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The San Antonio Spurs (45-13) beat the Los Angeles Lakers (19-41) 119-98, with Pau Gasol contributing 15 points and 7 rebounds in 20 minutes. Latvian forward Davis Bertans had 3 points and 2 assists in 8 minutes. For Lakers, Croatian center Ivica Zubac scored 5 points in 18 minutes.
Marc Gasol led the Memphis Grizzlies (35-25) past Denver Nuggets (26-33) 105-98 with 23 points and 6 assists. For the Denver side, Nikola Jokic recorded a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Danilo Gallinari added 24 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped 28 and led Milwaukee Bucks (26-31) past Phoenix Suns (18-41) 100-96. The ‘Greek Freak’ also gathered 8 rebounds and dished 6 assists in 36 minutes!
Spanish guard Alex Abrines scored 13 points in 35 minutes in Oklahoma City Thunder‘s (34-25) win against New Orleans’ Pelicans (23-37) with 118-110, while Enes Kanter almost reached a double-double with 20 points and 8 rebounds and Domantas Sabonis scored 4 points.
Utah Jazz (37-22) beat Washington Wizards (34-23) 102-92, with Boris Diaw adding 5 points for the winners. Bojan Bogdanovic added 15 points for Wizards, while teammates Marcin Gortat and Tomas Satorasnky scored 6 and 2 points each.
Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto Raptors (35-24) to a 112-106 win against Portland Trail Blazers (24-34), scoring 18 and 15 points each. For the Portland side, Jusuf Nurkic scored 8 points in 21 minutes.
Nicolas Batum’s 31 points and 8 rebounds weren’t enough to keep Charlotte Hornets (25-34) alive against Los Angeles Clippers (36-23), with the latter prevailing 124-121.
Finally, Boston Celtics (38-21) beat Detroit Pistons (28-31) 104-98.