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CHARLOTTE (North Carolina), Dec 16: The Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets for the first time in nine games and moved into a tie for first-place in their division with a 106-97 victory Saturday.
Saturday’s results (home team in CAPS):
BOSTON 106 Charlotte 97
Philadelphia 94 CLEVELAND 91
Atlanta 80 CHICAGO 79
MILWAUKEE 115 Indiana 95
DALLAS 125 Minnesota 117
Miami 76 HOUSTON 73
SAN ANTONIO 100 Utah 80
DENVER 106 Phoenix 98
PORTLAND 117 Orlando 106
GOLDEN STATE 93 Memphis 84
Saturday’s National Hockey League results:
NY RANGERS 4 Buffalo 2
Philadelphia 5 BOSTON 2
Florida 3 NY ISLANDERS 1
New Jersey 2 OTTAWA 0
TORONTO 6 Montreal 4
WASHINGTON 5 Atlanta 2
NASHVILLE 5 Chicago 2
ST LOUIS 4 Calgary 0
Dallas 6 PHOENIX 2
VANCOUVER 3 Detroit 0
LOS ANGELES 3 Columbus 2.
—Reuters
