By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Sparked by German guard Dennis Schroder, who finished with a career-high 33 points, the Hawks rallied to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110.
Schroder had also 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 7 turnovers. Still the Hawks got an important win with Swiss Thabo Sefolosha adding 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. For the losing side, Giannis Antetokounmpo got into foul trouble and finished the game with 14 points and 6 rebounds.
In Charlotte the Hornets prevail with ease over Orlando (109-88) with French star Nicolas Batum having 16 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Italian Marco Belinelli added 7 points for the winners. For the losing side, Frenchman Evan Fournier scored 14 points, Spaniard Serge Ibaka has 12 points and 7 rebounds, Montengrin Nikola Vucevic added 7 points and the Crotian duo of Damjan Rudez (9 p.) and Mario Hezonja (3 p.) did their best.
Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Cleveland – Miami 114-84 (Dragic 15 p. 4 as.)
Boston – Toronto 94-101 (Jerebko 8 p. 3 r. – Valanciunas 6 p. 10 r.)
Oklahoma City – Houston 99-102 (Kanter 10 p., Sabonis 3 p. – Capela 13 p. 6 as.)
Minessota – Detroit 90-117 (Rubio 10 p. 6 as., Udrih 2 p.)
Dallas – Indiana 111-103
LA Lakers – Phoenix 115-119 (Deng 6 p. 11 r., Mozgov 10 p. 4 r. – Len 14 p. 13 r.)
Sacramento – New York 100-103 (Koufos 4 p., Casspi 12 p. – Porzingis 17 p. 10 r., Noah 4 p. 9 r., Kuzminskas 5 p., Vujacic 2 p.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 16-5
2 Toronto Raptors 16-7
3 Charlotte Hornets 14-9
4 Boston Celtics 13-10
5 New York Knicks 13-10
6 Chicago Bulls 12-10
7 Milwaukee Bucks 11-10
8 Detroit Pistons 13-12
Atlanta Hawks 12-12
Indiana Pacers 11-12
Orlando Magic 10-14
Washington Wizards 8-13
Miami Heat 7-16
Brooklyn Nets 6-15
Philadelphia 76ers 5-18
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 20-3
2 San Antonio Spurs 18-5
3 LA Clippers 16-7
4 Houston Rockets 16-7
5 Memphis Grizzlies 16-8
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 14-9
7 Utah Jazz 14-10
8 Portland Trail Blazers 12-12
Los Angeles Lakers 10-15
Sacramento Kings 8-14
Denver Nuggets 8-15
Phoenix Suns 7-16
New Orleans Pelicans 7-16
Minnesota Timberwolves 6-17
Dallas Mavericks 5-17