By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Greek Freak had 22 points and 9 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks knocked Boston out of the top spot with a 103-100 victory. The Bucks (39-36) have won five of six, including four straight on the road. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 8 points for the winners, while Sweden’s Jonas Jerebko had one rebound for the Celtics. Currently Bucks have the sixth seed, they moved a full two games ahead of seventh-place Miami, and now have the same record as fifth-place Atlanta.
Slovenian Goran Dragic had 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds, and the Heat breezed to an easy victory a night after going down to the wire, beating the New York Knicks 105-88. Latvian Kristaps Porzingis had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who were eliminated from postseason contention for the fourth straight season since winning the Atlantic Division in 2012-13. Spaniard Willy Hernangomez flirted with the double double for the Knicks (12 p. 9 r.), Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas added 4 points and Slovenian Sasha Vujacic added 5 points.
In the West, Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Klay Thompson had 23 and the Warriors rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 110-98. Golden State extended its lead over San Antonio to 3 1/2 games for the league’s best record, beating the Spurs for the first time in three meetings this season. Georgian center Zaza Pachulia added 6 points for the winners, while Spaniard Tony Parker had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists amd Frenchman Tony Parker had 2 assists and 2 steals for the Spurs.
And after losing to the Rockets, Russell Westbrook made history with 57 points — the most in a triple-double in NBA history — 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-106 overtime win over the Orlando Magic. Turk Enes Kanter added 17 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Thunder, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis had 4 points and Spaniard Alex Abrines scored 6 points. For the losing side French Evan Fournier finished with 24 points, Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic had a double double (11 p. 16 r.) and Croatian Mario Hezonja added 4 points and 5 rebounds.
Here’s the rest of last night’s results and euro-scorers.
Philadelphia – Atlanta 92-99 (Saric 15 p. Luwawu-Cabarro 5 p. 10 r. – Ilyasova 14 p. Schroder 14 p. Calderon 2 r.)
Toronto – Charlotte 106-110 (Batum 15 p., Belinelli 21 p. – Ibaka 15 p. Valanciunas 14 p. 15 r., Poeltl 4 r.)
Memphis – Indiana 110-97 (Gasol DNP – Seraphin 2 p. 2 r.)
New Orleans – Dallas 121-118 (Nowitzki 23 p.)
LA Clippers – Washington 133-124 (Bogdanovic 3 p. Mahinmi 5 p. Gortat 6 p.)
Sacramento – Utah 82-112 (Papagiannis 8 p. – Diaw 11 p. Gobert 16 p. 15 r.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y –Cleveland Cavaliers | 47 | 26 | .644 | – | 28-8 | 19-18 | 7-7 | 31-12 | 110.0 | 106.8 | +3.2 | L2 | 5-5 |
| 2x –Boston Celtics | 48 | 27 | .640 | – | 27-10 | 21-17 | 9-5 | 31-14 | 107.7 | 105.1 | +2.6 | L1 | 7-3 |
| 3y –Washington Wizards | 46 | 29 | .613 | 2 | 29-10 | 17-19 | 7-6 | 29-18 | 109.5 | 107.2 | +2.3 | L1 | 5-5 |
| 4x –Toronto Raptors | 45 | 30 | .600 | 3 | 25-13 | 20-17 | 12-2 | 28-17 | 107.2 | 103.0 | +4.1 | L1 | 7-3 |
| 5Atlanta Hawks | 39 | 36 | .520 | 9 | 20-18 | 19-18 | 5-10 | 26-19 | 102.9 | 104.1 | -1.2 | W2 | 3-7 |
| 6Milwaukee Bucks | 39 | 36 | .520 | 9 | 21-17 | 18-19 | 9-5 | 24-23 | 104.6 | 104.1 | +0.4 | W2 | 7-3 |
| 7Miami Heat | 37 | 38 | .493 | 11 | 21-16 | 16-22 | 6-7 | 23-23 | 102.8 | 101.8 | +0.9 | W2 | 6-4 |
| 8Indiana Pacers | 37 | 38 | .493 | 11 | 26-12 | 11-26 | 7-7 | 21-24 | 104.3 | 105.4 | -1.0 | L2 | 4-6 |
| Chicago Bulls | 35 | 39 | .473 | 12.5 | 21-16 | 14-23 | 8-7 | 23-22 | 102.4 | 103.4 | -0.9 | W1 | 4-6 |
| Detroit Pistons | 34 | 41 | .453 | 14 | 23-15 | 11-26 | 5-10 | 20-27 | 101.1 | 102.4 | -1.3 | L5 | 2-8 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 34 | 41 | .453 | 14 | 21-17 | 13-24 | 10-3 | 22-25 | 105.2 | 104.4 | +0.8 | W1 | 5-5 |
| e –Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 47 | .373 | 20 | 17-20 | 11-27 | 7-6 | 19-26 | 102.3 | 107.5 | -5.2 | L1 | 5-5 |
| e –New York Knicks | 28 | 47 | .373 | 20 | 17-19 | 11-28 | 4-9 | 19-27 | 104.8 | 108.4 | -3.6 | L1 | 2-8 |
| e –Orlando Magic | 27 | 48 | .360 | 21 | 14-24 | 13-24 | 7-9 | 18-27 | 100.6 | 106.7 | -6.1 | L2 | 3-7 |
| e –Brooklyn Nets | 16 | 58 | .216 | 31.5 | 10-28 | 6-30 | 2-12 | 7-37 | 105.9 | 113.2 | -7.3 | L1 | 5-5 |
Western Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1y –Golden State Warriors | 61 | 14 | .813 | – | 31-4 | 30-10 | 12-2 | 37-9 | 115.8 | 104.2 | +11.6 | W9 | 9-1 |
| 2x –San Antonio Spurs | 57 | 17 | .770 | 3.5 | 29-8 | 28-9 | 9-5 | 32-12 | 106.1 | 98.3 | +7.9 | L1 | 7-3 |
| 3x –Houston Rockets | 51 | 23 | .689 | 9.5 | 28-10 | 23-13 | 10-6 | 32-13 | 115.6 | 108.9 | +6.8 | L1 | 7-3 |
| 4x –Utah Jazz | 46 | 29 | .613 | 15 | 25-12 | 21-17 | 6-7 | 27-19 | 100.6 | 96.5 | +4.0 | W2 | 5-5 |
| 5x –LA Clippers | 45 | 31 | .592 | 16.5 | 25-12 | 20-19 | 7-6 | 25-21 | 108.2 | 104.7 | +3.5 | W1 | 5-5 |
| 6x –Oklahoma City Thunder | 43 | 31 | .581 | 17.5 | 27-10 | 16-21 | 8-5 | 26-20 | 107.1 | 106.1 | +0.9 | W2 | 8-2 |
| 7Memphis Grizzlies | 41 | 34 | .547 | 20 | 22-14 | 19-20 | 7-6 | 27-20 | 100.9 | 100.2 | +0.7 | W1 | 5-5 |
| 8Portland Trail Blazers | 36 | 38 | .486 | 24.5 | 20-15 | 16-23 | 9-3 | 23-21 | 108.1 | 109.0 | -0.9 | W4 | 8-2 |
| Denver Nuggets | 35 | 39 | .473 | 25.5 | 21-18 | 14-21 | 5-9 | 20-26 | 111.4 | 111.3 | +0.1 | L2 | 6-4 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 32 | 43 | .427 | 29 | 20-18 | 12-25 | 6-10 | 18-28 | 103.9 | 105.8 | -1.9 | W1 | 7-3 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 31 | 43 | .419 | 29.5 | 21-18 | 10-25 | 4-9 | 18-27 | 98.0 | 100.4 | -2.4 | L3 | 3-7 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 29 | 44 | .397 | 31 | 18-19 | 11-25 | 4-8 | 16-27 | 105.0 | 105.9 | -0.9 | W1 | 3-7 |
| Sacramento Kings | 29 | 46 | .387 | 32 | 15-23 | 14-23 | 6-7 | 18-27 | 102.3 | 106.3 | -4.0 | L1 | 4-6 |
| e –Phoenix Suns | 22 | 53 | .293 | 39 | 13-23 | 9-30 | 3-10 | 9-36 | 106.9 | 112.8 | -5.8 | L9 | 1-9 |
| e –Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 53 | .284 | 39.5 | 13-24 | 8-29 | 5-8 | 11-33 | 104.7 | 112.1 | -7.5 | L2 | 2-8 |