Valanciunas, Sabonis dominate in wins

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Los Angeles Lakers were riding on a record of seven straight victories before facing Memphis Grizzlies and Jonas Valanciunas. The Lithuanian center registered a strong double-double performance of 22 points and 20 rebounds to help Memphis win 105 – 88 against Lebron and co.

Valanciunas shot 10/15 from the field and had zero turnovers in the 31 minutes he stayed on the floor. Lebron James talked about him as well in his post-game comments.

“They just played a great game. Shot the ball extremely well from the perimeter,” James said, per AP. “Ja made four 3s. Dillon was really good all game and Valanciunas, I think he had like 50 rebounds the last two games. They just played a really good game and kept us at bay.”

Meanwhile, in Ohio, Valanciunas’ Lithuanian national team frontline mate was doing his thing as well. Domantas Sabonis flirted with the triple-double by posting 18 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113 – 104.

Cedi Osman finished with eight points in 22 minutes for the Cavs.

Goran Dragic scored 19 points and dished out 10 assists to push the Miami Heat to a 116 – 113 win over the Brooklyn Nets. The Slovenian guard also hit a key basket that put his team up 114 – 110 with 13 to play.

“Tonight was a little bit shaky but we are happy with the win, especially with how we defended on the last possession,” Dragic said, per AP.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Rodions Kurucs scored three and two points respectively off the bench for Brooklyn.

With three seconds left in the game between Orlando Magic and the San Antonio Spurs, Evan Fournier had the chance to score a potential game-winner when he drove to the basket for the layup. The French wing was off target and the Spurs won 114 – 113.

Evan Fournier misses a lay-up with 3 seconds left, #Spurs win by 1 pic.twitter.com/cSDroXWaE8

— Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) March 1, 2020

.”It’s a layup,” Fournier said, per AP. “It’s a damn layup. There’s no excuse.” He finished with 23 points, five assists and four steals while Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and nine rebounds.

For the Spurs, Marco Belinelli dropped two points.

The rest of Saturday’s (29/2) results and Euro-scorers:

Chicago Bulls – New York Knicks 125 – 115 (Tomas Satoransky 6 points/7 assists, Frank Ntilikina 4 points)

Atlanta Hawks – Portland Trail Blazers 129 – 117 (Mario Hezonja 8 points)

Boston Celtics – Houston Rockets 110 – 11 (Daniel Theis 8 points/15 rebounds)

Phoenix Suns – Golden State Warriors 90 – 115 (Elie Okobo 14 points/7 rebounds/5 assists, Dario Saric 11 points/9rebounds, Ricky Rubio 6 points/8 assists)

Standings (via NBA.com):

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM	WSORT BY WINS	LSORT BY LOSSES	WIN%SORT BY WIN PERCENTAGE	GBSORT BY GAMES BEHIND	CONFSORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD	DIVSORT BY DIVISION RECORD	HOMESORT BY HOME RECORD	ROADSORT BY AWAY RECORD	L10SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD	STRKSORT BY WIN STREAK
1First PlaceMilwaukee Bucks*Clinched Playoff Berth	Wins51	Losses8	Win Percentage.864	Games Behind–	Conference Record32 – and4	Division Record12 – and1	Home Record27 – and3	Away Record24 – and5	Last Ten Record9 – and1	Win StreakW 5Wins
2Second PlaceToronto Raptors	Wins42	Losses17	Win Percentage.712	Games Behind9.0	Conference Record30 – and10	Division Record8 – and4	Home Record23 – and9	Away Record19 – and8	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakL 2Losses
3Third PlaceBoston Celtics	Wins41	Losses18	Win Percentage.695	Games Behind10.0	Conference Record25 – and9	Division Record7 – and5	Home Record23 – and6	Away Record18 – and12	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakL 1Losses
44th PlaceMiami Heat	Wins38	Losses22	Win Percentage.633	Games Behind13.5	Conference Record25 – and9	Division Record8 – and3	Home Record25 – and4	Away Record13 – and18	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakW 2Wins
55th PlacePhiladelphia 76ers	Wins37	Losses23	Win Percentage.617	Games Behind14.5	Conference Record25 – and16	Division Record11 – and4	Home Record28 – and2	Away Record9 – and21	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakW 1Wins
66th PlaceIndiana Pacers	Wins36	Losses24	Win Percentage.600	Games Behind15.5	Conference Record23 – and16	Division Record7 – and6	Home Record21 – and10	Away Record15 – and14	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakW 3Wins
77th PlaceOrlando Magic	Wins27	Losses33	Win Percentage.450	Games Behind24.5	Conference Record19 – and17	Division Record9 – and4	Home Record16 – and14	Away Record11 – and19	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakL 1Losses
88th PlaceBrooklyn Nets	Wins26	Losses33	Win Percentage.441	Games Behind25.0	Conference Record18 – and21	Division Record5 – and9	Home Record16 – and13	Away Record10 – and20	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 4Losses
99th PlaceWashington Wizards	Wins21	Losses37	Win Percentage.362	Games Behind29.5	Conference Record15 – and22	Division Record4 – and8	Home Record14 – and15	Away Record7 – and22	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 1Losses
1010th PlaceCharlotte Hornets	Wins21	Losses38	Win Percentage.356	Games Behind30.0	Conference Record15 – and22	Division Record1 – and6	Home Record9 – and18	Away Record12 – and20	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakW 2Wins
1111th PlaceChicago Bulls	Wins20	Losses40	Win Percentage.333	Games Behind31.5	Conference Record14 – and26	Division Record6 – and8	Home Record12 – and19	Away Record8 – and21	Last Ten Record1 – and9	Win StreakL 2Losses
1212th PlaceDetroit Pistons	Wins20	Losses41	Win Percentage.328	Games Behind32.0	Conference Record12 – and29	Division Record5 – and10	Home Record11 – and20	Away Record9 – and21	Last Ten Record2 – and8	Win StreakW 1Wins
1313th PlaceAtlanta Hawks	Wins19	Losses43	Win Percentage.306	Games Behind33.5	Conference Record10 – and30	Division Record5 – and6	Home Record13 – and18	Away Record6 – and25	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakW 2Wins
1414th PlaceNew York Knicks	Wins18	Losses42	Win Percentage.300	Games Behind33.5	Conference Record13 – and27	Division Record2 – and11	Home Record9 – and20	Away Record9 – and22	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakW 1Wins
1515th PlaceCleveland Cavaliers	Wins17	Losses43	Win Percentage.283	Games Behind34.5	Conference Record12 – and30	Division Record4 – and9	Home Record9 – and23	Away Record8 – and20	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 2Losses

WESTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM	WSORT BY WINS	LSORT BY LOSSES	WIN%SORT BY WIN PERCENTAGE	GBSORT BY GAMES BEHIND	CONFSORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD	DIVSORT BY DIVISION RECORD	HOMESORT BY HOME RECORD	ROADSORT BY AWAY RECORD	L10SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD	STRKSORT BY WIN STREAK
1First PlaceLos Angeles Lakers	Wins45	Losses13	Win Percentage.776	Games Behind–	Conference Record31 – and7	Division Record8 – and2	Home Record21 – and7	Away Record24 – and6	Last Ten Record8 – and2	Win StreakL 1Losses
2Second PlaceDenver Nuggets	Wins40	Losses19	Win Percentage.678	Games Behind5.5	Conference Record26 – and11	Division Record10 – and1	Home Record23 – and7	Away Record17 – and12	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakL 1Losses
3Third PlaceLA Clippers	Wins40	Losses19	Win Percentage.678	Games Behind5.5	Conference Record24 – and13	Division Record7 – and3	Home Record24 – and6	Away Record16 – and13	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakW 3Wins
44th PlaceHouston Rockets	Wins39	Losses20	Win Percentage.661	Games Behind6.5	Conference Record24 – and16	Division Record7 – and4	Home Record21 – and8	Away Record18 – and12	Last Ten Record8 – and2	Win StreakW 6Wins
55th PlaceUtah Jazz	Wins37	Losses22	Win Percentage.627	Games Behind8.5	Conference Record21 – and16	Division Record5 – and5	Home Record21 – and9	Away Record16 – and13	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakW 1Wins
66th PlaceOklahoma City Thunder	Wins37	Losses23	Win Percentage.617	Games Behind9.0	Conference Record25 – and14	Division Record7 – and4	Home Record20 – and12	Away Record17 – and11	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakL 1Losses
77th PlaceDallas Mavericks	Wins36	Losses24	Win Percentage.600	Games Behind10.0	Conference Record21 – and14	Division Record8 – and2	Home Record16 – and14	Away Record20 – and10	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakL 1Losses
88th PlaceMemphis Grizzlies	Wins29	Losses31	Win Percentage.483	Games Behind17.0	Conference Record19 – and21	Division Record4 – and6	Home Record17 – and14	Away Record12 – and17	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakW 1Wins
99th PlaceNew Orleans Pelicans	Wins26	Losses33	Win Percentage.441	Games Behind19.5	Conference Record16 – and22	Division Record3 – and7	Home Record12 – and17	Away Record14 – and16	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakW 1Wins
1010th PlaceSan Antonio Spurs	Wins25	Losses33	Win Percentage.431	Games Behind20.0	Conference Record14 – and21	Division Record3 – and6	Home Record15 – and13	Away Record10 – and20	Last Ten Record3 – and7	Win StreakW 1Wins
1111th PlacePortland Trail Blazers	Wins26	Losses35	Win Percentage.426	Games Behind20.5	Conference Record15 – and24	Division Record4 – and8	Home Record16 – and13	Away Record10 – and22	Last Ten Record3 – and7	Win StreakL 3Losses
1212th PlaceSacramento Kings	Wins25	Losses34	Win Percentage.424	Games Behind20.5	Conference Record19 – and20	Division Record7 – and5	Home Record12 – and15	Away Record13 – and19	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakW 1Wins
1313th PlacePhoenix Suns	Wins24	Losses37	Win Percentage.393	Games Behind22.5	Conference Record14 – and26	Division Record5 – and9	Home Record11 – and21	Away Record13 – and16	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 3Losses
1414th PlaceMinnesota Timberwolves	Wins17	Losses41	Win Percentage.293	Games Behind28.0	Conference Record8 – and27	Division Record2 – and10	Home Record7 – and21	Away Record10 – and20	Last Ten Record2 – and8	Win StreakL 1Losses
1515th PlaceGolden State Warriors	Wins13	Losses47	Win Percentage.217	Games Behind33.0	Conference Record8 – and33	Division Record2 – and10	Home Record7 – and23	Away Record6 – and24	Last Ten Record2 – and8	Win StreakW 1Wins