By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Spanish star Serge Ibaka scored 29 points, Elfrid Payton reached career highs with 26 points and 14 assists and the Orlando Magic snapped a three-game losing streak with a 131-120 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.
Orlando played without Montenegrin center Nikola Vucevic, while French starting guard Evan Fournier scored 23 points and had 6 assists and Croatian Damjan Rudez had 4 assists. German guard Dennis Schroder had 19 points and 13 assists for the Hawks and Swiss forward Thabo Sefolosha added 17 points and 5 rebounds.
In Phoenix, the Suns got the 113-111 overtime victory over the New York Knicks, despite the fact that Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points for New York, one shy of his career high, before fouling out with 1:34 left in OT. Frenchman Joakim Noah had 8 points and 8 rebounds and Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 1 point.
Cleveland – Memphis 103-86 (Gasol DNP-rest)
Chicago – Minnesota 94-99 (Mirotic 5 p. 5 r. – Rubio 11 p. 10 as., Bjelica 3 r.)
New Orleans – Golden State 109-113 (Ajinca 1 r.)
Portland – Oklahoma City 114-95 (Sabonis 5 p. 9 r., Lauvergne 9 p., Kanter 6 p. 7 r.)
Eastern Conference
W | L | |
1 Cleveland Cavaliers | 18 | 5 |
2 Toronto Raptors | 17 | 7 |
3 Charlotte Hornets | 14 | 11 |
4 New York Knicks | 14 | 11 |
5 Boston Celtics | 13 | 11 |
6 Chicago Bulls | 13 | 11 |
7 Indiana Pacers | 13 | 12 |
8 Detroit Pistons | 13 | 13 |
Atlanta Hawks | 12 | 13 |
Milwaukee Bucks | 11 | 12 |
Orlando Magic | 11 | 15 |
Washington Wizards | 9 | 14 |
Miami Heat | 8 | 17 |
Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 17 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 6 | 18 |
Western Conference
W | L | |
1 Golden State Warriors | 22 | 4 |
2 San Antonio Spurs | 19 | 5 |
3 LA Clippers | 18 | 7 |
4 Houston Rockets | 18 | 7 |
5 Memphis Grizzlies | 17 | 9 |
6 Oklahoma City Thunder | 15 | 10 |
7 Utah Jazz | 15 | 10 |
8 Portland Trail Blazers | 13 | 14 |
Sacramento Kings | 9 | 15 |
Los Angeles Lakers | 10 | 17 |
Denver Nuggets | 9 | 16 |
Phoenix Suns | 8 | 17 |
New Orleans Pelicans | 8 | 18 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 | 18 |
Dallas Mavericks | 6 | 18 |