By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Thanks to 27 points by Marc Gasol, Memphis got the 104-99 win over the Sixers after two overtimes. The Spaniard had also 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Turk Ersan Ilyasova scored 22 points for the losing side, Spanish guard Sergio Rodriguez had 7 points and 5 assists and Dario Saric scored 3 points.
Dirk Nowitzki returned to action with 10 points which were not enough against the Clippers which beat Dallas 124-104. However the biggest performances of the day belong to the Warriors who beat the Lakers 149-106 (Pachulia 6 p. – Mozgov 12 p., Deng 8 p., Caldeton 7 p. 6 as., and dished a franchise-record 47 assists — on 53 baskets — which are the most in the NBA this season.
Also the Cavs thanks to Kevin Love scoring 40 points, including an NBA-record 34 in the first quarter, beat the Portland Trail Blazers 137-125, while LeBron James had an impressive triple double.
Here the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Charlotte – San Antonio 114-119 (Batum 13 p., Belinelli 12 p. – Gasol 9 p., Parker 11 p., Bertans 11 p.)
Orlando – Phoenix 87-92 (Vucevic 21 p. 12 r., Ibaka 5 p., Fournier 25 p., Hezonja 1 p. – Len 17 p. 12 r.)
Indiana – Atlanta 85-96 (Schroder 9 p., Sefolosha 4 p.)
Brooklyn – Boston 92-111 (Bogdanovic 14 p. 8 r. – Jerebko 10 p.)
Detroit – Miami 107-84 (Udrih 12 p. 5 as. – Dragic 6 p.)
Houston – Toronto 102-115 (Capela 12 p. 6 r. – Valanciunas 15 p. 16 r.)
Utah – Denver 108-83 (Gobert 19 p. 13 r., Diaw 11 p., Bolomboy 2 p – Jokic 9 p., Hernangomez 9 p., Nurkic 2 p.)
New Orleans – Minessota 117-96 (Asik 6 p. 9 r., Rubio 5 as., Bjelica 8 p.)
Sacramento – OKC 116-101 (Sabonis 4 p., Lauvergne 3 p., Kanter 10 p.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 11-2
2 Atlanta Hawks 10-5
3 Toronto Raptors 9-6
4 Boston Celtics 9-6
5 Chicago Bulls 9-6
6 Charlotte Hornets 8-6
7 New York Knicks 7-7
8 Milwaukee Bucks 6-7
Detroit Pistons 7-9
Indiana Pacers 7-9
Orlando Magic 6-9
Washington Wizards 4-9
Miami Heat 4-10
Brooklyn Nets 4-10
Philadelphia 76ers 4-11
Western Conference
1 LA Clippers 14-2
2 Golden State Warriors 13-2
3 San Antonio Spurs 12-3
4 Memphis Grizzlies 10-5
5 Houston Rockets 9-6
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 8-8
7 Utah Jazz 8-8
8 Los Angeles Lakers 8-8
Portland Trail Blazers 8-9
Denver Nuggets 6-9
Sacramento Kings 6-9
New Orleans Pelicans 6-10
Phoenix Suns 5=11
Minnesota Timberwolves 4-10
Dallas Mavericks 2-12