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Atlantic Division

Southeast Division

Central Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

Northwest Division

Pacific Division

Sunday”s Games

New York 91, Charlotte 82

Milwaukee 99, Chicago 92

San Antonio 107, Boston 90

Cleveland 100, New Orleans 91

Phoenix 106, Toronto 94

Minnesota 109, Washington 74

Houston 96, L.A. Clippers 79

Dallas 102, Denver 88

Golden State 98, Sacramento 94

Monday’s Games

New York at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Washington, 4 p.m.

New Orleans at Indiana, 4 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Utah, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 7 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Bucks 99, Bulls 92

Chicago (92)–Davis 6-8 0-0 12, Deng 3-10 2-2 9, Curry 5-12 5-6 15, Duhon 1-4 1-1 3, Hinrich 6-14 3-3 18, Chandler 2-6 0-0 4, Gordon 7-16 3-4 19, Piatkowski 0-0 0-0 0, Nocioni 0-3 0-0 0, Harrington 5-5 2-2 12. Totals 35-78 16-18 92.

Milwaukee (99)–Mason 5-12 3-4 13, J.Smith 9-12 3-4 21, Gadzuric 0-0 0-0 0, Redd 15-27 8-8 39, M.Williams 1-6 1-2 3, Pachulia 4-10 3-3 11, Fizer 2-6 0-0 4, James 3-8 0-0 6, Gill 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 40-84 18-21 99.

3-Point Goals—Chicago 6-17 (Hinrich 3-6, Gordon 2-4, Deng 1-3, Nocioni 0-1, Duhon 0-3), Milwaukee 1-4 (Redd 1-3, Gill 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 43 (Chandler 8), Milwaukee 49 (J.Smith, Pachulia 9). Assists—Chicago 26 (Duhon 7), Milwaukee 27 (James 8). Total fouls—Chicago 23, Milwaukee 19. Technicals—Chicago Defensive Three Second. A—15,838 (18,717).

Cavaliers 100, Hornets 91

New Orleans (91)–Nailon 7-14 4-4 18, Freije 5-16 0-0 12, Brown 5-9 3-7 13, Dickau 3-10 4-4 11, Wesley 4-16 5-6 14, Davis 5-11 0-0 14, Edwards 1-4 5-6 7, Smith 0-4 2-2 2. Totals 30-84 23-29 91.

Cleveland (100)–James 7-16 8-9 22, Gooden 7-10 4-7 18, Ilgauskas 4-7 3-4 11, McInnis 5-12 3-5 16, Newble 3-6 2-2 8, Varejao 2-3 1-4 5, Snow 2-5 0-0 5, Harris 4-8 1-1 9, Traylor 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 37-73 22-32 100.

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 8-17 (Davis 4-7, Freije 2-5, Wesley 1-1, Dickau 1-4), Cleveland 4-8 (McInnis 3-5, Snow 1-1, James 0-1, Harris 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 55 (Freije 11), Cleveland 51 (Gooden 18). Assists—New Orleans 18 (Dickau 7), Cleveland 29 (James 14). Total fouls—New Orleans 24, Cleveland 21. Technicals—New Orleans Defensive Three Second. A—20,562 (20,562).

Knicks 91, Bobcats 82

Charlotte (82)–Okafor 7-14 9-12 23, Wallace 5-9 1-2 11, Brezec 7-10 2-3 16, Bogans 3-13 0-0 7, Knight 4-11 0-0 8, Kapono 2-7 0-0 4, Hart 0-4 0-0 0, Sampson 2-4 1-3 5, Ely 1-5 0-0 2, T.Smith 0-2 0-0 0, S.Smith 2-9 0-0 6. Totals 33-88 13-20 82.

New York (91)–K.Thomas 5-11 0-0 10, T.Thomas 7-11 5-6 20, Mohammed 8-13 0-0 16, Houston 5-10 4-4 16, Marbury 3-11 7-7 14, Norris 1-4 0-0 2, Sweetney 2-4 2-2 6, Ariza 2-5 1-2 5, Williams 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 33-69 21-23 91.

3-Point Goals—Charlotte 3-13 (S.Smith 2-7, Bogans 1-4, Knight 0-1, T.Smith 0-1), New York 4-11 (Houston 2-5, T.Thomas 1-2, Marbury 1-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 54 (Okafor 15), New York 46 (Mohammed 9). Assists—Charlotte 14 (Hart 6), New York 19 (Marbury 6). Total fouls—Charlotte 20, New York 18. Technicals—Knight, Charlotte coach Bickerstaff. A—19,763 (19,763).

Mavericks 102, Nuggets 88

Dallas (102)–Howard 2-5 0-0 4, Nowitzki 14-25 7-8 36, Dampier 5-8 3-4 13, Finley 7-21 5-5 20, Terry 4-9 2-2 11, Daniels 5-10 2-2 12, Bradley 0-1 0-0 0, Henderson 2-4 0-0 4, Harris 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 40-86 19-21 102.

Denver (88)–D.Johnson 2-7 0-0 4, Martin 7-10 1-2 15, Camby 2-9 5-6 9, Buckner 6-12 2-2 15, Miller 6-12 6-6 18, Nene 1-8 0-0 2, Russell 0-0 0-0 0, White 3-9 0-0 7, Boykins 5-14 3-3 16, Elson 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 33-84 17-19 88.

3-Point Goals—Dallas 3-15 (Terry 1-2, Finley 1-6, Nowitzki 1-6, Daniels 0-1), Denver 5-15 (Boykins 3-6, White 1-2, Buckner 1-4, Nene 0-1, D.Johnson 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 61 (Dampier 10), Denver 40 (Camby 11). Assists—Dallas 14 (Terry 4), Denver 25 (Miller 8). Total fouls—Dallas 21, Denver 17. Technicals—Dallas Defensive Three Second, Nene. A—19,099 (19,099).

Rockets 96, Clippers 79

L.A. Clippers (79)–Brand 5-11 1-4 11, Simmons 3-13 0-0 6, Kaman 2-3 0-0 4, Brunson 3-7 1-1 7, Maggette 7-14 8-9 23, Rebraca 0-2 0-0 0, Chalmers 2-4 0-0 4, Moore 2-5 4-5 8, Ross 2-6 1-2 5, Wilcox 5-10 1-5 11, Penney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-75 16-26 79.

Houston (96)–Jackson 7-13 2-2 21, Howard 5-9 1-1 11, Yao 6-16 8-10 20, Sura 0-4 0-0 0, McGrady 8-17 4-4 21, Barry 3-6 0-1 7, Taylor 6-9 0-0 12, Mutombo 2-2 0-0 4, Gaines 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-76 15-18 96.

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 1-6 (Maggette 1-2, Simmons 0-1, Brunson 0-1, Chalmers 0-2), Houston 7-17 (Jackson 5-11, Barry 1-2, McGrady 1-2, Sura 0-2). Fouled out—Taylor. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 46 (Maggette 7), Houston 50 (Yao 11). Assists—L.A. Clippers 23 (Maggette 8), Houston 25 (McGrady 9). Total fouls—L.A. Clippers 16, Houston 19. Technicals—Brand, L.A. Clippers coach Dunleavy. A—16,548 (17,982).

Spurs 107, Celtics 90

Boston (90)–Welsch 4-6 0-3 10, LaFrentz 4-7 0-0 10, Blount 3-7 0-0 6, Payton 5-11 0-0 10, Pierce 5-13 5-5 16, Jefferson 2-6 0-0 4, Davis 8-11 4-5 21, Perkins 0-1 0-2 0, Banks 3-6 3-4 9, McCarty 1-5 0-0 2, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-75 12-19 90.

San Antonio (107)–Bowen 6-13 0-0 15, Duncan 6-13 2-4 14, Nesterovic 2-3 0-0 4, Ginobili 4-8 3-3 11, Parker 11-17 3-4 27, D.Brown 5-11 3-3 17, Rose 1-3 2-2 4, Udrih 0-2 1-2 1, Barry 3-5 0-0 6, Horry 4-5 0-0 8, Wilks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-80 14-18 107.

3-Point Goals—Boston 6-14 (LaFrentz 2-2, Welsch 2-3, Pierce 1-2, Davis 1-2, Banks 0-1, McCarty 0-2, Payton 0-2), San Antonio 9-22 (D.Brown 4-5, Bowen 3-8, Parker 2-3, Horry 0-1, Udrih 0-1, Ginobili 0-2, Barry 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Boston 40 (Pierce, LaFrentz, Welsch, Davis 5), San Antonio 48 (Duncan 11). Assists—Boston 19 (Davis, Payton 5), San Antonio 27 (Parker 6). Total fouls—Boston 16, San Antonio 18. Technicals—Boston Defensive Three Second, LaFrentz. A—17,541 (18,500).

Suns 106, Raptors 94

Toronto (94)–Peterson 2-10 1-1 5, Bosh 9-16 0-2 18, Woods 0-1 0-0 0, Alston 5-11 0-0 13, E.Williams 4-8 0-0 8, Marshall 0-3 0-0 0, Aa.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Palacio 2-4 0-0 4, Bonner 6-10 1-1 13, Murray 5-9 0-0 14, Rose 8-12 2-4 19. Totals 41-84 4-8 94.

Phoenix (106)–Q.Richardson 6-18 2-2 18, Marion 7-13 0-0 18, Stoudemire 13-18 7-11 33, Nash 7-9 1-2 18, Johnson 4-16 0-1 10, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0, Barbosa 1-5 0-0 2, Jacobsen 1-2 0-0 3, Outlaw 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 41-84 10-16 106.

3-Point Goals—Toronto 8-20 (Murray 4-6, Alston 3-5, Rose 1-1, Marshall 0-2, E.Williams 0-2, Peterson 0-4), Phoenix 14-31 (Marion 4-7, Q.Richardson 4-11, Nash 3-5, Johnson 2-5, Jacobsen 1-1, Barbosa 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 44 (Marshall 9), Phoenix 52 (Marion 18). Assists—Toronto 11 (Alston 3), Phoenix 24 (Nash 13). Total fouls—Toronto 22, Phoenix 16. Technicals—Phoenix Defensive Three Second. A—18,422 (18,422).

Timberwolves 109, Wizards 74

Washington (74)–Jamison 4-10 0-0 8, Jeffries 1-4 0-0 2, Haywood 2-6 1-1 5, Hughes 6-11 1-2 13, Arenas 7-13 5-5 21, Brown 1-5 3-6 5, Hayes 3-12 0-0 7, Peeler 0-2 0-0 0, Dixon 3-8 0-0 7, Ruffin 0-1 0-0 0, Blake 2-5 0-0 4, Walker 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 30-78 10-14 74.

Minnesota (109)–Szczerbiak 9-15 4-4 23, Garnett 6-12 6-6 18, Olowokandi 4-7 0-0 8, Sprewell 4-15 2-2 11, Cassell 9-11 4-4 22, Hoiberg 2-6 2-2 7, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin 3-8 0-0 7, Carter 4-8 0-0 8, Madsen 0-2 3-4 3, Hudson 1-5 0-0 2, Hassell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-90 21-22 109.

3-Point Goals—Washington 4-17 (Arenas 2-5, Dixon 1-4, Hayes 1-4, Hughes 0-1, Peeler 0-1, Jamison 0-2), Minnesota 4-16 (Sprewell 1-3, Griffin 1-3, Szczerbiak 1-4, Hoiberg 1-5, Hudson 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Washington 45 (Brown, Hughes, Jeffries, Jamison 6), Minnesota 56 (Garnett 12). Assists—Washington 17 (Brown, Hughes 4), Minnesota 30 (Garnett 8). Total fouls—Washington 18, Minnesota 18. Technicals—Cassell. A—15,398 (19,006).

Warriors 98, Kings 94

Golden State (98)–Richardson 9-19 8-13 26, Murphy 8-12 2-2 19, Robinson 5-10 0-0 11, Dunleavy 4-9 0-0 8, Claxton 4-11 2-2 10, Pietrus 2-6 0-2 6, Fisher 4-10 2-2 10, Najera 3-6 0-0 6, Cheaney 1-2 0-0 2, Foyle 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 14-21 98.

Sacramento (94)–Stojakovic 6-16 5-6 18, Webber 11-24 5-7 28, Miller 2-5 2-3 6, Christie 5-9 2-2 13, Bibby 6-12 1-2 14, Evans 6-11 0-0 13, Songaila 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 37-81 15-20 94.

3-Point Goals—Golden State 4-15 (Pietrus 2-4, Murphy 1-1, Robinson 1-4, Dunleavy 0-1, Claxton 0-1, Richardson 0-4), Sacramento 5-14 (Webber 1-1, Evans 1-2, Christie 1-3, Stojakovic 1-4, Bibby 1-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 58 (Murphy 13), Sacramento 44 (Miller 13). Assists—Golden State 20 (Claxton 9), Sacramento 23 (Miller 7). Total fouls—Golden State 21, Sacramento 18. Technicals—Golden State Defensive Three Second. A—17,317 (17,317).

Hockey

WHL

Eastern Conference

East Division

Central Division

Western Conference

B.C. Division

U.S. Division

Note: A team scoring a goal in overtime is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team giving up a goal in overtime gets one point and the game is counted in the OTL (Overtime Loss) column.

Through Sunday

No Games Scheduled (holiday break).

Monday’s Games

Regina at Brandon

Kootenay at Red Deer

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon

Lethbridge at Seattle

Tuesday’s Games

Spokane at Everett

Kamloops at Kelowna

Red Deer at Kootenay

Portland at Prince George

Prince Albert at Swift Current

Lethbridge at Vancouver

Skiing

Area resorts

Montana

Big Mountain — Sun 7:00a 4 new powder machine groomed 17 - 58 base 75 of 91 trails, 82% open, 9 of 11 lifts, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9: 30a-4p;

Idaho

Brundage — Sun 6:00a clearPP machine groomed 25 - 43 base 43 of 43 trails, 5 of 5 lifts, 100% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9:30a-4:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9:30a-4: 30p;,

Lookout Pass — Sun 5a insa mclear 29 degrees packed powder machine groomed 23 - 48 base 18 of 24 trails, 2 of 3 lifts, 75% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p;,

Schweitzer Mountain — Sun 2p insa msuny 36 degrees 2 new powder machine groomed 27 - 52 base 20 of 62 trails, 4 of 8 lifts, 32% open, Weekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-4p; Fri: 9a-8p; Weekend: Sat: 9a-8p; Sun 9a-4p; Special/Holiday Ops: Dec 26-Jan 01: 9a-8p;,

Silver Mountain — Sun 5:15a 31 degrees hard packed machine groomed 20 - 32 base 20 of 67 trails, 4 of 7 lifts, 30% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-4p;,

Washington

49 Degrees North — Sun 5a insa partly cloudy 28 degrees 5 new powder 14 - 41 base 35 of 42 trails, 4 of 5 lifts, 83% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-3:30p;,

Mission Ridge — Sun 7:52a clear 32 degrees packed powder machine groomed 6 - 6 base 2 of 35 trails, 1 of 5 lifts, 6% open,

Mt Spokane — Sun 5a insa mclear 29 degrees packed powder machine groomed 10 - 30 base 12 of 55 trails, 3 of 5 lifts, 22% open, Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;,

British Columbia

Apex Mountain — Sun 4:00a packed powder machine groomed 35 - 37 base 51 of 67 trails, 95% open, 5 of 5 lifts, smWeekday: Mon-Thu: 9a-3:30p; Fri: 9a-9p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-9p;

Big White — Sun 6:00a 11 new packed powder machine groomed 67 - 67 base 103 of 118 trails, 87% open, 14 of 13 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:45a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 45a-3:30p;

Fairmont Hot Springs — Sun 3:24a 5 new hard packed machine groomed 14 - 14 base 2 of 13 trails,

Fernie Alpine — Sun 8:24a 10 new powder machine groomed 57 - 57 base 50 of 106 trails, 47% open, 9 of 10 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Kimberley — Sun 4:00a 4 new powder machine groomed 22 - 22 base 19 of 76 trails, 25% open, 4 of 8 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-4p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 9a-4p;

Red Resort — Sun 5:24a 9 new powder machine groomed 52 - 52 base 83 of 83 trails, 100% open, 5 of 6 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8:30a-3p;

Silver Star — Sun 6:00a 11 new packed powder machine groomed 64 - 64 base 96 of 107 trails, 90% open, 10 of 11 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 8:30a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-3:30p;

Whitewater — Sun 5:07a 8- 9 new powder machine groomed 61 - 61 base 43 of 43 trails, 100% open, 3 of 3 lifts Weekday: Mon-Fri: 9a-3:30p; Weekend: Sat/Sun: 8: 30a-3:30p;

Moves

BASEBALL

American League

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Lima on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Placed F-C Scott Williams on the injured list. Activated F-C Robert Traylor from the injured list.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Placed G Luis Flores on the injured list. Activated G Derek Fisher from the injured list.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed G Kirk Penney.

NEW YORK KNICKS—Placed G Jamal Crawford on the injured list. Activated G Jamison Brewer from the injured list.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Placed G Laron Profit on the injured list. Activated G Steve Blake from the injured list.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Named Nick Saban coach and agreed to terms on a five-year contract.

NEW YORK GIANTS—Placed DT Norman Hand on injured reserve. Signed OL Morgan Pears from the practice squad.

COLLEGE

TULSA—Announced the resignation of John Phillips, men’s basketball coach. Named Alvin Williamson men’s interim basketball coach.

Today’s odds

America’s Line

NO LINE REPORT: On the NFL board, there is no line on the Steelers-Bills game due to Pittsburgh QB Ben Roethlisberger (questionable); there is no line on the Redskins-Vikings game due to Washington RB Clinton Portis (questionable); there is no line on the Lions-Titans game due to Tennessee QB Billy Volek (questionable); there is no line on the Jaguars-Raiders game due to Jacksonville QB Byron Leftwich (questionable).

All other no line games are for teams that played late last night, play tonight, or, could be resting a number of starters.

On the NBA board, there is no line on the Clippers-Grizzlies game to to Los Angeles forward Corey Maggette (questionable); there is no line on the Nuggets-Warriors game due to Denver forward Carmelo Anthony (questionable).

NFL

Note: Please note that all the early lines are very fluid, and could swing dramatically depending on which starters play, and how long they play.

College Football

MPC Computers Bowl (Boise)

Motor City Bowl (Detroit)

Tuesday

Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)

Insight Bowl (Phoenix)

Wednesday

Houston Bowl (Houston)

Alamo Bowl (San Antonio)

NBA

College Basketball

Sun Bowl Tournament (El Paso, Texas)

Home teams in capital letters

Note: Open is the opening line, current is the up to date line, and O/U is the over/under point total for each game.