By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Bosnian sharp shooter Mirza Teletovic made five 3-pointers and had 19 points as the Bucks beat the Pacers 116-110 and the Greek freak added one more great dunk to his collection. French big man Kevin Seraphin had 6 points for the Pacers.
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving scored 27 points apiece as the Cavaliers returned from the road and downed the Denver Nuggets 125-109. Serb sensation Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets and Spaniard Juancho Hernangomez added 4 points and 5 rebounds.
Nerlens Noel, Robert Covington and Croatian Dario Saric each scored 19 points to lead Philadelphia to a 117-109 victory over Miami, snapping the Heat’s winning streak at 13 games. Slovenian Goran Dragic had 30 points for the Heat, whose winning streak was the longest in the NBA this season, the third-best in team history and tops in league history by a sub-.500 team. Turk Ersan Ilyasova added 14 points for the winners and Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez had 4 points and 5 assists.
In the big match up of the day Kevin Durant scored 34 points while being booed throughout the night, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Thunder 130-114 in a chippy game. Russell Westbrook did it all for the Thunder with 47 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Here’s the rest of last night’s games the euro-scorers.
Charlotte – LA Clippers 102-107 (Batum 25 p. 8 as. 6 r., Belinelli 17)
Houston – Phoenix 133-102 (Capela 9 p. 5 r. – Len 13 p. 8 r.)
Utah – Celtics 104-112 (Gobert 14 p. 14 r., Diaw 6 p. – Jerebko 3 r.)
Dallas – Orlando 112-80 (Nowitzki 14 p. – Ibaka 8 p., Vucevic 3 p. 10 r., Fournier 14 p., Hzonja 7 p., Rudez 5 p.)
Eastern Conference
W |
L |
|
---|---|---|
1Cleveland Cavaliers |
37 |
16 |
2Boston Celtics |
35 |
19 |
3Washington Wizards |
32 |
21 |
4Toronto Raptors |
32 |
22 |
5Atlanta Hawks |
31 |
23 |
6Indiana Pacers |
29 |
25 |
7Chicago Bulls |
26 |
28 |
8Detroit Pistons |
25 |
29 |
Charlotte Hornets |
24 |
30 |
Miami Heat |
24 |
31 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
23 |
30 |
New York Knicks |
22 |
33 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
20 |
34 |
Orlando Magic |
20 |
36 |
Brooklyn Nets |
9 |
45 |
Western Conference
W |
L |
|
---|---|---|
1Golden State Warriors |
46 |
8 |
2San Antonio Spurs |
41 |
12 |
3Houston Rockets |
40 |
17 |
4Utah Jazz |
34 |
21 |
5LA Clippers |
33 |
21 |
6Memphis Grizzlies |
33 |
23 |
7Oklahoma City Thunder |
31 |
24 |
8Denver Nuggets |
24 |
30 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
23 |
31 |
Sacramento Kings |
22 |
32 |
Dallas Mavericks |
22 |
32 |
New Orleans Pelicans |
21 |
33 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
20 |
34 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19 |
37 |
Phoenix Suns |
17 |
38 |