By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Kristaps Porzingis and Deni Avdija stepped up for the Washington Wizards and led the team to a 100-97 road win over the Detroit Pistons.
Porzingis scored 30 points while Avdija logged a career-high with 21. Both players grabbed ten rebounds with Avdija dishing four and Porzingis three assists. Tomas Satoransku helped them with six points, six assists while on the opposing side, Killian Hayes had a 10-6-4 stat line.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks got the better of Golden State with 121-110 on the scoreboard. Trae Young once again led the way with a 33-point, 15-assist double-double.
He also had good backup coming from the European duo of Danilo Gallinari and Clint Capela. Gallinari banked in 25 points while Capela put up 19 points, 13 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic was sidelined, as was Steph Curry.
Luka Doncic was near a triple-double with 24-10-8 but the Mavs got completely outplayed by the Minnesota Timberwolves who won 116-95. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 points and grabbed nine boards for the victors.
Rudy Gobert with 11 points, 19 boards was also participating in a loss, as did Isaiah Hartenstein who had 16 points, nine boards.
Results
Charlotte Hornets – Utah Jazz 107-101
Detroit Pistons – Washington Wizards 97-100
Atlanta Hawks – Golden State Warriors 121-110
Miami Heat – New York Knicks 103-111
Minnesota Timberwolves – Dallas Mavericks 116-95
Portland Trail Blazers – Houston Rockets 106-125
LA Clippers – Philadelphia 76ers 97-122
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat (1) | 47 | 27 | .635 | — | 109.3 | 105.2 | 3.91 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (2) | 46 | 27 | .630 | 0.5 | 108.9 | 106.5 | 2.30 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (3) | 46 | 27 | .630 | 0.5 | 115.1 | 111.0 | 3.74 |
| Boston Celtics (4) | 46 | 28 | .622 | 1.0 | 110.4 | 103.8 | 6.19 |
| Chicago Bulls (5) | 42 | 31 | .575 | 4.5 | 111.8 | 111.4 | 0.10 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (6) | 41 | 32 | .562 | 5.5 | 107.4 | 104.8 | 2.50 |
| Toronto Raptors (7) | 41 | 32 | .562 | 5.5 | 108.8 | 107.3 | 1.59 |
| Brooklyn Nets (8) | 38 | 35 | .521 | 8.5 | 111.8 | 111.5 | 0.32 |
| Charlotte Hornets (9) | 38 | 36 | .514 | 9.0 | 114.5 | 114.4 | 0.37 |
| Atlanta Hawks (10) | 37 | 37 | .500 | 10.0 | 112.8 | 112.0 | 0.88 |
| New York Knicks (11) | 32 | 42 | .432 | 15.0 | 105.7 | 106.5 | -0.26 |
| Washington Wizards (12) | 31 | 42 | .425 | 15.5 | 108.1 | 111.4 | -3.38 |
| Indiana Pacers (13) | 25 | 49 | .338 | 22.0 | 110.8 | 113.4 | -2.52 |
| Detroit Pistons (14) | 20 | 54 | .270 | 27.0 | 104.3 | 112.2 | -7.53 |
| Orlando Magic (15) | 20 | 54 | .270 | 27.0 | 104.1 | 111.9 | -7.53 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns (1) | 60 | 14 | .811 | — | 115.3 | 106.9 | 7.78 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2) | 51 | 23 | .689 | 9.0 | 115.1 | 109.4 | 5.02 |
| Golden State Warriors (3) | 48 | 26 | .649 | 12.0 | 111.0 | 105.2 | 5.68 |
| Utah Jazz (4) | 45 | 29 | .608 | 15.0 | 113.5 | 107.6 | 5.57 |
| Dallas Mavericks (5) | 45 | 29 | .608 | 15.0 | 106.0 | 103.7 | 2.38 |
| Denver Nuggets (6) | 43 | 31 | .581 | 17.0 | 111.8 | 109.4 | 2.36 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (7) | 43 | 32 | .573 | 17.5 | 115.4 | 111.9 | 3.42 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (8) | 36 | 39 | .480 | 24.5 | 106.7 | 108.3 | -1.53 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (9) | 31 | 42 | .425 | 28.5 | 108.8 | 109.8 | -0.69 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (10) | 31 | 42 | .425 | 28.5 | 111.6 | 114.3 | -2.90 |
| San Antonio Spurs (11) | 29 | 44 | .397 | 30.5 | 112.9 | 113.4 | -0.44 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (12) | 27 | 46 | .370 | 32.5 | 106.8 | 114.0 | -6.85 |
| Sacramento Kings (13) | 26 | 48 | .351 | 34.0 | 110.5 | 115.8 | -4.95 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (14) | 21 | 52 | .288 | 38.5 | 103.3 | 110.9 | -7.21 |
| Houston Rockets (15) | 19 | 55 | .257 | 41.0 | 108.9 | 117.9 | -8.51 |