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)