By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 35 points, including the tie-breaking jumper with 3.1 seconds left in overtime, and the New York Knicks beat the Charlotte Hornets 113-111 on Friday night.
The Knicks stole the show on the day during which all NBA teams were in the court as they got their 6th home win for the season. Latvian sensation Kristaps Porzingis added 16 points and 8 rebounds, Frenchman Joakim Noah had 6 points and 8 rebounds, Spaniard Willy Hernangomez contributed 6 points and 9 rebounds, while Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas scored 2 points. For the losing side, French star Nicolas Batum flirted with the triple double (18 p., 9 r., as.) and Italian sharp shooter Marco Belinelli was the top scorer with 19 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had an amazing night, but it was not enough against Toronto, while the Spurs got the 109-103 win at Boston with Davis Bertans registering a career high. Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Milwaukee – Toronto 99-105 (Antetokounmpo 29 p. 11 r. 6 as., Teletovic 6 p. – Valanciunas 12 p. 6 r.)
Phoenix – Minessota 85-98 (Bender 3 p., Len 6 p. 11 r. – Rubio 11 p. 5 as. 4 st., Bjelica 3 p.)
Portland – N. Orleans 119-104 (Asik 6 p. 4 r.)
LA Lakers – Golden State 85-109 (Mozgov 8 p., Calderon 7 p. 6 as. , Pachulia 2 p. 6 r. 4 as.)
Cleveland – Dallas 128-90 (Nowitzki 15 p. 6 r.)
Philadelphia – Chicago 89-105 (Ilyasova 14 p., Saric 4 p. 7 r., Rodriguez 3 as., Luwawu 6 p. – Mirotic 6 p.)
Detroit – LA Clippers 108-97 (Udrih 4 p. 2 r.)
Utah – Atlanta 95-68 (Gobert 10 p. 10 r., Diaw 2 p. 3 as., Shroder 16 p. 2 as., Sefolosha 11 p. 7 r.)
Memphis – Miami 81-90 (Gasol 9 p. – Dragic DNP-injury)
Indiana – Brooklyn 118-97 (Bogdanovic 8 p.)
Sacramento – Houston 104-117 (Koufos 10 p., Casspi 7 p. – Capela 17 p. 10 r.)
Denver – OKC 129-132 (Nurkic 8 p, Jokic 7 p. 5 as, Galinari DNP-injury – Sabobis 13 p, Lauvergne 15 p. Kanter 11 p.)
Orlando – Washington 91-94 (Gortat 12 p. 9 r., Satoransky 3 r. – Vucevic 17 p. 17 r., Ibaka 19 p. 8 r., Fournier 11 p., Hezonja 2 p.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 12-2
2 Toronto Raptors 10-6
3 Atlanta Hawks 10-6
4 Chicago Bulls 10-6
5 Boston Celtics 9-7
6 New York Knicks 8-7
7 Charlotte Hornets 8-7
8 Detroit Pistons 8-9
Indiana Pacers 8-9
Milwaukee Bucks 6-8
Orlando Magic 6-10
Washington Wizards 5-9
Miami Heat 5-10
Brooklyn Nets 4-11
Philadelphia 76ers 4-12
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 14-2
2 LA Clippers 14-3
3 San Antonio Spurs 13-3
4 Memphis Grizzlies 10-6
5 Houston Rockets 10-6
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 9-8
7 Utah Jazz 9-8
8 Portland Trail Blazers 9-9
Los Angeles Lakers 8-9
Sacramento Kings 6-10
Denver Nuggets 6-10
New Orleans Pelicans 6-11
Minnesota Timberwolves 5-10
Phoenix Suns 5-12
Dallas Mavericks 2-13