Grove
DANCE TEAM
Brainerd at Wayzata Invitational
Aitkin, Crosby-Ironton, Pequot Lakes, Pierz, Pine River-Backus in Northern Lights Conference championship at Aitkin
Wadena-Deer Creek at Pelican Rapids
TV and radio
Radio guide
WYRQ-FM (92.1), KBLB-FM (93.3), KFML-FM (94.1), KKIN-FM (94.3), KSKK-FM (94.7), 3WI-FM (95.9), KFGI-FM (101.5), KUAL 103.5, KLKS-FM (104.3)
WCCO-AM (830), KWAD-AM (920), KKIN-AM (930), KLTF-AM (960), KVKK-AM (1070), 3WI-AM (1270), KVBR-AM (1340), KLIZ-AM (1380), KNSP-AM (1430).
Thursday
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, first round,
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, first round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
6 p.m., ESPN: Wake Forest at Duke
6 p.m., ESPN2: Vanderbilt at Alabama
8 p.m., ESPN: North Carolina at Virginia Tech
8 p.m., ESPN2: Illinois at Penn St.
9:30 p.m., FSN: UCLA at Oregon St.
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., TNT: L.A. Lakers at Miami
9:30 p.m., TNT: Dallas at Utah
TENNIS
10 p.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, third round,
2 a.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, third round,
NHL HOCKEY
6 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild at Toronto
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m., BTN: Minnesota vs. Michigan State
Friday
GOLF
8 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, second round,
2 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, second round,
5:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, first round,
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
6:30 p.m., NBCSP: Michigan at Notre Dame
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m., ESPN: L.A. Lakers at Orlando
9:30 p.m., ESPN, WCCO-AM: Timberwolves at L.A. Clippers
TENNIS
8 p.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, third round,
2 a.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, third round,
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7 p.m., FSN: Minnesota vs. Colorado College
Saturday
SPORTS TALK
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM: Saturday Sports Talk with Patrick Reusse and Jud Zulgad
BOXING
8 p.m., NBCSP: Heavyweights, Eddie Chambers vs. Sergei Liakhovich; junior middleweights, Gabriel Rosado vs. Jesus Soto-Karass
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
5 p.m., NBCSP: NFLPA Collegiate Bowl,
EXTREME SPORTS
3:30 p.m., NBC: Winter Dew Tour, Pantech Invitational,
GOLF
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, third round,
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, third round,
6:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, second round,
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m., CBS: Alabama at Kentucky
11 a.m., ESPN: Purdue at Michigan St.
Noon, ESPN2: Xavier at Dayton
1 p.m., CBS: Michigan at Arkansas
1 p.m., ESPN: Missouri at Baylor
1 p.m., FSN: UCF at UAB
2 p.m., ESPN2: Indiana St. at Creighton
3 p.m., CBS: Kansas at Texas or UConn at Tennessee
3 p.m., ESPN: Florida St. at Duke
3 p.m., FSN: UCLA at Oregon
4 p.m., ESPN2: Iowa St. at Texas Tech
5 p.m., ESPN: Syracuse at Notre Dame
6 p.m., ESPN2: Mississippi St. at Vanderbilt
8 p.m., ESPN: Louisville at Pittsburgh
SOCCER
6:30 a.m., ESPN2: Premier League, Chelsea at Norwich City
TENNIS
8 p.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, round of 16,
2 a.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, round of 16,
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m., FSN: Texas at Oklahoma
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m., WCCO-AM: Timberwolves at Utah
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m., FSN, KUAL-FM, KVKK-AM: Wild vs. Dallas
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
5 p.m., FSN: Minnesota vs. Colorado College
Sunday
SPORTS TALK
10 a.m., 3WI-AM, 3WI-FM, WYRQ: Sports Huddle with Sid and Dave
EXTREME SPORTS
2:30 p.m., NBC: Winter Dew Tour, Pantech Invitational,
GOLF
7:30 a.m., TGC: European PGA Tour, Volvo Champions, final round,
3 p.m., TGC: PGA Tour, Humana Challenge, final round,
6:30 p.m., TGC: Champions Tour, Mitsubishi Electric Championship, final round,
NFL FOOTBALL
2 p.m., CBS: Playoffs, AFC Championship game, Baltimore at New England
5:30 p.m., FOX: Playoffs, NFC Championship game, N.Y. Giants at San Francisco
NHL HOCKEY
11:30 a.m., NBC: Washington at Pittsburgh
SOCCER
9:30 a.m., FOX: Premier League, Manchester United at Arsenal
TENNIS
8 p.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, round of 16,
2:30 a.m., ESPN2: Australian Open, round of 16,
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
1:30 p.m., FSN: Texas Tech at Iowa St.
2 p.m., ESPN2: Iowa at Penn St.
3:30 p.m., FSN: Colorado at Arizona
4 p.m., ESPN2: Louisville at Georgetown
5 p.m., BTN: Minnesota at Nebraska
5:30 p.m., FSN: Washington St. at California
7:30 p.m., FSN: Memphis at UAB
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
3 p.m., BTN, KKIN-FM, KBLB-FM, KLTF-AM: Minnesota vs. Northwestern
Transactions
BASEBALL
National League
HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with OF Jack Cust on a one-year contract.
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with LHP R.J. Swindle, C Koyie Hill and INF Eugenio Velez on minor league contracts.
American Association
GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded C Mike Valadez to Schaumburg (Frontier) for a player to be named at the conclusion of the 2012 season.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHP Nick Schumacher.
North American League
SAN ANGELO COLTS — Sold the rights to INF Landon Camp to the Miami Marlins.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Named Zydrunas Ilgauskas special assistant to the general manager.
NEW JERSEY NETS — Signed F Larry Owens. Waived F Dennis Horner. Assigned F Jordan Williams to Springfield (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Nolan Cromwell senior offensive assistant.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Named Marlon McCree assistant secondary coach.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed G John Malecki, TE Jamie McCoy, OT Chris Scott, OT Trevis Turner, DT Corbin Bryant, QB Jerrod Johnson, DL Mike Blanc, DT Kade Weston, CB Marshall McFadden and DB Antonio Smith to reserve/future contracts.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Promoted general manager Mike Reinfeldt to senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, and vice president of player personnel Ruston Webster to general manager, and Lake Dawson to vice president of player personnel.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Released KR Jason Armstead, DB Jykine Bradley, OL Chris Patrick and DL Joe Sykes. Signed CB Michael Ricks.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled F Zac Dalpe from Charlotte (AHL). Reassigned F Brett Sutter to Charlotte.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned F Chris Mueller to Milwaukee (AHL).
American Hockey League
BINGHAMTON SENATORS — Returned D Mike Ratchuk to Elmira (ECHL).
SYRACUSE CRUNCH — Recalled F Josh Brittain and D Nick Schaus from Elmira (ECHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE — Signed M Pavel Pardo to a two-year contract.
D.C. UNITED — Signed F Maicon Santos.
NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed D Stephen Keel.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed F Cordell Cato.
SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed M Michael Thomas and D Seth Sinovic.
TENNIS
USTA — Named D.A. Abrams chief diversity and inclusion officer.
Football
NFL playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 7
Houston 31, Cincinnati 10
New Orleans 45, Detroit 28
Sunday, Jan. 8
New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2
Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, OT
Divisional Playoffs
Saturday, Jan. 14
New Orleans at San Francisco, 3:30 p.m.
Denver at New England, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 15
Houston at Baltimore, Noon
N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 3:30 p.m.
Conference Championships
Sunday, Jan. 22
TBD
Pro Bowl
Sunday, Jan. 29
At Honolulu
NFC vs. AFC, 6 p.m.
Super Bowl
Sunday, Feb. 5
At Indianapolis
NFC vs. AFC, 5:20 p.m.
College hockey
WCHA standings
W L T Pts GF GA
Minnesota 12 4 0 24 58 32
Minn.-Duluth 11 3 2 24 66 37
Colorado College 10 6 0 20 66 54
Denver 8 5 3 19 56 50
Nebraska-Omaha 8 5 3 19 51 50
Michigan Tech 8 7 1 17 53 49
North Dakota 8 8 0 16 43 44
St. Cloud St. 6 7 3 15 49 48
Bemidji State 5 9 2 12 41 55
Wisconsin 5 9 2 12 44 53
Alaska Anchorage 3 12 1 7 35 66
Minn. St.-Mankato 3 12 1 7 40 64
OVERALL RECORDS: Alaska Anchorage 6-12-2, Bemidji State 11-11-2, Colorado College 13-8-1, Denver 13-8-3, Michigan Tech 11-11-1, Minnesota 16-8-1, Minnesota Duluth 15-4-3, Minnesota State, Mankato 7-16-1, Nebraska-Omaha 11-9-4, North Dakota 12-9-2, St. Cloud State 9-11-4, Wisconsin 10-10-2.
Friday’s Games
Michigan Tech 6, Alaska Anchorage 2
Minn.-Duluth 6, Neb.-Omaha 2
North Dakota 2, Minnesota 1
Wisconsin 4, Minn. St. (Mankato) 0
Denver 6, Bemidji St. 3
Colorado College 3, St. Cloud St. 1
Saturday’s Games
Michigan Tech 6, Alaska Anchorage 4
Minnesota 6, North Dakota 2
Neb.-Omaha 3, Minn.-Duluth 1
Minn. St. (Mankato) 3, Wisconsin 0
Denver 3, Bemidji St. 2
St. Cloud St. 5, Colorado College 4, OT
Friday, Jan. 20
Neb.-Omaha at Minnesota St. (Mankato)
North Dakota at St. Cloud St.
Colorado College at Minnesota
Alaska-Anchorage at Wisconsin
Ala.-Huntsville at Minn.-Duluth
Saturday, Jan. 21
Neb.-Omaha at Minnesota St. (Mankato)
North Dakota at St. Cloud St.
Colorado College at Minnesota
Alaska-Anchorage at Wisconsin
Northern Michigan at Michigan Tech
Ala.-Huntsville at Minn.-Duluth
Prep basketball
Boys rankings
The Minnesota boys high school basketball rankings, as provided by Minnesota Basketball News.
Class 4A
1. Eastview (13-0), 2. Hopkins (12-1), 3. Apple Valley (11-2), 4. Lakeville North (12-1), 5. Wayzata (14-0), 6. Osseo (13-1), 7. Eden Prairie (10-2), 8. Minnetonka (12-2), 9. Woodbury (11-2), 10. Moorhead (10-1)
Class 3A
1. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (12-1), 2. Minneapolis Washburn (10-1), 3. Spring Lake Park (13-1), 4. Grand Rapids (12-2), 5. Mankato East (11-2), 6. Rocori (9-4), 7. Blake (10-2), 8. DeLaSalle (8-3), 9. Zimmerman (10-3), 10. Detroit Lakes (8-3)
Class 2A
1. Braham (13-1), 2. Watertown-Mayer (13-1), 3. Montevideo (10-3), 4. Perham (12-1), 5. St. Peter (11-1), 6. Maple River (13-1), 7. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (11-1), 8. Redwood Valley (11-0), 9. Pelican Rapids (10-3), 10. Fairmont (11-2)
Class 1A
1. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (12-0), 2. Southwest Minnesota Christian (9-1), 3. Battle Lake (13-0), 4. Rushford-Peterson (12-2), 5. MACCRAY (10-3), 6. Dawson-Boyd (8-2), 7. Ulen-Hitterdal (11-2), 8. Ashby (9-1), 9. Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin (12-1), 10. Browerville (11-1)
Girls rankings
The Minnesota girls high school basketball rankings, as provided by Minnesota Basketball News.
Class 4A
1. Hopkins (14-0), 2. Edina (14-0), 3. Wayzata (14-1), 4. Bloomington Kennedy (12-2), 5. Eden Prairie (12-2), 6. Buffalo (13-3), 7. Robbinsdale Cooper (12-3), 8. Osseo (12-3), 9. Roseville (13-2), 10. Eastview (11-4)
Class 3A
1. Fergus Falls (16-0), 2. DeLaSalle (12-2), 3. Richfield (12-2), 4. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (11-2), 5. Hill-Murray (11-5), 6. Alexandria (11-2), 7. Kasson-Mantorville (16-0), 8. Simley (14-1), 9. Red Wing (14-2), 10. Chisago Lakes (12-3)
Class 2A
1. Providence Academy (12-3), 2. Staples-Motley (11-2), 3. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (15-0), 4. Braham (14-1), 5. Esko (11-1), 6. Hawley (10-1), 7. Pine Island (17-0), 8. Jordan (11-1), 9. St. Peter (12-2), 10. Watertwon-Mayer (12-3)
Class 1A
1. Maranatha (10-3), 2. Goodhue (13-2), 3. Parkers Prairie (15-0), 4. Spring Grove (15-2), 5.Mountain Iron-Buhl (16-0), 6. Upsala (11-1), 7. North Woods (13-0), 8. Minneota (13-1), 9. Win-E-Mac (13-0), 10. Ada-Borup (10-1)
Prep hockey
Boys polls
The Associated Press poll for Minnesota boys high school hockey, provided by Let’s Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 2A
1. Duluth East (10), 2. Minnetonka, 3. Maple Grove, 4. Eagan, 5. Edina, 6. Benilde-St. Margaret’s, 7. Eden Prairie, 8. Moorhead, 9. Wayzata, 10. Hill-Murray
11. Blaine, 12. Burnsville, 13. Grand Rapids, 14. Andover, 15. Elk River-Zimmerman, 16. Centennial, 17. Lakeville South, 18. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 19. Roseau, 20. Roseville Area
Class 1A
1. Hermantown(6), 2. Breck (2), 3. St. Thomas Academy (2), 4. Duluth Marshall, 5. East Grand Forks, 6. Thief River Falls, 7. Totino-Grace, 8. St. Cloud Cathedral, 9. Mahtomedi, 10. Rochester Lourdes
11. Blake, 12. Warroad, 13. Delano/Rockford, 14. Hibbing-Chisholm, 15. Rogers, 16. Little Falls, 17. Duluth Denfeld, 18. Mound-Westonka, 19. Orono, 20. International Falls
Girls polls
The Associated Press poll for Minnesota girls high school hockey, provided by Let’s Play Hockey newspaper. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class AA
1. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (10), 2. Anoka, 3. Minnetonka, 4. Hill-Murray, 5. Roseville Area, 6. Edina, 7. Elk River-Zimmerman, 8. White Bear Lake, 9. Lakeville South, 10. Eagan
11. Lakeville North, 12. Irondale, 13. Mounds View, 14. Stillwater Area, 15. Andover, 16. Hopkins, 17. Chaska-Chanhassen, 18. Blaine, 19. North Wright County, 20. Champlin Park
Class A
1. Breck (10), 2. Warroad, 3. South St. Paul, 4. Thief River Falls, 5. Orono, 6. Blake, 7. Mound-Westonka, 8. Red Wing, 9. Chisago Lakes Area
10. Rogers, 11. Mankato East-Loyola, 12. Visitation-SPA United, 13. Crookston, 14. Hutchinson, 15. Henry Sibley, 16. Hibbing-Chisholm, 17. East Grand Forks, 18. Simley, 19. Mahtomedi, 20. International Falls
Pro hockey
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-N.Y. Rangers 44 29 11 4 62 125 90
d-Boston 43 29 13 1 59 156 88
d-Washington 45 25 18 2 52 128 127
Philadelphia 44 27 13 4 58 149 129
Ottawa 48 26 16 6 58 149 150
New Jersey 45 26 17 2 54 126 126
Pittsburgh 45 24 17 4 52 136 117
Florida 44 21 14 9 51 112 123
Toronto 45 22 18 5 49 139 140
Winnipeg 46 21 20 5 47 116 133
Buffalo 46 19 22 5 43 114 140
Montreal 46 17 21 8 42 116 126
N.Y. Islanders 44 17 21 6 40 106 134
Tampa Bay 45 18 23 4 40 126 159
Carolina 48 16 24 8 40 124 156
WESTERN CONFERENCE
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
d-Chicago 47 28 13 6 62 156 135
d-Vancouver 47 28 15 4 60 151 117
d-San Jose 43 26 12 5 57 125 100
Detroit 46 30 15 1 61 149 105
St. Louis 45 27 12 6 60 116 94
Nashville 46 26 16 4 56 125 123
Los Angeles 47 23 15 9 55 105 105
Minnesota 46 22 17 7 51 106 118
Dallas 45 24 19 2 50 122 129
Colorado 47 24 21 2 50 120 134
Phoenix 46 21 18 7 49 120 119
Calgary 47 21 20 6 48 112 133
Edmonton 45 17 24 4 38 116 131
Anaheim 44 15 22 7 37 113 138
Columbus 45 13 27 5 31 110 149
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
d-division leader
Tuesday’s Games
Pittsburgh 2, Carolina 1, SO
Detroit 3, Dallas 2, SO
Los Angeles 3, Vancouver 2, SO
San Jose 2, Calgary 1, SO
Ottawa 3, Toronto 2
New Jersey 5, Winnipeg 1
Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 1
N.Y. Islanders 3, Washington 0
Columbus 4, Edmonton 2
N.Y. Rangers 3, Nashville 0
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
Wednesday’s Games
Washington 3, Montreal 0
Chicago 6, Buffalo 2
Florida at Colorado, late
Phoenix at Anaheim, late
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Boston at New Jersey, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Nashville at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Edmonton at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Detroit at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.
Ottawa at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
Pro basketball
NBA standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Chicago 13 3 .813 —
Indiana 9 3 .750 2
d-Atlanta 11 4 .733 1½
d-Philadelphia 10 4 .714 2
Orlando 10 4 .714 2
Miami 9 4 .692 2½
Cleveland 6 7 .462 5½
New York 6 8 .429 6
Boston 5 8 .385 6½
Milwaukee 4 9 .308 7½
New Jersey 4 11 .267 8½
Toronto 4 11 .267 8½
Detroit 3 12 .200 9½
Charlotte 3 12 .200 9½
Washington 2 12 .143 10
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
d-Oklahoma City 12 3 .800 —
Utah 9 4 .692 2
d-San Antonio 10 5 .667 2
d-L.A. Lakers 10 5 .667 2
Denver 10 5 .667 2
L.A. Clippers 7 4 .636 3
Portland 8 6 .571 3½
Dallas 8 6 .571 3½
Memphis 7 6 .538 4
Houston 7 7 .500 4½
Minnesota 6 8 .429 5½
Phoenix 5 9 .357 6½
Golden State 5 9 .357 6½
Sacramento 4 10 .286 7½
New Orleans 3 11 .214 8½
d-division leader
Tuesday’s Games
Golden State 105, Cleveland 95
Orlando 96, Charlotte 89
Miami 120, San Antonio 98
Chicago 118, Phoenix 97
Houston 97, Detroit 80
Denver 105, Milwaukee 95
Utah 108, L.A. Clippers 79
Wednesday’s Games
San Antonio 85, Orlando 83, OT
Washington 105, Oklahoma City 102
Denver 108, Philadelphia 104, OT
Boston 96, Toronto 73
New Jersey 107, Golden State 100
Phoenix 91, New York 88
Memphis 93, New Orleans 87
Minnesota 93, Detroit 85
Atlanta 92, Portland 89
Indiana at Sacramento, late
Dallas at L.A. Clippers, late
Thursday’s Games
New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Miami, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Utah, 9:30 p.m.


