“Nurkic fever” in Portland

2017-03-10T10:59:36+00:00 2017-03-10T11:04:25+00:00.

Aris Barkas

10/Mar/17 10:59

Eurohoops.net

Jusuf “Bosnian Beast” Nurkic had a career-high 28 points and 20 rebounds, and Portland beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-108 in overtime.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Nurkic, who was acquired last month in a trade with Denver, also had eight assists and six blocks in Portland’s season-high fourth straight win.

According to the Blazers, Nurkic is the first NBA player to post at least 28 points, 20 rebounds, 8 assists and 6 blocks in a game since Charles Barkley pulled the feat in November 1986. From the losing side Croatian Dario Saric had a season-best 28 points, Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez added 6 points and 8 assists, while French Timothe Luwawu Cabarro scored 5 points.

Russell Westbrook had his 31st triple-double of the season to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 102-92 on Thursday night. He had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists to match Wilt Chamberlain’s 1967-68 campaign for the second-most in a season. Turki Enes Kanter added 14 points and 10 rebounds, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis had 6 points and Spaniard Alex Abrines scored 3. For the Spurs Latvian Davis Bertans also had 3 points and Spaniard Pau Gasol 18 points and 7 rebounds.

LA Clippers routed the Grizzlies 114-98 and also got a three-game buffer over Memphis in the Western Conference playoff race. Spaniard Marc Gasol led Memphis with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Pistons scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter before holding on for a 106-101 victory over the injury-plagued Cleveland Cavaliers despite a triple double by LeBron James.

The Lakers earned their first win in Phoenix in six years with a 122-110 victory over the Suns as Croatian rookie Ivica Zubac had 14 points. For the hosts Ukrainian Alex Len finished the game with 8 points and 6 rebounds.

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1Cleveland Cavaliers 42 21 .667 26-7 16-14 6-7 28-11 110.6 106.5 +4.1 L3 5-5
2Boston Celtics 41 24 .631 2 21-9 20-15 8-4 26-12 107.8 105.3 +2.4 W1 5-5
3Washington Wizards 39 24 .619 3 26-9 13-15 6-5 25-16 108.6 106.1 +2.5 W3 7-3
4Toronto Raptors 38 26 .594 4.5 21-11 17-15 12-2 23-14 107.7 103.8 +3.9 W1 6-4
5Atlanta Hawks 35 29 .547 7.5 18-15 17-14 5-8 24-15 103.9 104.7 -0.8 W1 4-6
6Indiana Pacers 33 31 .516 9.5 22-10 11-21 7-6 18-20 105.1 105.8 -0.7 W1 4-6
7Detroit Pistons 32 33 .492 11 21-12 11-21 5-8 19-20 102.1 102.3 -0.1 W1 6-4
8Chicago Bulls 31 33 .484 11.5 19-13 12-20 6-7 20-18 102.3 103.1 -0.9 L3 5-5
Miami Heat 31 34 .477 12 17-14 14-20 6-7 20-20 102.3 101.9 +0.5 W3 7-3
Milwaukee Bucks 30 33 .476 12 18-16 12-17 8-4 20-22 105.2 104.8 +0.5 W4 7-3
Charlotte Hornets 28 36 .438 14.5 17-13 11-23 6-3 17-21 104.7 104.4 +0.3 L1 4-6
New York Knicks 26 39 .400 17 15-17 11-22 4-7 17-23 105.6 108.6 -3.0 L1 4-6
Orlando Magic 24 41 .369 19 12-21 12-20 7-7 16-23 99.9 105.7 -5.8 W1 4-6
Philadelphia 76ers 23 41 .359 19.5 15-19 8-22 5-6 16-23 101.8 108.0 -6.1 L3 3-7
e –Brooklyn Nets 11 52 .175 31 7-24 4-28 0-10 3-34 105.7 114.3 -8.6 L1 2-8

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1x –Golden State Warriors 52 12 .813 26-4 26-8 11-2 31-7 117.0 105.3 +11.7 L1 6-4
2x –San Antonio Spurs 50 14 .781 2 23-6 27-8 8-4 28-9 106.5 98.5 +8.0 L1 9-1
3Houston Rockets 44 21 .677 8.5 23-9 21-12 9-5 27-11 115.1 108.4 +6.6 L2 6-4
4Utah Jazz 41 24 .631 11.5 22-12 19-12 6-6 24-17 100.5 96.2 +4.3 W4 7-3
5LA Clippers 39 26 .600 13.5 20-10 19-16 6-5 23-17 107.8 104.8 +3.0 W1 5-5
6Oklahoma City Thunder 36 29 .554 16.5 24-9 12-20 7-5 23-18 106.3 106.3 0.0 W1 5-5
7Memphis Grizzlies 36 29 .554 16.5 19-13 17-16 6-4 26-16 101.4 100.7 +0.6 L4 3-7
8Denver Nuggets 29 35 .453 23 17-16 12-19 5-8 17-22 110.6 111.4 -0.7 L1 5-5
Portland Trail Blazers 28 35 .444 23.5 17-13 11-22 7-3 18-20 108.3 110.4 -2.1 W4 5-5
Dallas Mavericks 27 36 .429 24.5 19-14 8-22 4-8 17-23 98.3 99.8 -1.5 W3 6-4
Minnesota Timberwolves 26 37 .413 25.5 16-18 10-19 4-7 15-23 104.9 104.9 0.0 W1 6-4
Sacramento Kings 25 39 .391 27 13-19 12-20 4-6 15-22 102.6 105.7 -3.1 L6 3-7
New Orleans Pelicans 25 40 .385 27.5 15-18 10-22 3-9 12-26 102.6 105.8 -3.3 L2 4-6
Phoenix Suns 21 44 .323 31.5 13-20 8-24 3-9 8-34 107.8 112.9 -5.1 L2 4-6
Los Angeles Lakers 20 45 .308 32.5 12-18 8-27 5-7 10-29 104.3 111.0 -6.7 W1 2-8

 

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