By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Marc Gasol scored a career-best 42 points, and the Memphis Grizzlies needed every last one of them.
Gasol’s night was capped by the deciding two free throws with 36 seconds left, as the Grizzlies sent Toronto to its fifth straight loss with a 101-99 victory over the Raptors on Wednesday night. “The ball went in early, and the rim got a little bigger,” the 7-foot-1 center from Spain said. “And I just kept shooting.” Against the Spanish star, Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas had 6 points and 12 rebounds for Toronto.
German point guard Dennis Schroder scored 24 points and dished 9 assists, Paul Millsap added 21 and the Hawks finished with a 19-4 spurt to beat the Chicago Bulls 119-114. Swiss forward Thabo Sefolosha scored 18 and for the losing side Spaniard Nikola Mirotic had 9 points and German Paul Zipser added 2.
The duo of Ersan Ilyasova and Dario Saric scored 17 points each as the Sixers beat the Bucks 114-109. Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez added 2 points and 7 assists, while French Timothe Luwawu Cabaro had two points. For the losing side, the Greek freak Giannis Antetokounmpo had a double double (17 p., 12 r.) and Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 10 points. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.
Cleveland – Sacramento 112-116 (Koufos 4 p. 6 r.)
Boston – Houston 120-109 (Jerebko 7 p. – Capela 12 p. 7 r.)
Brooklyn – Miami 106-109 (Bogdanovic 17 p. 5 r. – Dragic 17 p. 9 r. 9 as.)
Charlotte – Golden State 103-113 (Batum 16 p. 6 r. 8 as., Belinelli 14 p. – Pachulia 2. 4 as.)
Dallas – New York 103-95 (Nowitzki 19 p. – Porzingis 13 p. 8 as., Noah 3p. 8 r., Kuzminskas 2 p. Hernangomez 8 p.)
Portland – LA Lakers 105-98 (Mozgov 5 r., Deng 4 p. 4 r., Calderon 2 as., Zubac 12 p. 10 r.)
New Orleans – Oklahoma City 105-114 (Motiejunas 10 p. – Sabonis 8 p., Lauvergne 2 p., Kanter 17 p. 11 r., Abrines 11 p.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 30-14
2 Toronto Raptors 28-18
3 Boston Celtics 27-18
4 Atlanta Hawks 27-19
5 Washington Wizards 25-20
6 Charlotte Hornets 23-23
7 Indiana Pacers 22-22
8 Chicago Bulls 23-24
Milwaukee Bucks 21-24
Detroit Pistons 21-25
New York Knicks 20-27
Philadelphia 76ers 17-27
Orlando Magic 18-29
Miami Heat 16-30
Brooklyn Nets 9-36
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 39-7
2 San Antonio Spurs 36-9
3 Houston Rockets 34-15
4 LA Clippers 30-17
5 Utah Jazz 29-18
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 27-19
7 Memphis Grizzlies 27-20
8 Denver Nuggets 19-25
Portland Trail Blazers 20-27
Sacramento Kings 18-27
New Orleans Pelicans 18-28
Minnesota Timberwolves 17-28
Dallas Mavericks 16-29
Phoenix Suns 15-30
Los Angeles Lakers 16-33