By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
In the most Euro-flavoured game of the day the San Antonio Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets 127-99. French star Tony Parker had 21 and a season-high nine assists for the Spurs, who improved to 17-3 on the road this season. Parker shot 10 of 11 from the field and Spanish legend Pau Gasol had 17 points and a team-high nine rebound.
“Tony was vintage T.P.,” LaMarcus Aldridge who scored 28 points, said. Serb Nikola Jokic had 19 points and 11 rebounds for Denver, which dropped its fourth straight. Italian Danilo Gallinari added 15 points and a big dunk, while Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic had 7 points and 6 rebounds off the bench.
German guard Dennis Schroder scored 23 points and had also 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Paul Millsap added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Hawks beat the Pelicans 99-94 by closing the game on a 14-6 run over the last three minutes. Swiss forward Thabo Sefolosha added 7 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a game that Kyle Korver missed, as he is ready to be traded to Cleveland.
Italian Marco Belinelli’s bank shot from 3-point range was disallowed because it came too late, and his Charlotte Hornets lost 115-114 to the Pistons. Belinelli had in totla 5 points and French swingman Nicolas Batum added 9 points, 4 reounds and 5 assists. For the winners, Serb Boban Marjanovic had 15 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, helping the Pistons overcome Andre Drummond’s foul trouble. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and euro-scorers.
Toronto – Utath 101-93 (Valanciunas 18 p. 13 r., Poeltl 1 r. – Gobert 15 p. 16 r., Diaw 1 as.)
Indiana – Brooklyn 121-109 (Seraphin 8 p. – Bogdanovic 3 p.)
Houston – Oklahoma City 118-116 (Kanter 15 p. 13 r., Sabonis 6 p. 3 r., Abrines 3 p.)
Dallas – Phoenix 95-102 (Nowitzki 13 p. – Len 14 p. 7 r.)
Portland – LA Lakers 118-109 (Mozgov 7 p. 5 r.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 26-8
2 Toronto Raptors 24-11
3 Boston Celtics 21-14
4 Atlanta Hawks 20-16
5 Charlotte Hornets 20-17
6 Milwaukee Bucks 18-16
7 Indiana Pacers 19-18
8 Chicago Bulls 18-18
Washington Wizards 16-18
New York Knicks 16-19
Detroit Pistons 17-21
Orlando Magic 16-21
Miami Heat 11-26
Philadelphia 76ers 9-24
Brooklyn Nets 8-26
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 31-5
2 San Antonio Spurs 29-7
3 Houston Rockets 28-9
4 LA Clippers 24-14
5 Utah Jazz 22-15
6 Memphis Grizzlies 22-16
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 21-16
8 Sacramento Kings 15-20
Portland Trail Blazers 16-22
Denver Nuggets 14-22
New Orleans Pelicans 14-23
Los Angeles Lakers 13-26
Phoenix Suns 12-25
Minnesota Timberwolves 11-24
Dallas Mavericks 11-25