Score board
NBA
NEW YORK: Results from the NBA on Monday (home team in CAPS).
PHOENIX 137 Denver 115
GOLDEN STATE 130 San Antonio 121 (OT)
Standings:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L PCT GB
Boston 29 3 .906 -
New Jersey 17 16 .515 12 1/2
Toronto 17 17 .500 13
Philadelphia 14 20 .412 16
NY Knicks 8 24 .250 21
Central Division
Detroit 26 8 .765 -
Cleveland 17 17 .500 9
Indiana 16 19 .457 10 1/2
Chicago 13 19 .406 12
Milwaukee 13 20 .394 12 1/2
Southeast Division
Orlando 22 13 .629 -
Washington 17 15 .531 3 1/2
Atlanta 15 16 .484 5
Charlotte 11 21 .344 9 1/2
Miami 8 26 .235 13 1/2
Western Conference
Northwest Division
Portland 21 13 .618 -
Denver 21 13 .618 -
Utah 18 17 .514 3 1/2
Seattle 9 24 .273 11 1/2
Minnesota 4 29 .121 16 1/2
Pacific Division
Phoenix 24 10 .706 -
LA Lakers 21 11 .656 2
Golden State 20 15 .571 4 1/2
Sacramento 12 20 .375 11
LA Clippers 10 21 .323 12 1/2
Southwest Division
San Antonio 23 10 .697 -
Dallas 23 11 .676 1/2
New Orleans 23 11 .676 1/2
Houston 17 17 .500 6 1/2
Memphis 10 23 .303 13
NHL
NEW YORK: NHL results on Monday (home team in CAPS).
DALLAS 3 Minnesota 1
EDMONTON 4 NY Islanders 0
ANAHEIM 5 Nashville 2
Standings:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
W L Otl Gf Ga Pts
New Jersey 23 15 3 101 97 49
Pittsburgh 23 16 2 120 114 48
NY Rangers 20 17 5 102 104 45
Philadelphia 20 15 4 118 110 44
NY Islanders 20 17 4 98 114 44
Northeast Division
Ottawa 27 10 4 148 116 58
Montreal 20 13 8 126 117 48
Boston 21 16 4 108 108 46
Buffalo 19 18 3 120 117 41
Toronto 16 18 8 120 136 40
Southeast Division
Carolina 21 19 4 134 141 46
Atlanta 21 21 1 124 142 43
Florida 19 20 3 104 115 41
Washington 17 20 5 117 131 39
Tampa Bay 15 22 5 121 144 35
Western Conference
Central Division
Detroit 32 8 3 151 90 67
St. Louis 20 14 5 97 99 45
Columbus 19 17 6 105 102 44
Nashville 20 19 2 114 122 42
Chicago 19 19 3 118 122 41
Northwest Division
Calgary 22 14 7 129 126 51
Vancouver 23 14 4 108 93 50
Minnesota 23 17 2 111 117 48
Colorado 22 16 3 119 118 47
Edmonton 19 21 4 115 131 42
Pacific Division
Dallas 24 16 4 129 114 52
San Jose 23 12 6 105 94 52
Anaheim 22 17 6 112 119 50
Phoenix 21 18 1 106 107 43
Los Angeles 15 26 2 123 143 32
Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column (L)
Tennis
Sydney International
SYDNEY: Results from matches in the Sydney International tennis tournament played on Tuesday (x denotes seed):
Men's singles first round:
Chris Guccione (AUS) bt Alberto Martin (ESP) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4; Radek Stepanek (CZE) bt Tommy Robredo (ESP x2) 6-4, 6-2; Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) bt Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 6-3, 6-3; Andreas Seppi (ITA) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Evgeny Korolev (RUS) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-1 retired (left hamstring); Steve Darcis (BEL) bt Joseph Sirianni (AUS) 6-1, 7-6 (7/4); Lleyton Hewitt (AUS x6) bt Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-3, 6-4; Ivo Minar (CZE) bt Alun Jones (AUS) 6-2, 7-5; Carlos Moya (ESP x5) bt Stefan Koubek (AUT) 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
Women's singles second round:
Justine Henin (BEL x1) bt Lucie Safarova (CZE) walkover; Kaia Kanepi (EST) bt Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) bt Sybille Bammer (AUT) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Ana Ivanovic (SRB x4) bt Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5; Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS x2) bt Shahar Peer (ISR) 6-3, 6-4; Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bt Marion Bartoli (FRA x7) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2; Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) bt Daniela Hantuchova (SVK x6) 6-4, 6-2; Jelena Jankovic (SRB x3) bt Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 6-1, 2-6, 6-3;
WTA Hobart International
HOBART, Australia: Results of matches from the WTA Hobart International tournament played on Tuesday:
2nd Round
Sania Mirza (IND x6) bt Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6-3, 6-4; Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 6-3, 6-2; Edina Gallovits (ROM) bt Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6-3, 6-2; Casey Dellacqua (AUS) bt Anna Lapushchenkova (RUS) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) bt Alona Bondarenko (UKR x1) 6-3, 6-3; Ashley Harkleroad (USA) bt Meilen Tu (USA) 7-6 (11/9), 2-6, 6-1; Vera Zvonareva (RUS x2) bt Ioana Raluca Olaru (ROM) 6-3, 6-2; Flavia Pennetta (ITA) bt Jelena Dokic (AUS) 5-0 retired (ankle)
Auckland Open
AUCKLAND: Results of the Heineken Open men's tennis tournament on Tuesday:
First round:
Sergio Roitman (ARG) bt Lukas Rosol (CZE) 6-2, 7-5; Nicolas Massu (CHI) bt G D Jones (NZL) 6-4, 6-2; Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x7) bt Michael Russell (USA) 7-5, 6-2
(rain has delayed other scheduled matches);

(China Daily 01/09/2008 page23)