NBA-SCHEDULE
Rockets look to maintain division lead
UNDATED (AP) β The battle for supremacy of the NBA’s Southwest Division continues tonight as the two teams vying for the top spot, Houston and Memphis, are both in action. The now first-place Rockets, who have won four straight and seven of 10, are visiting Atlantic Division champ Toronto, while the slumping Grizzlies, who have lost three in a row and five of 10, are home to Sacramento.
Two teams vying for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference are squaring off tonight as Charlotte plays host to Boston. As a new day begins the Celtics are a half-game back of idle Brooklyn for the eighth spot while the Hornets are a full game back of the Nets.
The remaining games this evening feature the Southeast Division champion Atlanta Hawks, who have clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, home to Milwaukee, the Utah Jazz at Minnesota, Portland home to Phoenix and the Lakers at Philadelphia in a game that features two teams with a combined 37 wins.
NHL-SCHEDULE
Good matchup in Montreal
UNDATED (AP) β By far the best NHL game of the night is in Montreal as the Canadiens play host to Tampa Bay. In the Atlantic Division standings the Habs are first with 102 points while the visiting Lightning have 99. In the Eastern Conference Montreal stands on top with the Rangers a point back and the Lightning in third.
The teams have met four times this season and Tampa Bay has come out on top in every game, outscoring the Canadiens 16-5. Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has had a field day this year against Montreal with five goals.
Defending league champion Los Angeles is fighting for a playoff berth and tonight the Kings are in Chicago. L.A. starts the night two points back of the eighth and final berth in the Western Conference.
The rest of the schedule shows Vancouver at St. Louis, the Stars home to Calgary, Edmonton’s Oilers in Denver against the Avalanche and Buffalo at Arizona.
NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
Setting the women’s Final Four
UNDATED (AP) β The final two spots in the women’s Final Four are up for grabs tonight with two regional finals. In Albany, New York, top-seed Connecticut is facing Dayton while in Spokane (spoh-KAN’), Washington, Maryland goes against Tennessee.
The winners will join South Carolina and Notre Dame in Tampa for the national semifinals in the Final Four next Sunday.
