By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
DeMar DeRozan had a season-high 41 points and Toronto overcame a late 16-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 114-106. Toronto prevailed on the boards, 50-33, thanks largely to Jonas Valanciunas. The Lithuanian center had a career-high 23 rebounds to go with 18 points. Austrian Jakob Poeltl had 2 points and gfor the losing side Swedish Jonas Jerebko had 7 points and 2 rebounds.
German point guard Dennis Schroder had 19 points and 10 assists, Dwight Howard added 14 points and 16 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks won their season-high seventh straight game with a 117-97 victory over the skidding Brooklyn Nets. Swiss forward Thabo Sefolosha finished with 10 points and for the losing side Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic scored 16.
French center Rudy Gobert posted his franchise-best 25th consecutive game with 10-plus rebounds (14). He added 11 points for his 27th double-double this season as Utah beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-92. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Washington – Chicago 101-99 (Gortat 10 p. 11 r. – Mirotic DNP-injury)
Houston – Charlotte 121-114 (Belinelli 15 p. 6 as., Batum DNP-injury)
San Antonio – Milwaukee 107-109 (Gasol 6 p. 11 r., Parker 14 p. 7 as., Bertans 11 p. – Antetokounmpo 2 r. 2 as.)
LA Lakers – Portland 87-108 (Deng 14 p. 6 r., Mozgov 8 p. 2 r.)
Golden State – Miami 107-95 (PAchulia 8 p. 6 r. – Dragic 17 p. 4 as.)
Sacramento – Detroit 100-94 (Koufos 12 p. 8 r., Casspi 4 p. 10 r. – Marjanovic 8 p. 4 r.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 28-9
2 Toronto Raptors 25-13
3 Boston Celtics 23-15
4 Atlanta Hawks 22-16
5 Indiana Pacers 20-18
6 Washington Wizards 19-18
7 Milwaukee Bucks 19-18
8 Charlotte Hornets 20-19
Chicago Bulls 19-20
Detroit Pistons 18-22
New York Knicks 17-21
Orlando Magic 16-23
Philadelphia 76ers 10-25
Miami Heat 11-29
Brooklyn Nets 8-29
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 33-6
2 San Antonio Spurs 30-8
3 Houston Rockets 31-9
4 LA Clippers 26-14
5 Memphis Grizzlies 24-16
6 Utah Jazz 24-16
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 23-16
8 Portland Trail Blazers 17-23
Sacramento Kings 16-22
New Orleans Pelicans 15-24
Denver Nuggets 14-23
Los Angeles Lakers 15-27
Minnesota Timberwolves 12-26
Phoenix Suns 12-26
Dallas Mavericks 11-27