By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Serb Nikola Jokic scored 19 points, had also 10 rebounds and Denver beat the depleted due to injuries Clippers 123-98 on Saturday night for its fourth win in five games. Italian Danilo Gallinari added 18 points and Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic had 12, while Spaniard Juancho Hernangomez scord 2 for the hot Nuggets.
Dion Waiters tied a career high with 33 points and Slovenian guard Goran Dragic added 25 to help the last-place Heat to a 109-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek freak Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 10 rebounds, but it was not enough.
French star Nicolas Batum made two clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and had in total 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals to help the Charlotte Hornets defeat the Brooklyn Nets 112-105 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Italian Marco Belinelli added 14 points, while Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic had 16 for the Nets.
The Houston Rockets leaned on their usual 3-point offense to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-95 despite 32 points by Spaniard Marc Gasol. Swiss big man Clint Capela added 5 points and 4 rebounds for the winners. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.
Boston – Portland 123-127 (OT)
Detroit – Washington 113-112 (Marjanovic 2 p. – Gortat 12 p. 7 r.)
Atlanta – Philadelphia 110-93 (Schroder 15 p. 9 as., Sefolosha 8 p. – Ilyasova 21 p., Saric 3 p., Cabarro 10 p.)
New York – Phoenix 105-107 (Porzingis 14 p., Noah 15 r., Kuzminskas 7 p., Hernangomez 6 p. – Len 4 p.)
Cleveland – San Antonio 115-118 (OT)
Utah – Indiana 109-100 (Gobert 19 p. 11 r., Diaw 6 p. 4 as. – Seraphin 1 r.)
Chicago – Sacramento 102-99 (Mirotic 11 p. 7 r., Zipser 13 p. – Koufos 7 p. 6 r.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | |
| 1 Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 12 |
| 2 Toronto Raptors | 28 | 15 |
| 3 Boston Celtics | 26 | 17 |
| 4 Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 18 |
| 5 Washington Wizards | 23 | 20 |
| 6 Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 21 |
| 7 Indiana Pacers | 22 | 21 |
| 8 Chicago Bulls | 22 | 23 |
| Detroit Pistons | 21 | 24 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 20 | 23 |
| New York Knicks | 19 | 26 |
| Orlando Magic | 18 | 27 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 15 | 27 |
| Miami Heat | 14 | 30 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 9 | 34 |
Western Conference
| W | L | |
| 1 Golden State Warriors | 37 | 6 |
| 2 San Antonio Spurs | 34 | 9 |
| 3 Houston Rockets | 34 | 13 |
| 4 LA Clippers | 29 | 16 |
| 5 Utah Jazz | 29 | 16 |
| 6 Oklahoma City Thunder | 25 | 19 |
| 7 Memphis Grizzlies | 26 | 20 |
| 8 Denver Nuggets | 18 | 24 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 27 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 17 | 27 |
| Sacramento Kings | 16 | 27 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 15 | 28 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | 31 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 14 | 29 |
| Phoenix Suns | 14 | 29 |