By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Nuggets sank 18 of 19 free throws in the period to pull away and beat the Phoenix Suns for the second time in three nights, 123-112. Italian Danilo Gallinari scored 32 points and Denver won despite the absence of Serb center Nikola Jokic, who suffered a left hip flexor strain on Tuesday.
Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic added 5 points and 4 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe scored a career-high 41 for the Suns and Ukrainian big man Alex Len added 2 rebounds.
Zach Randolph scored a season-high 28 points, Spaniard Marc Gasol added 18 and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Jazz 102-95. In the battle of the euro-centers French Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 9 rebounds for the Jazz and his compatriot Boris Diaw added 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal.
Slovenian Goran Dragic scored 23 points and the Heat pushed the NBA’s longest current winning streak to seven games by topping the Pistons 116-103.
Jae Crowder scored four of his 20 points on free throws in the final 28 seconds of overtime and Isaiah Thomas had 37 points to help the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-108. The Greek freat Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, while Swedish Jonas Jerebko added 2 rebounds and 3 assists for the winners. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.
Minessota – Brooklyn 129-109 (Rubio 14 p. 6 as., Bjelica 3 p. – Bogdanovic 10 p.)
Golden State – LA Clippers 144-98 (Pachulia 4 p. 6 r.)
Charlotte – Sacramento 106-109 (Batum 19 p. 7 as. 7 r., Belinelli 7 p. – Koufos 3 p. 3 r.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 31-14
2 Toronto Raptors 29-18
3 Boston Celtics 29-18
4 Atlanta Hawks 27-20
5 Washington Wizards 26-20
6 Indiana Pacers 24-22
7 Chicago Bulls 23-25
8 Charlotte Hornets 23-25
Milwaukee Bucks 21-26
Detroit Pistons 21-26
New York Knicks 21-27
Philadelphia 76ers 17-28
Orlando Magic 18-30
Miami Heat 18-30
Brooklyn Nets 9-38
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 40-7
2 San Antonio Spurs 36-10
3 Houston Rockets 35-15
4 LA Clippers 30-18
5 Utah Jazz 30-19
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 28-19
7 Memphis Grizzlies 28-21
8 Denver Nuggets 21-25
Portland Trail Blazers 21-27
Sacramento Kings 19-28
New Orleans Pelicans 19-28
Minnesota Timberwolves 18-29
Dallas Mavericks 16-30
Los Angeles Lakers 16-34
Phoenix Suns 15-32