By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
It was the top play of the night and stole the thunder of Nikola Jokic. While Harden had 39 points, 11 assists and was three rebounds shy of his 20th triple-double of the season, the Serb big man of the Nuggets had 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Spaniard Juancho Hernangomez added 15 points and 5 rebounds, Italian Danilo Gallinari missed one more game while Swiss Clint Capela had 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists for the winners.
The invigorated Magic rallied from a 17-point second-half deficit, then outlasted the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 in overtime. Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic led the Magic with 26 points and 13 rebounds, but Frenchman Evan Fournier was also impressive with 19 points, while Croatian Mario Hezonja added 2 rebounds. For the losing side Croatian Dario Saric had 18 points, French Timothe Luwawu Cabarro added 2 points and 3 rebounds, while Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez had 4 assists and 3 rebounds. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.
Charlotte – Atlanta 105-90 (Batum 16 p. 6 as., Belinelli 6 p. – Ilyasova 13 p., Sefolosha 11 p., Schroder 20 p. 6 as., Calderon 2 p.)
Boston – Washington 110-102 (Gortat 4 p. 4 r., Mahinmi 4 r., Bogdanovic 14 p. Satoransky 1 st.)
Oklahoma City – Golden State 95-111 (Sabonis 4 p., Kanter 15 p. 10 r., Abrines 2 p. – Pachulia 2 p. 2 r.)
LA Clippers – New York 114-105 (Porzingis 18 p. 11 r., Hernangomez 8 p. 9 r., Kuzminskas 8 p., Vujacic 3 p.)
Indiana – Utah 107-100 (Gobert 16 p. 14 r., Diaw 2 p. 4 r.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x –Cleveland Cavaliers | 46 | 23 | .667 | – | 28-7 | 18-16 | 7-7 | 30-11 | 110.4 | 106.3 | +4.1 | W1 | 5-5 |
| 2Boston Celtics | 45 | 26 | .634 | 2 | 24-9 | 21-17 | 9-5 | 29-13 | 107.4 | 104.9 | +2.5 | W1 | 6-4 |
| 3Washington Wizards | 42 | 28 | .600 | 4.5 | 27-10 | 15-18 | 6-6 | 26-18 | 108.8 | 106.8 | +2.0 | L2 | 6-4 |
| 4Toronto Raptors | 41 | 29 | .586 | 5.5 | 23-12 | 18-17 | 12-2 | 25-16 | 106.9 | 103.1 | +3.8 | W2 | 5-5 |
| 5Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 33 | .529 | 9.5 | 19-17 | 18-16 | 5-9 | 25-16 | 103.4 | 104.5 | -1.1 | L4 | 3-7 |
| 6Indiana Pacers | 36 | 34 | .514 | 10.5 | 25-10 | 11-24 | 7-7 | 20-23 | 104.1 | 105.0 | -0.8 | W1 | 5-5 |
| 7Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 35 | .493 | 12 | 20-16 | 14-19 | 9-4 | 21-22 | 104.6 | 104.5 | +0.1 | L1 | 8-2 |
| 8Detroit Pistons | 34 | 36 | .486 | 12.5 | 23-14 | 11-22 | 5-9 | 20-22 | 101.7 | 102.1 | -0.4 | W1 | 5-5 |
| Miami Heat | 34 | 36 | .486 | 12.5 | 20-15 | 14-21 | 6-7 | 21-21 | 102.9 | 102.1 | +0.8 | L1 | 7-3 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 37 | .471 | 13.5 | 20-15 | 13-22 | 6-7 | 21-20 | 101.8 | 103.1 | -1.3 | W1 | 3-7 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 31 | 39 | .443 | 15.5 | 20-15 | 11-24 | 9-3 | 20-23 | 104.8 | 104.1 | +0.7 | W2 | 5-5 |
| New York Knicks | 27 | 43 | .386 | 19.5 | 16-18 | 11-25 | 4-9 | 18-26 | 105.3 | 108.7 | -3.4 | L2 | 3-7 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 44 | .371 | 20.5 | 17-19 | 9-25 | 6-6 | 17-24 | 102.4 | 107.6 | -5.1 | L1 | 4-6 |
| Orlando Magic | 26 | 45 | .366 | 21 | 13-22 | 13-23 | 7-8 | 17-25 | 100.1 | 106.5 | -6.4 | W2 | 4-6 |
| e –Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 56 | .188 | 33 | 8-27 | 5-29 | 2-11 | 5-35 | 105.8 | 113.9 | -8.1 | L2 | 3-7 |
Western Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y –Golden State Warriors | 56 | 14 | .800 | – | 29-4 | 27-10 | 11-2 | 32-9 | 116.1 | 104.8 | +11.4 | W4 | 6-4 |
| 2x –San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 16 | .768 | 2.5 | 26-7 | 27-9 | 8-5 | 30-11 | 106.5 | 98.6 | +7.9 | W1 | 7-3 |
| 3x –Houston Rockets | 49 | 22 | .690 | 7.5 | 26-9 | 23-13 | 9-6 | 30-12 | 115.5 | 108.6 | +6.8 | W2 | 7-3 |
| 4Utah Jazz | 43 | 28 | .606 | 13.5 | 23-12 | 20-16 | 6-7 | 25-18 | 100.3 | 96.5 | +3.8 | L3 | 6-4 |
| 5LA Clippers | 42 | 29 | .592 | 14.5 | 23-11 | 19-18 | 6-5 | 23-19 | 107.8 | 104.7 | +3.1 | W2 | 6-4 |
| 6Oklahoma City Thunder | 40 | 30 | .571 | 16 | 26-10 | 14-20 | 8-5 | 25-19 | 106.7 | 106.0 | +0.7 | L1 | 5-5 |
| 7Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 30 | .571 | 16 | 21-14 | 19-16 | 7-4 | 27-16 | 101.4 | 100.4 | +1.0 | W4 | 5-5 |
| 8Denver Nuggets | 33 | 37 | .471 | 23 | 20-17 | 13-20 | 5-8 | 20-24 | 111.3 | 111.0 | +0.3 | L2 | 6-4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 32 | 37 | .464 | 23.5 | 17-14 | 15-23 | 7-3 | 20-21 | 108.3 | 110.0 | -1.7 | W3 | 8-2 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 30 | 39 | .435 | 25.5 | 20-15 | 10-24 | 4-8 | 17-24 | 98.1 | 100.2 | -2.0 | W1 | 6-4 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 29 | 41 | .414 | 27 | 18-18 | 11-23 | 4-9 | 15-26 | 103.6 | 106.0 | -2.4 | W2 | 6-4 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 28 | 41 | .406 | 27.5 | 18-18 | 10-23 | 4-7 | 16-24 | 104.9 | 105.5 | -0.5 | L3 | 5-5 |
| Sacramento Kings | 27 | 43 | .386 | 29 | 14-21 | 13-22 | 5-6 | 16-25 | 102.9 | 106.4 | -3.4 | L2 | 2-8 |
| Phoenix Suns | 22 | 48 | .314 | 34 | 13-23 | 9-25 | 3-10 | 9-36 | 107.3 | 112.5 | -5.2 | L4 | 4-6 |
| e –Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 50 | .286 | 36 | 12-21 | 8-29 | 5-7 | 10-31 | 104.6 | 111.9 | -7.3 | L5 | 1-9 |