NBA Euro-watch: Porzingis, Jokic, Fournier shine in wins

Feb 18, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; New York Knick forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) react in the skills challenge during NBA All-Star Saturday Night at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

It was a notable night for Euro-ballers as most of their quality performances resulted in wins.

The Orlando Magic “demolished” the San Antonio Spurs, winning by a final score of 114-87. Fournier had 25 points, “Vouch” had 15 and they were both perfect from beyond the arc (4-4 and 3-3). Hezonja added 9 points in a win.

For the losing side, Pau Gasol had a double-double 12 points and 11 boards. Betans added 6 in 15 minutes.

The Knicks beat the Nets 107-86 in the battle of New York. Kristaps Porzingis was spectacular with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. Enes Kanter added 12 points and 6 boards in a win.

Frank Ntilikina scored 9 points in his return from an ankle injury.

In another “Euro-battle”, Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a road win (105-100) with a double-double, 18 points and 15 boards.

After missing he last two games due to injury, Dennis Schröder was back to his old ways. He led all team in scoring with 20 points while adding 3 boards and 6 assists in a loss.

Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS HOUSTON ROCKETS 93-109 (Capela  7 p., 5 r.)
ORLANDO MAGIC SAN ANTONIO SPURS 114-87 (Fournier 25 p., 4 r., 2 a., Vucevic 15 p., 2 r., 3 a., Hezonja 9 p., 2 r. – P. Gasol, 12 p., 11 r., Betans 6p., 1 r.)
ATLANTA HAWKS DENVER NUGGETS 100-105 (Schröder 20 p., 3 r., 6 a., Belinelli 15 p., 2 r., 2 a., Illyasova 7 p., 3 r., 2 a. – Jokic 18 p., 15 r., 5 a)
NEW YORK KNICKS BROOKLYN NETS 107-86 (Porzingis 30 p., 9 r., 3 b., Kanter 12 p., 6 r., Hernangomez 4 p., 4 r., Ntilikina 9 p., 2 r., 3 a. – Mozgov 6 p., 5 r.)
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 119-116 (Bjelica 3 p., 1 r.)
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS WASHINGTON WIZARDS 120-117 (Pachulia 4 p., 9 r., Casspi 8 p., 3 r. – Gortat 18 p., 4 r., 4 a.)
LOS ANGELES LAKERS TORONTO RAPTORS 92-101 (Ibaka 18 p., 8 r., Poetl 7 p., 7 r.)

 

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
ORLANDO MAGIC
5
4
1
590 – 536
54
2
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
4
3
1
443 – 432
11
3
BOSTON CELTICS
5
3
2
507 – 480
27
4
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
5
3
2
510 – 516
-6
5
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
5
3
2
537 – 534
3
6
DETROIT PISTONS
5
3
2
532 – 510
22
7
MIAMI HEAT
4
2
2
425 – 434
-9
8
TORONTO RAPTORS
4
2
2
454 – 412
42
9
BROOKLYN NETS
6
3
3
692 – 704
-12
10
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
5
2
3
496 – 498
-2
11
INDIANA PACERS
5
2
3
570 – 578
-8
12
CHICAGO BULLS
4
1
3
380 – 409
-29
13
NEW YORK KNICKS
4
1
3
387 – 412
-25
14
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
5
1
4
502 – 541
-39
15
ATLANTA HAWKS
6
1
5
591 – 636
-45
WESTERN
1
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
4
4
0
444 – 367
77
2
HOUSTON ROCKETS
6
5
1
638 – 607
31
3
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
5
4
1
499 – 487
12
4
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
5
4
1
502 – 476
26
5
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
5
3
2
600 – 568
32
6
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
5
3
2
554 – 482
72
7
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
4
2
2
438 – 456
-18
8
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
6
3
3
641 – 685
-44
9
DENVER NUGGETS
5
2
3
494 – 504
-10
10
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
5
2
3
535 – 510
25
11
UTAH JAZZ
5
2
3
471 – 482
-11
12
PHOENIX SUNS
5
2
3
508 – 589
-81
13
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
5
2
3
537 – 552
-15
14
SACRAMENTO KINGS
5
1
4
493 – 520
-27
15
DALLAS MAVERICKS
6
1
5
587 – 640
-53
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