Score Board
NBA
NEW YORK: Results of the National
Basketball Association games on Tuesday
(home teams in CAPS):
Detroit 106 ATLANTA 95
Phoenix 121 INDIANA 117
New Jersey 100 CLEVELAND 79
LA Lakers 116 MINNESOTA 95
SACRAMENTO 117 Utah 107
Milwaukee 87 LA CLIPPERS 78
Standings
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 14 2 .875 --Toronto 10 8 .556 5
New Jersey 9 9 .500 6
New York 5 11 .313 9
Philadelphia 5 12 .294 9 1/2
Southeast Division
Orlando 16 4 .800 --
Washington 8 9 .471 6 1/2
Atlanta 7 10 .412 7 1/2
Charlotte 6 10 .375 8
Miami 4 13 .235 10 1/2
Central Division
Detroit 12 5 .706 --Milwaukee 8 8 .500 3 1/2
Cleveland 9 10 .474 4
Indiana 9 10 .474 4
Chicago 4 11 .267 7
Western Conference
Southwest Division
San Antonio 15 3 .833 --Dallas 12 6 .667 3
New Orleans 12 6 .667 3
Houston 9 9 .500 6
Memphis 6 11 .353 8 1/2
Northwest Division
Utah 13 6 .684 --
Denver 11 7 .611 1 1/2
Portland 6 12 .333 6 1/2
Seattle 3 15 .167 9 1/2
Minnesota 2 14 .125 9 1/2
Pacific Division
Phoenix 14 4 .778 --
LA Lakers 10 8 .556 4
Golden State 9 8 .529 4 1/2
Sacramento 7 10 .412 6 1/2
LA Clippers 6 10 .375 7
NHL
NEW YORK: Results of the National Hockey League games on Tuesday (home teams in CAPS):
Detroit 4 MONTREAL 1
TAMPA BAY 4 Ottawa 3 (SO)
TORONTO 3 Nashville 1
CALGARY 3 St Louis 1
* SO denotes shootout win
Standings
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L Otl Gf Ga PTS
NY Rangers 15 10 2 62 55 32
Philadelphia 14 9 2 77 71 30
New Jersey 14 10 2 67 63 30
NY Islanders 13 11 1 57 68 27
Pittsburgh 12 12 2 77 75 26
Northeast Division
Ottawa 16 7 3 83 71 35
Boston 14 9 2 66 62 30
Montreal 13 10 4 78 78 30
Toronto 11 11 6 84 95 28
Buffalo 12 11 1 75 64 25
Southeast Division
Carolina 15 10 3 90 86 33
Tampa Bay 12 13 2 85 83 26
Atlanta 12 13 1 69 85 25
Florida 12 14 1 69 76 25
Washington 9 16 2 63 79 20
Western Conference
Central Division
Detroit 19 6 2 92 64 40
St Louis 15 9 1 63 56 31
Chicago 14 10 2 78 72 30
Columbus 12 10 5 68 67 29
Nashville 13 10 2 74 75 28
Northwest Division
Minnesota 15 9 2 69 65 32
Vancouver 14 10 2 69 62 30
Colorado 14 11 1 76 76 29
Edmonton 13 14 1 72 82 27
Calgary 11 13 4 76 85 26
Pacific Division
Dallas 15 9 4 81 71 34
San Jose 13 8 4 66 56 30
Anaheim 12 12 4 66 80 28
Phoenix 11 14 0 60 76 22
Los Angeles 10 14 2 71 85 22
Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column (L)
SOCCER
Champions League
PARIS: European Champions League results on Tuesday:
Group D
At Milan: AC Milan (ITA) 1 (Inzaghi 70) Celtic (SCO) 0
At Donetsk, Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR) 1 (Lucarelli 30-pen) Benfica (POR) 2 (Cardozo 6, 22)
Standings
W D L Gf Ga Pts
AC Milan 4 1 1 12 5 13 - qualified
Celtic 3 0 3 5 6 9 - qualified
Benfica 2 1 3 5 6 7
Shakhtar Donetsk 2 0 4 6 11 6
(China Daily 12/06/2007 page19)
