Basketball

Results of NBA games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):

ORLANDO 94 Milwaukee 91

PHILADELPHIA 123 Houston 117

Charlotte 89 BOSTON 83

NY Knicks 95 ATLANTA 91

Toronto 103 MEMPHIS 87

MINNESOTA 124 Cleveland 95

SAN ANTONIO 92 Washington 79

DENVER 111 LA Lakers 99

UTAH 111 New Orleans 105

PORTLAND 90 Phoenix 89

SACRAMENTO 107 Brooklyn 86

LA CLIPPERS 111 Oklahoma City 103

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 5 4 .556 -

Toronto 4 5 .444 1

Boston 4 5 .444 1

New York 3 4 .429 1

Brooklyn 2 5 .286 2

Southeast Division

Miami 5 3 .625 -

Atlanta 4 4 .500 1

Charlotte 4 4 .500 1

Orlando 4 5 .444 1

Washington 2 6 .250 3

Central Division

Indiana 8 0 1.000 -

Chicago 3 3 .500 4

Cleveland 3 6 .333 5

Milwaukee 2 5 .286 5

Detroit 2 5 .286 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division

San Antonio 8 1 .889 -

Dallas 5 3 .625 2

Houston 5 4 .556 3

Memphis 3 5 .375 4

New Orleans 3 6 .333 5

Northwest Division

Portland 6 2 .750 -

Oklahoma City 5 2 .714

Minnesota 6 3 .667

Denver 3 4 .429 2

Utah 1 8 .111 5

Pacific Division

LA Clippers 6 3 .667 -

Golden State 5 3 .625

Phoenix 5 3 .625

LA Lakers 4 6 .400 2

Sacramento 2 5 .286 3

Cricket

South Africa vs Pakistan T20

South Africa beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Scores:

Pakistan 98-9 in 20 overs (Umar Akmal 49; D. Steyn 3-15, L. Tsotsobe 2-9, Imran Tahir 2-17)

South Africa 99-1 in 14.3 overs (Q. de Kock 48 not out, F. du Plessis 37 not out).

Ice Hockey

Results of NHL games on Wednesday (home team in CAPS):

MINNESOTA 2 Toronto 1 (SO)

Philadelphia 2 PITTSBURGH 1

Dallas 3 EDMONTON 0

WESTERN CONFERENCE

PACIFIC DIVISION

W L OTL GF GA PTS

1. Anaheim 15 4 1 68 48 31

2. Phoenix 13 4 2 63 58 28

3. San Jose 11 2 5 66 43 27

4. Vancouver 11 7 2 54 54 24

5. Los Angeles 11 6 1 52 44 23

6. Calgary 6 9 3 49 64 15

7. Edmonton 4 14 2 48 78 10

CENTRAL DIVISION

1. Colorado 14 3 0 55 30 28

2. Chicago 12 2 4 66 49 28

3. Minnesota 11 4 4 50 41 26

4. St. Louis 11 2 3 54 37 25

5. Winnipeg 9 9 2 53 57 20

6. Dallas 9 7 2 49 52 20

7. Nashville 8 8 2 38 57 18

EASTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

1. Tampa Bay 13 5 0 56 43 26

2. Boston 11 5 1 48 30 23

3. Toronto 11 6 1 52 42 23

4. Detroit 9 5 5 47 51 23

5. Montreal 9 8 2 49 42 20

6. Ottawa 7 7 4 53 56 18

7. Florida 4 11 4 40 66 12

8. Buffalo 4 15 1 36 63 9

METROPOLITAN DIVISION

1. Pittsburgh 11 7 0 51 42 22

2. Washington 10 8 1 61 55 21

3. NY Rangers 9 9 0 41 49 18

4. Carolina 7 7 4 34 49 18

5. New Jersey 6 7 5 38 46 17

6. NY Islanders 7 9 3 54 61 17

7. Philadelphia 7 10 1 33 45 15

8. Columbus 6 10 1 44 50 13

Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings and are not included in the loss column (L)

Soccer

World Cup qualifying playoff

World Cup intercontinental qualifying playoff first-leg results on Wednesday:

At Azteca Stadium, Mexico City:

Mexico 5 New Zealand 1

Scorers:

Mexico - Paul Aguilar 32, Raul Jimenez 40, Oribe Peralta 48, 80, Rafael Marquez 84

New Zealand - Chris James 85

Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

At Amman International Stadium, Jordan:

Jordan 0 Uruguay 5

Scorers: Maximiliano Pereira 22, Cristian Stuani 42, Nicolas Lodeiro 70, Cristian Rodriguez 78, Edinson Cavani 90+2

Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

China Daily

(China Daily 11/15/2013 page23)