By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
French center Rudy Gobert, who finished with career highs of 27 points and 25 rebounds, missed both of his free throw attempts with 1:50 left. But the second one ricocheted right back to him, he fed the ball to Joe Johnson for a tying 3-pointer and the Jazz went on to a 112-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
“That was the plan. Coach called it,” Gobert said with a smile after his best game yet. French forward Boris Diaw added 4 points and Dirk Nowitzki had an off night for Dallas with 10 rebounds but just 3 points.
Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova scored 24 points and Robert Covington scored 22 points and made two 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds to lead the streaking 76ers to a come-from-behind 93-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Croatian forward Dario Saric added 3 points and 6 rebounds, Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez had 4 points and French Timothe Luwawu-Cabarro added 2 points.
Spanish center Marc Gasol and reserve power forward Zach Randolph used long-range shooting to key a strong third quarter, providing the Grizzlies a big lead en route to a 107-91 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Gasol, who finished with 28 points and nine rebounds, connected on a trio of 3-pointers in the third quarter. For the losing side Greek-American Kostas Koufos had 8 points,
Croatian sharp shooter Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points in the 143-114 blow out win of the Brooklyn Nets over the New Orleans Pelicans.
German guard Dennis Schroder scored 23 points, Swiss forward Thabo Sefolosha added 10 and the Hawks held back a late scare to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-93. Spaniard Nikola Mirotic had 4 points for the losing side.
With Spaniard Serge Ibaka and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic scoring 13 points each the Orlando Magic beat the Bucks 112-96 despite 17 points and 14 rebounds by Greek All Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 2 points for the Bucks and Croatian Mario Hezonja had 3 for the winners. The rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers are the following.
Charlotte – Toronto 113-78 (Batum 13 p. 6 as., Belinelli 6 p. – Valanciunas 11 p. 6 r.)
Houston – Golden State 108-125 (Capela 22 p. 12 r. – Pachulia 10 p. 9 r.)
LA Lakers – Indiana 108-96 (Mozgov 4 p., Zubac 4 p. Calderon 7 p. 6 as. – Seraphin 2 p.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 30-11
2 Toronto Raptors 28-15
3 Boston Celtics 26-16
4 Atlanta Hawks 25-18
5 Washington Wizards 23-19
6 Indiana Pacers 22-20
7 Charlotte Hornets 22-21
8 Chicago Bulls 21-23
Milwaukee Bucks 20-22
Detroit Pistons 20-24
New York Knicks 19-25
Orlando Magic 18-27
Philadelphia 76ers 15-26
Miami Heat 13-30
Brooklyn Nets 9-33
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 37-6
2 San Antonio Spurs 33-9
3 Houston Rockets 33-13
4 LA Clippers 29-15
5 Utah Jazz 28-16
6 Memphis Grizzlies 26-19
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 25-19
8 Denver Nuggets 17-24
Portland Trail Blazers 18-27
New Orleans Pelicans 17-27
Sacramento Kings 16-26
Minnesota Timberwolves 15-28
Los Angeles Lakers 16-31
Dallas Mavericks 14-29
Phoenix Suns 13-29