By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Steph Curry’s 40-point performance and a 24-point lead in the second half was not enough, as Memphis got the 128-119 overtime win on the road against Golden State.
Spaniard Marc Gasol with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, together with Mike Conley and Tony Allen turn things around and shocked the team with the best record in the league.
Two nights after losing to the Bucks on a last-second shot at home, the New York Knicks rallied late in the rematch and stunned Milwaukee. Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 10 assists, including a clutch 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks stormed back from 18 down to beat the Bucks 116-111 and stop their six-game losing streak.
Latvian Kristaps Porzingis returned from a three-game absence due to a sore left Achilles tendon and added 24 points for the Knicks on the duel with Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo who had 25 points. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 11 points for the losing side, while for the Knicks French Joakim Noah (8 p. 9 r.) and Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas (7 p.) were also positives.
In Los Angeles, Slovenian Goran Dragic and Jordan Clarkson repeatedly collided while they fought for position with increasingly bad intentions. Clarkson finally knocked down Dragic with a shove, both of them were ejected and Britain’s Luol Deng with 19 points and 14 rebounds led the Lakers in their fourth victory in 20 games, 127-100 over Miami. Dragic scored 16 points before getting tossed, Russian Timofey Mozgov added 5 points for the winners and Spaniard Jose Calderon had 2 rebounds.
The Wizards beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-105 as Polish center Marcin Gortat hit all nine of his field-goal attempts and scored 19 points. He also had 10 rebounds and 1 assist. For the losing side Spaniard Ricky Rubio (4 p. 5 r. 7 as.) and Serb Nemanja Bjelica (5 p.) couldn’t change the final outcome. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Orlando – Houston 93-100 (Ibaka 16 p. 12 r., Fournier 10 p. 9 r., Vucevic 9 p. 12 r.)
Boston – Philadelphia 110-106 (Jerebko 3 p. – Ilyasova 20 p., Saric 8p., Luwawu-Cabarrot 2 p.)
Brooklyn – Cleveland 108-116 (Bogdanovic 23 p.)
Sacramento – LA Clippers 98-106 (Koufos 7 p. 3 r.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 27-8
2 Toronto Raptors 24-11
3 Boston Celtics 22-14
4 Atlanta Hawks 20-16
5 Charlotte Hornets 20-17
6 Milwaukee Bucks 18-17
7 Indiana Pacers 19-18
8 Chicago Bulls 18-18
Washington Wizards 17-18
New York Knicks 17-19
Detroit Pistons 17-21
Orlando Magic 16-22
Miami Heat 11-27
Philadelphia 76ers 9-25
Brooklyn Nets 8-27
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 31-6
2 San Antonio Spurs 29-7
3 Houston Rockets 29-9
4 LA Clippers 25-14
5 Utah Jazz 22-15
6 Memphis Grizzlies 23-16
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 21-16
8 Portland Trail Blazers 16-22
Sacramento Kings 15-21
Denver Nuggets 14-22
New Orleans Pelicans 14-23
Los Angeles Lakers 14-26
Phoenix Suns 12-25
Dallas Mavericks 11-25
Minnesota Timberwolves 11-25