By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Luka Doncic scored 30 points, but he was injured on his thumb the Mavericks had an off night in the offensive end and the LA Clippers got the 107-88 win.
Kawhi Leonard also missed his first nine shots before finishing with eight points for the Clippers, however, Paul George had 25 points and nine rebounds, and Croatian big man Ivica Zubac added a double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds).
German big man Daniel Theiss had five points and three rebounds for the winning side, while French forward Moussa Diabate scored one point and had two rebounds.
Trae Young had 26 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks handed the Washington Wizards their ninth consecutive loss, 136-108. Serb guard Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 15 for Atlanta and Swiss center Clint Capela had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Israeli Deni Avdija had nine points and French Bilal Coulibaly had seven for the disappointing Wizards.
The Brooklyn Nets routed the short-handed Miami Heat 112-97 with Serb Nikola Jovic seeing action for 17 minutes and scoring one point, dishing five assists, and getting six rebounds.
Joel Embiid just missed his first triple-double of the season with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, and the 76ers ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s six-game winning streak with a 127-123 win.
French forward Nicolas Batum added 14 points for the winning side, while Latvian Davis Bertans had five for Oklahoma City.
Anthony Davis scored 23 of his season-high 32 points in the second half and grabbed 13 rebounds, LeBron James had 22 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-115 on a game with no European input and Utah got the 105-100 comeback victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, despite missing Lauri Markkanen.
Italian Simone Fontecchio added 10 points for the winners and Turkish big man Omer Yurtseven was a starter for the Jazz with six points and eight rebounds against Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas (8 p. 7 r.).
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Boston Celtics 12-4
2. Orlando Magic 11-5
3. Milwaukee Bucks 11-5
4. Philadelphia 76ers 11-5
5. Indiana Pacers 9-6
6. New York Knicks 9-6
7. Miami Heat 10-7
8. Atlanta Hawks 8-7
9. Cleveland Cavaliers 8-8
10. Toronto Raptors 8-8
11. Brooklyn Nets 7-8
12. Charlotte Hornets 5-9
13. Chicago Bulls 5-12
14. Washington Wizards 2-14
15. Detroit Pistons 2-14
Western Conference
1. Minnesota Timberwolves 11-4
2. Oklahoma City Thunder 11-5
3. Dallas Mavericks 10-6
4. Phoenix Suns 10-6
5. Denver Nuggets 10-6
6. Sacramento Kings 9-6
7. Los Angeles Lakers 10-7
8. Houston Rockets 8-6
9. New Orleans Pelicans 9-8
10. Golden State Warriors 8-9
11. Los Angeles Clippers 7-8
12. Utah Jazz 5-11
13. Portland Trail Blazers 4-11
14. Memphis Grizzlies 3-12
15. San Antonio Spurs 3-13
-Teams ranking first through sixth advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams ranking seventh through tenth compete in the Play-Ins