INQUIRER Sports

WASHINGTON -- Results and standings after Thursday's National Basketball Association games:

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH RESULTS

NEW JERSEY 120, MILWAUKEE 106
SAN ANTONIO 97, DALLAS 94
LA LAKERS 106, MIAMI 88

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIV. W L PCT GB
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BOSTON 44 12 .786 -
TORONTO 32 24 .571 12
NEW JERSEY 26 32 .448 19
PHILADELPHIA 26 32 .448 19
NEW YORK 18 39 .316 26 1/2

CENTRAL DIV. W L PCT GB
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DETROIT 42 16 .724 -
CLEVELAND 32 26 .552 10
CHICAGO 23 34 .404 18 1/2
INDIANA 22 36 .379 20
MILWAUKEE 22 36 .379 20

SOUTHEAST DIV. W L PCT GB
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ORLANDO 37 23 .617 -
WASHINGTON 27 30 .474 8 1/2
ATLANTA 23 32 .418 11 1/2
CHARLOTTE 19 38 .333 16 1/2
MIAMI 10 45 .182 24 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

NORTHWEST DIV. W L PCT GB
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UTAH 37 21 .638 -
DENVER 34 23 .596 2 1/2
PORTLAND 30 28 .517 7
SEATTLE 15 42 .263 21 1/2
MINNESOTA 12 44 .214 24

PACIFIC DIV. W L PCT GB
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LA LAKERS 41 17 .707 -
PHOENIX 39 19 .672 2
GOLDEN STATE 34 22 .607 6
SACRAMENTO 26 31 .456 14 1/2
LA CLIPPERS 19 36 .345 20 1/2

SOUTHWEST DIV. W L PCT GB
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SAN ANTONIO 39 17 .696 -
NEW ORLEANS 38 18 .679 1
DALLAS 38 20 .655 2
HOUSTON 37 20 .649 2 1/2
MEMPHIS 14 43 .246 25 1/2