By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With stars LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love resting in Ohio, the Grizzlies built an early lead, then extended it to 15 in the first half and 25 in the fourth quarter, before coasting to a 93-85 victory over the Cavaliers on Wednesday night. Marc Gasol had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points and the Nets sent the Lakers to their eighth straight loss with a 107-97 victory. Russian center Timofey Mozgov had a double double for the losing side (12 p. 13 r.) and British Luol Deng scored 11 points and had 8 rebounds for the losing side.
French center Rudy Gobert had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in Utah’s 109-89 win over the Thunder. Boris Diaw added 2 points and 6 assists for the winners, whle Ukrainian Joel Bolomboy had also 2 points. For the Thunder, Turk Enes Kanter had 19 points, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis scored 7 points, French Joffrey Lauvergne had 2 and Spaniard Alex Abrines added 3.
In San Antonio the Spurs beat the Celtics 108-101 as French star Tony Parker had 16 points, including 10 in the final period and Spanish icon Pau Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds. Latvian Davis Bertans scored 3 points and for the losing side Sweden’s Jonas Jerebko had 6 points. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Philadelphia – Toronto 114-123 (Rodriguez 16 p. 5 r., Ilyasova 12 p., Saric 2 p. – Valanciunas 17 p. 10 r.)
Washington – Charlotte 109-106 (Gortat 16 p. 12 r. – Batum 20 p. 8 as. 5 r., Belinelli 16 p.)
Orlando – LA Clippers 108-113 (Fournier 24 p., Ibaka 8 p. 8 r. Rudez 3 p.)
Miami – Indiana 95-89 (Dragic 11 p. 6 as. 5 r.)
Houston – Sacramento 132-98 (Capela 14 p. – Casspi 10 p., Koufos 10 p.)
Dallas – Detroit 85-95
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 18-6
2 Toronto Raptors 18-7
3 New York Knicks 14-11
4 Chicago Bulls 13-11
5 Charlotte Hornets 14-12
6 Boston Celtics 13-12
7 Detroit Pistons 14-13
8 Indiana Pacers 13-13
Atlanta Hawks 12-13
Milwaukee Bucks 11-12
Washington Wizards 10-14
Orlando Magic 11-16
Miami Heat 9-17
Brooklyn Nets 7-17
Philadelphia 76ers 6-19
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 22-4
2 San Antonio Spurs 20-5
3 LA Clippers 19-7
4 Houston Rockets 19-7
5 Memphis Grizzlies 18-9
6 Utah Jazz 16-10
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 15-11
8 Portland Trail Blazers 13-14
Sacramento Kings 9-16
Denver Nuggets 9-16
Los Angeles Lakers 10-18
Phoenix Suns 8-17
New Orleans Pelicans 8-18
Minnesota Timberwolves 7-18
Dallas Mavericks 6-19