National Sports

Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 126 L.A. Lakers 105 Final Orlando 106 Miami 105 Final New York 146 Utah 112 Final Denver 134 Atlanta 133 Final Cleveland 130 San Antonio 117 Final Charlotte 111 Toronto 86 Final Memphis 107 L.A. Clippers 98 Final Detroit 122 Portland

No. 1 Ohio St. (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 Indiana, Saturday. No. 2 Indiana (12-0) did not play. Next: at No. 1 Ohio St., Saturday. No. 3 Georgia (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 10 Alabama, Saturday. No. 4 Oregon (11-1) did not play. Next: TBA. No. 5 Texas Tech (11-1)

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indianapolis 3 1½ (46½) at JACKSONVILLE at BALTIMORE 6½ 5½ (43½) Pittsburgh at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati Washington 3 1½ (43½) at MINNESOTA Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 6½ (44½) at ATLANTA at

SOUTH James Madison 31, Troy 14 Kennesaw St. 19, Jacksonville St. 15 Tulane 34, North Texas 21 FAR WEST Boise St. 38, UNLV 21

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 10-5-0 6-8-0 7-5-0 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Detroit 28 14 11

Friday No. 1 Purdue (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa State, Saturday. No. 2 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Auburn, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 4 Duke (9-0) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Saturday. No. 5

The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Alexis I. duPont 70, Polytech 48 Caesar Rodney 69, Delmarva Christian 56 Conrad 78, Brandywine 69 Delaware Military Academy 65, First State Military 46 Laurel 75, Glasgow 65 Odyssey Charter 73, John Dickinson 37 Salesianum 57, Unionville, Pa. 36 Sanford 54, Mt. Pleasant 29 ___ Some high school basketball

Friday, Dec. 5 EAST Baruch 70, Hunter 59 Brooklyn College 74, City College of New York 44 Brown 75, Bryant 56 Chatham 93, Bucks County Cc Centurions 68 D’Youville 82, Molloy 79 Daemen 76, Queens (NY) 51 Elmira 96, Pennsylvania College 95, OT Hobart 77, Bard 68 Indiana (PA) 78, Kutztown 71 Lafayette 79, Mercyhurst

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 6 AUTO RACING 5:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 8:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ACCN — Southern

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 5 .773 — 7-3 L-1 8-2 8-3 13-5 New York 14 7 .667 2½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 8 .652 2½ 7-3 L-1 8-3 7-5 13-4 Orlando 14 9 .609 3½ 7-3 W-1 9-4 5-5 11-7

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 15 7 .682 — Toronto 15 9 .625 1 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 Brooklyn 5 17 .227 10 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 14 9 .609 — Miami 14 9 .609 — Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 15 7 .682 — 7-3 W-2 12-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 9 .625 1 6-4 L-2 8-4 7-5 13-5 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ 8-2 W-4 8-4 6-5 10-6 Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 6-4 W-3 7-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Washington 29 17 9 3 37 101 75 9-5-1 8-4-2 6-2-1 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 87 75 8-4-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 87 99 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 86 90

By The Associated Press Adv06-07 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Southern U. at Texas COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at Minnesota NFL FOOTBALL 8:15

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 126 L.A. Lakers 105 Final Orlando 106 Miami 105 Final New York 146 Utah 112 Final Denver 134 Atlanta 133 Final Cleveland 130 San Antonio 117 Final Charlotte 111 Toronto 86 Final Memphis 107 L.A. Clippers 98 Final Detroit 122 Portland 116 Final Houston 117 Phoenix

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 11 2 0 .846 351 241 5-2-0 6-0-0 6-2-0 5-0-0 3-0-0 Buffalo 8 4 0 .667 337 259 5-1-0 3-3-0 5-3-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 Miami 5 7 0 .417 247 286 4-3-0 1-4-0 2-6-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 N.Y.

All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 11 2 0 .846 351 241 Buffalo 8 4 0 .667 337 259 Miami 5 7 0 .417 247 286 N.Y. Jets 3 9 0 .250 246 315 South W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 8 4 0 .667 292

By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indianapolis 3 1½ (46½) at JACKSONVILLE at BALTIMORE 6½ 5½ (43½) Pittsburgh at BUFFALO 7 5½ (53½) Cincinnati Washington 3 1½ (43½) at MINNESOTA Miami 3 3 (41½) at NY JETS at CLEVELAND 3½ 3½ (33½) Tennessee Seattle 8½ 6½ (44½) at ATLANTA at

Thursday No. 1 UConn (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (9-0) beat No. 11 North Carolina 79-64. Next: vs. Prairie View A&M, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (8-1) beat No. 22 Louisville 79-77. Next: vs. North Carolina Central, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday.

Thursday, Dec. 4 EAST Emory 93, Huntingdon 78 Fairleigh Dickinson 86, Manor Blue Jays 38 Framingham State 70, Elms 54 Merrimack 68, Rider 66 Neumann 75, Penn State Lehigh Valley Nittany Lions 62 Regis College 79, Johnson and Wales (RI) 60 SUNY-Polytechnic 78, Hamilton 72 Salem State 71, Rivier 64 Slippery Rock 78, Lincoln (Pa)

By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Dec. 5 AUTO RACING 4:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 7:55 a.m. ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 5:25 a.m. (Saturday) ESPN2 — Formula 1:

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 15 7 .682 — 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 ½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Boston 12 9 .571 2½ 7-3 W-2 7-4 5-5 9-6 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 5-5 W-1 6-6

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 5 .773 — 7-3 L-1 8-2 8-3 13-5 Toronto 15 7 .682 2 8-2 W-1 8-2 7-5 13-4 New York 14 7 .667 2½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Miami 14 8 .636 3 7-3 L-1 10-2 4-6 8-4

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 15 7 .682 — New York 14 7 .667 ½ Boston 12 9 .571 2½ Philadelphia 11 9 .550 3 Brooklyn 5 16 .238 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 14 8 .636 — Orlando 13 9 .591 1 Atlanta 13

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 Detroit 28 14 11 3 31 87 99 Ottawa 27 13 10 4 30 86 90

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Washington 28 17 9 2 36 98 71 9-5-1 8-4-1 6-2-1 Carolina 26 16 8 2 34 87 75 8-4-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Pittsburgh 26 14 7 5 33

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 27 16 9 2 34 88 71 8-6-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Boston 29 16 13 0 32 92 93 10-5-0 6-8-0 7-5-0 Montreal 26 14 9 3 31 87 94 7-6-1 7-3-2 4-3-0 Detroit 28 14 11

TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Boston 146 Washington 101 Final Philadelphia 99 Golden State 98 Final L.A. Lakers 123 Toronto 120 Final Utah 123 Brooklyn 110 Final Minnesota 125 New Orleans 116 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final Boston 5 St. Louis 2 Final N-Y Rangers 4 Ottawa 2 Final Toronto 5 Carolina