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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Boston 17 11 .607 2½ Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3 Toronto 17 12 .586 3 Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 12 .571 — Miami 15 13 .536 1 Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 35 22 10 3 47 119 101 11-5-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 10-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Washington 35 19 12 4 42 112 93 11-6-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 115 Denver 101 Final Boston 112 Toronto 96 Final Philadelphia 121 Dallas 114 Final New Orleans 128 Indiana 109 Final Detroit 112 Charlotte 86 Final Washington 130 Memphis 122 Final OT Orlando 128 Utah 127 Final Portland 98 Sacramento 93 Final L.A. Clippers 103 L.A. Lakers

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 1½ 2½ (43½) at NY GIANTS at NEW ORLEANS 2½ 4½ (40½) NY Jets Cincinnati 2½ 1½ (50½) at MIAMI Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½) at CLEVELAND at DALLAS 2½

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 Florida 34 19 13 2 40 110 106 12-6-2 7-7-0 3-4-0 Montreal 34 18 12 4 40 110 118 9-9-1 9-3-3 5-4-0 Boston 35 20 15 0

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 34 22 9 3 47 115 95 11-5-1 11-4-2 8-2-0 Washington 34 19 11 4 42 110 88 11-5-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 10-7-1 9-6-2 5-3-2 New Jersey 35 20 14 1 41

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 35 19 13 3 41 108 115 Florida 34 19 13 2 40 110 106 Montreal 34 18 12 4 40 110 118 Boston 35 20 15 0 40 114 109 Tampa Bay 34 18 13 3 39 107 90

Friday, Dec. 19 EAST Caldwell 80, Wilmington (DE) 65 Connecticut College 85, Rhode Island College 64 Drexel 75, Mount St Marys 67 Emory 98, Christopher Newport 65 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Lehman 42 Franciscan 89, Penn State Shenango Nittany Lions 78 Lincoln (Pa) 80, Morehouse 72, OT Millersville 88, Bowie State 71 Navy 88, Coppin State

Friday No. 1 UConn (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Iowa, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (11-1) did not play. Next: at Florida Gulf Coast, Saturday. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday. No.

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 20 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Oakland vs. Michigan St., Detroit 12:30 p.m. CBS — St. John’s vs. Kentucky, Atlanta USA — Liberty at Dayton 2 p.m. CBSSN — Colorado St. at Utah St. 3 p.m. CBS — North

All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 21 6 .778 — 6-4 L-1 11-2 9-4 16-5 New York 19 8 .704 2 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Toronto 17 11 .607 4½ 4-6 W-2 8-6 9-5 15-7 Boston 16 11 .593 5 7-3 W-1 9-5 7-6 12-8

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Toronto 17 11 .607 2½ Boston 16 11 .593 3 Philadelphia 15 11 .577 3½ Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 15 12 .556 — Miami 15 13 .536 ½ Atlanta 15

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 19 8 .704 — 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Toronto 17 11 .607 2½ 4-6 W-2 8-6 9-5 15-7 Boston 16 11 .593 3 7-3 W-1 9-5 7-6 12-8 Philadelphia 15 11 .577 3½ 6-4 W-1 8-7

By The Associated Press Adv20-21 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6 p.m. ACCN — American U. at Virginia BTN — Siena at Indiana 7 p.m. SECN — Prairie View A&M at LSU 8 p.m. ACCN — East Carolina at North Carolina BTN — Cent. Michigan

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 129 Miami 116 Final Philadelphia 116 New York 107 Final San Antonio 126 Atlanta 98 Final Chicago 136 Cleveland 125 Final Minnesota 112 Oklahoma City 107 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Vancouver 4 N-Y Islanders 1 Final SO Florida 4 Carolina 3 Final Colorado 3 Winnipeg

By The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Philadelphia 4½ 6½ (44½) at WASHINGTON Green Bay 3 1½ (46½) at CHICAGO Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA at DALLAS 2½ 1½ (49½) LA Chargers Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½)

SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 34, Missouri St. 28

Thursday No. 1 UConn (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Iowa, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (11-1) beat South Florida 103-44. Next: at Florida Gulf Coast, Saturday. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Saturday.

Thursday No. 1 Arizona (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. San Diego State, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No.

All Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,

Thursday, Dec. 18 EAST Allegheny (PA) 72, Carnegie Mellon 65 Chestnut Hill 80, District of Columbia 67 Fairfield 84, Central Connecticut 70 Frostburg State 80, Charleston (WV) 78 Furman 75, Manhattan 68 Goldey-Beacom 96, Mercy 74 Lehigh 83, Penn State Hazleton Nittany Lions 74 SUNY-Old Westbury 70, William Paterson 66 Saint Elizabeth 75, Keystone 73