By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
For Memphis, which fell 1 1/2 games behind Oklahoma City for sixth place, Spanish star Marc Gasol had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. His brother, Pau, come from the bench for the Spurs and scored 9 points. French icon Tony Parker finished the night with 13 points and 7 assists.
With the New York Knicks sitting Carmelo Anthony and Derrick Rose, Damian Lillard scored 30 points and the Trail Blazers never trailed in a 110-95 victory. Latvian Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points for the Knicks. Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas as a starter scored 14 points and also Spaniard Willy Hernangomez had 10. Sloenian Sasha Vujacic come from the bench and scored 9 points.
DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points – doing that back-to-back for the first time in his career – and the Raptors clamped down defensively in the final three quarters to beat the Miami Heat 101-84. Slovenian Goran Dragic scored 13 for Miami, Hassan Whiteside also played despite his hand injury but this was not enough for the Heat who are trying to stay in the Top8 of the standings and the playoffs. For Toronto, Spaniard Serge Ibaka, who served his one-game suspension for fighting Chicago’s Robin Lopez, missed the game, Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas had 2 points and 8 rebounds and Austian Jakob Poeltl 4 points.
Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Dallas – LA Clippers 97-95 (Nowitzki 14 p.)
Brooklyn – Phoenix 126-98 (Len 11 p, 11 r.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x –Cleveland Cavaliers | 46 | 24 | .657 | – | 28-7 | 18-17 | 7-7 | 30-11 | 110.5 | 106.6 | +3.8 | L1 | 4-6 |
| x –Boston Celtics | 46 | 26 | .639 | 1 | 25-9 | 21-17 | 9-5 | 30-13 | 107.4 | 104.9 | +2.6 | W2 | 6-4 |
| Washington Wizards | 43 | 28 | .606 | 3.5 | 28-10 | 15-18 | 7-6 | 27-18 | 108.7 | 106.7 | +2.0 | W1 | 6-4 |
| Toronto Raptors | 43 | 29 | .597 | 4 | 24-12 | 19-17 | 12-2 | 27-16 | 107.1 | 103.1 | +4.0 | W4 | 6-4 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 34 | .521 | 9.5 | 19-17 | 18-17 | 5-10 | 25-17 | 103.4 | 104.5 | -1.2 | L5 | 3-7 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 36 | 35 | .507 | 10.5 | 20-16 | 16-19 | 9-4 | 21-22 | 104.6 | 104.2 | +0.4 | W2 | 8-2 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 35 | .507 | 10.5 | 25-10 | 11-25 | 7-7 | 20-24 | 104.1 | 105.0 | -1.0 | L1 | 5-5 |
| Miami Heat | 35 | 37 | .486 | 12 | 21-16 | 14-21 | 6-7 | 21-22 | 102.7 | 102.0 | +0.8 | L1 | 7-3 |
| Chicago Bulls | 34 | 38 | .472 | 13 | 21-15 | 13-23 | 7-7 | 22-21 | 102.3 | 103.3 | -1.0 | W1 | 3-7 |
| Detroit Pistons | 34 | 38 | .472 | 13 | 23-14 | 11-24 | 5-10 | 20-24 | 101.5 | 102.2 | -0.8 | L2 | 4-6 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 32 | 39 | .451 | 14.5 | 20-15 | 12-24 | 10-3 | 21-23 | 104.8 | 104.0 | +0.8 | W3 | 6-4 |
| New York Knicks | 27 | 45 | .375 | 20 | 16-18 | 11-27 | 4-9 | 18-26 | 105.1 | 108.7 | -3.6 | L4 | 2-8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 45 | .366 | 20.5 | 17-19 | 9-26 | 6-6 | 17-24 | 102.4 | 107.8 | -5.4 | L2 | 3-7 |
| Orlando Magic | 26 | 46 | .361 | 21 | 13-23 | 13-23 | 7-9 | 17-26 | 100.2 | 106.5 | -6.4 | L1 | 3-7 |
| e –Brooklyn Nets | 15 | 56 | .211 | 31.5 | 10-27 | 5-29 | 2-11 | 6-35 | 106.0 | 113.4 | -7.4 | W2 | 5-5 |
Western Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y –Golden State Warriors | 57 | 14 | .803 | – | 29-4 | 28-10 | 11-2 | 33-9 | 116.1 | 104.5 | +11.6 | W5 | 7-3 |
| x –San Antonio Spurs | 55 | 16 | .775 | 2 | 27-7 | 28-9 | 9-5 | 32-11 | 106.3 | 98.4 | +7.9 | W3 | 7-3 |
| x –Houston Rockets | 49 | 22 | .690 | 8 | 26-9 | 23-13 | 9-6 | 30-12 | 115.5 | 108.6 | +6.8 | W2 | 7-3 |
| Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 13.5 | 24-12 | 20-16 | 6-7 | 25-18 | 100.4 | 96.5 | +3.8 | W1 | 6-4 |
| LA Clippers | 43 | 30 | .589 | 15 | 23-11 | 20-19 | 7-5 | 24-20 | 108.0 | 104.7 | +3.3 | L1 | 5-5 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 41 | 30 | .577 | 16 | 27-10 | 14-20 | 8-5 | 25-19 | 106.9 | 105.9 | +1.0 | W1 | 6-4 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 40 | 32 | .556 | 17.5 | 21-14 | 19-18 | 7-6 | 27-18 | 101.0 | 100.3 | +0.7 | L2 | 4-6 |
| Denver Nuggets | 34 | 37 | .479 | 23 | 21-17 | 13-20 | 5-8 | 20-24 | 111.5 | 111.0 | +0.5 | W1 | 6-4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 33 | 38 | .465 | 24 | 18-15 | 15-23 | 7-3 | 20-21 | 108.1 | 109.5 | -1.5 | W1 | 7-3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 31 | 40 | .437 | 26 | 21-16 | 10-24 | 4-8 | 18-25 | 98.0 | 100.3 | -2.3 | W1 | 6-4 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 41 | .423 | 27 | 19-18 | 11-23 | 5-9 | 16-26 | 103.5 | 105.7 | -2.2 | W3 | 6-4 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 28 | 42 | .400 | 28.5 | 18-19 | 10-23 | 4-7 | 16-25 | 104.8 | 105.4 | -0.6 | L4 | 4-6 |
| Sacramento Kings | 27 | 44 | .380 | 30 | 14-22 | 13-22 | 5-6 | 16-25 | 102.9 | 106.5 | -3.6 | L3 | 2-8 |
| e –Phoenix Suns | 22 | 50 | .306 | 35.5 | 13-23 | 9-27 | 3-10 | 9-36 | 107.0 | 112.7 | -5.7 | L6 | 2-8 |
| e –Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 51 | .282 | 37 | 12-22 | 8-29 | 5-8 | 10-32 | 104.6 | 112.2 | -7.5 | L6 | 1-9 |