Sporting Digest: Basketball

NBA PLAY-OFF Eastern Conference finals: New York 98 Indiana 91 (best-of-seven series tied 3-3).

WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP First round: Group A (Hobart): United States S 97 New Zealand 47; Spain 89 South Korea 88. Group B (Adelaide): Canada 66 France 55; Cuba 122 Kenya 51. Group C (Launceston): Slovakia 86 Taiwan 73; Brazil 87 Poland 77. Group D (Adelaide): Australia 73 Italy 51; China 82 Japan 65.