By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After a recent shooting slump, Stephen Curry has finally gotten his form back and he put it on display against the Houston Rockets as the Golden State Warriors logged a 122-108 win.
Curry dropped 40 points on 7-14 shooting from deep, leading the Warriors to a sixth straight win and a 38-13 record in the second place of the Western Conference. He also dished out nine assists and 21 of his points came in the fourth quarter.
Andrew Wiggins helped out with 23 while Klay Thompson scored 14. Christian Wood had 23 and Kevin Porter Jr 17 points (11 assists) on the opposing side.
Meanwhile, the game of the night happened in Philadelphia where the Sixers continued their winning streak with a 122-119 overtime win versus the Memphis Grizzlies.
Perhaps a surprising outcome considering the hosts couldn’t count on Joel Embiid and Memphis was on a roll lately. Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris picked up the slack with 33 and 31 points respectively.
Andre Drummond followed with 16 points and 23 rebounds. For Memphis, Ja Morant had 37-5-5 and Desmond Bane scored 34 points.
Cedi Osman had a terrible shooting night with 0-7 from deep and 3-16 overall, scoring just two points, but he took over the playmaking for the Cavs and dished out 12 assists in close 93-90 win over New Orleans.
On the Pelicans‘ side, Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points, nine boards while Willy Hernangomez logged seven points, ten boards.
A few other Europeans stood out with solid outings as well. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 for Atlanta while Nicolas Batum had 13 for the Clippers and Jusuf Nurkic logged 14 points, nine boards for Portland. All of them ended up on the losing side.
Results
Cleveland Cavaliers – New Orleans Pelicans 93-90
Indiana Pacers – LA Clippers 122-116
Philadelphia 76ers – Memphis Grizzlies 122-119
Atlanta Hawks – Toronto Raptors 100-106
Boston Celtics – Miami Heat 122-92
New York Knicks – Sacramento Kings 116-96
Houston Rockets – Golden State Warriors 108-122
Oklahoma City Thunder – Portland Trail Blazers 98-81
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bulls (1) | 31 | 18 | .633 | — | 111.0 | 109.2 | 1.23 |
| Miami Heat (2) | 32 | 19 | .627 | — | 108.7 | 104.9 | 3.44 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 31 | 19 | .620 | 0.5 | 107.9 | 105.5 | 1.71 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (4) | 31 | 20 | .608 | 1.0 | 106.8 | 102.2 | 4.71 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (5) | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1.5 | 111.8 | 108.8 | 2.23 |
| Brooklyn Nets (6) | 29 | 20 | .592 | 2.0 | 111.9 | 110.0 | 1.34 |
| Charlotte Hornets (7) | 28 | 23 | .549 | 4.0 | 114.5 | 114.6 | -0.30 |
| Toronto Raptors (8) | 25 | 23 | .521 | 5.5 | 107.5 | 106.5 | 1.36 |
| Boston Celtics (9) | 27 | 25 | .519 | 5.5 | 108.0 | 104.6 | 3.37 |
| Atlanta Hawks (10) | 24 | 26 | .480 | 7.5 | 111.5 | 111.2 | 0.36 |
| New York Knicks (11) | 24 | 27 | .471 | 8.0 | 104.1 | 104.6 | -0.86 |
| Washington Wizards (12) | 23 | 26 | .469 | 8.0 | 107.6 | 110.1 | -2.28 |
| Indiana Pacers (13) | 19 | 33 | .365 | 13.5 | 108.9 | 110.8 | -1.32 |
| Detroit Pistons (14) | 12 | 37 | .245 | 19.0 | 102.3 | 111.6 | -8.98 |
| Orlando Magic (15) | 11 | 40 | .216 | 21.0 | 102.5 | 110.4 | -7.75 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns (1) | 40 | 9 | .816 | — | 112.9 | 105.0 | 7.75 |
| Golden State Warriors (2) | 38 | 13 | .745 | 3.0 | 110.4 | 102.1 | 8.11 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (3) | 35 | 18 | .660 | 7.0 | 112.1 | 108.5 | 3.94 |
| Utah Jazz (4) | 30 | 21 | .588 | 11.0 | 113.5 | 107.8 | 5.43 |
| Denver Nuggets (5) | 28 | 21 | .571 | 12.0 | 109.0 | 106.9 | 2.10 |
| Dallas Mavericks (6) | 29 | 22 | .569 | 12.0 | 106.1 | 103.4 | 2.58 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (7) | 25 | 25 | .500 | 15.5 | 111.6 | 110.6 | 1.44 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (8) | 26 | 27 | .491 | 16.0 | 106.1 | 106.8 | -0.57 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (9) | 24 | 27 | .471 | 17.0 | 111.0 | 112.6 | -2.18 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (10) | 21 | 30 | .412 | 20.0 | 108.4 | 112.4 | -3.21 |
| San Antonio Spurs (11) | 19 | 32 | .373 | 22.0 | 111.3 | 111.4 | -0.03 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (12) | 18 | 32 | .360 | 22.5 | 105.2 | 109.6 | -3.71 |
| Sacramento Kings (13) | 18 | 34 | .346 | 23.5 | 109.3 | 114.7 | -5.31 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (14) | 15 | 34 | .306 | 25.0 | 100.7 | 107.4 | -6.58 |
| Houston Rockets (15) | 14 | 36 | .280 | 26.5 | 108.3 | 116.9 | -8.41 |