By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo beat LeBron and the Cavs, but he was not the only European player who shined last night. Both at San Antonio and Utah, talent from the old continent made a difference.
The Spurs were defeated at home by Orlando (95-83) as Serge Ibaka (18 p. 7 r.) won the Spanish duel against Pau Gasol (6 p. 6 r.). For the winners Frenchman Evan Fournier added 13 points and 7 assists, Montenegrin Nicola Vucevic who came from the bench had a double double (12 p. 10 r.), while Spurs’ star Tony Parker had just 2 points and Latvian Dairis Bertans had only 1 block for the hosts.
The Jazz prevailed 120-101 over the Rockets as Rudy Gobert had a double double with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks and his countryman Boris Diaw added just 4 points. Swiss Clint Capela had 8 points and 6 rebounds for Houston. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Brooklyn – LA Clippers (2 OT) 127-122 (Bogdanovic 14 p.)
New Orleans – LA Lakers 105-88 (Asik 10 p. 11 r. – Deng 5 p., Mozgov 10 p. 9 r., Calderon 2 p. 6 as.)
Charlotte – Detroit 89-119 (Batum 8 p. 11 r. 5 as., Belinelli 11 p. – Udrih 7 p. 7 as., Marjanovic 1 r.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 13-3
2 Toronto Raptors 11-6
3 Chicago Bulls 10-6
4 Boston Celtics 10-7
5 Charlotte Hornets 10-8
6 Atlanta Hawks 10-8
7 Indiana Pacers 9-9
8 Milwaukee Bucks 8-8
Detroit Pistons 9-10
New York Knicks 8-9
Orlando Magic 7-11
Washington Wizards 6-10
Miami Heat 5-12
Brooklyn Nets 5-12
Philadelphia 76ers 4-14
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 16-2
2 San Antonio Spurs 14-4
3 LA Clippers 14-5
4 Memphis Grizzlies 11-7
5 Houston Rockets 11-7
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 11-8
7 Utah Jazz 11-8
8 Portland Trail Blazers 9-10
Los Angeles Lakers 9-10
Denver Nuggets 7-10
Sacramento Kings 7-11
New Orleans Pelicans 7-12
Minnesota Timberwolves 5-12
Phoenix Suns 5-13
Dallas Mavericks 3-13