By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Down 11-0 to start the game and once facing a 19-point deficit in the game during which Shaq was honored, the Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-107. Slovenian Goran Dragic scored 21 and dished 7 assists for Miami, which snapped a three-game slide. Russian center Timofey Mozgov had 14 points and 6 rebounds for the Lakers, while British Luol Deng had 13 points and 7 rebounds.
New York beat the Orlando Magic 106-95 as Spanish big man Willy Hernangomez had 15 points for New Yor and Latvian Kristaps Porzingis scored 12 points. It was a team effort with six players of the winners in total scoring in double digits.
French center Joakim Noah had 6 point and 7 rebounds, while Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas added 6 points and 3 assists. Spaniard Serge Ibaka led the Magic with 23 points and 10 rebounds, Frenchman Evan Fournier scored 21 points and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic added 10 points. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.
Indiana – Boston 102-109 (Jerebko 5 p.)
Brooklyn – Golden State 101-117 (Bogdanovic 12 p. – Pachulia 15 p. 14 r.)
LA Clippers – San Antonio 106-101 (Gasol 21 p. 9 r., Parker 2 p. 3 as.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 21-6
2 Toronto Raptors 20-8
3 Boston Celtics 17-12
4 Charlotte Hornets 16-13
5 New York Knicks 16-13
6 Chicago Bulls 14-14
7 Indiana Pacers 15-16
8 Atlanta Hawks 14-15
Milwaukee Bucks 13-14
Washington Wizards 13-15
Detroit Pistons 14-17
Orlando Magic 13-18
Miami Heat 10-20
Philadelphia 76ers 7-21
Brooklyn Nets 7-21
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 26-4
2 San Antonio Spurs 23-6
3 LA Clippers 22-8
4 Houston Rockets 22-8
5 Memphis Grizzlies 19-12
6 Utah Jazz 18-12
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 17-12
8 Portland Trail Blazers 13-18
Sacramento Kings 12-17
Denver Nuggets 12-17
Los Angeles Lakers 11-21
New Orleans Pelicans 10-21
Minnesota Timberwolves 9-19
Dallas Mavericks 8-21
Phoenix Suns 8-21