By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
There were only four games in the NBA last night but Euro-ballers still managed to play well and help their teams win.
The duo of Fournier and Vucevic took advantage of Kristaps Porzingis’ absence as the Magic beat the Knicks 112-99.
The Magic ended up winning the game 112-99 behind 24 and 23 points from Vucevic and Fournier who continue to carry the load offensively.
Vucevic had 24 points, 5 boards, 4 steals and a block while Fournier added 23 points 2 boards, 5 assists and 5 steals.
For the losing side, Kanter had 10 points in 20 minutes while Ntilikina continues to impress with 6 points, 4 boards and 9 assists.
In Detroit, Boban Marjanovic saw the floor for only the second time this season. He played 8 minutes and helped the Pistons beat the Pacers 114-97 with 9 points, 4 boards, an assist and one block.
Goran Dragic scored 29 points in a Miami Heat 126-115 win over the Phoenix Suns. He added 9 boards and 4 assists.
Alex Len had 6 points and 3 rebounds while Bender added 5 points and 2 boards for the losing side.
Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers.
| DETROIT PISTONS | INDIANA PACERS | 114-97 | (Marjanovic 9 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Bogdanovic 12 p. 7 r.) |
| ORLANDO MAGIC | NEW YORK KNICKS | 112-99 | (Fournier 23 p. 2 r. 5 a. 5 s. 1 b., Vucevic 23 p. 5 r. 1 a. 4 s. 1 a. – Kanter 10 p. 6 r., Ntilinika 6 p. 4 r. 9 a. 1 s. 1 b., Hernangomez |
| BOSTON CELTICS | LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 107-96 | (Theis 8 p. 5 r. 2 s. 3 b.) |
| PHOENIX SUNS | MIAMI HEAT | 115-126 | (Bender 5 p. 2 r. 1 a., Len 6 p. 3 r. – Dragic 29 p. 9 r. 4 a.) |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 122-99 | (Pachulia 5 r. 2 a., Casspi 13 p. 3 r. 1 a. 2 s. 3 b. – Bjelica 3 p. 1 r. 1 a. 1 s.) |
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#
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TEAM
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PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
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+/-
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
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BOSTON CELTICS
|
12
|
10
|
2
|
1246 – 1135
|
111
|
||
|
2
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
1162 – 1109
|
53
|
||
|
3
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
1202 – 1162
|
40
|
||
|
4
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
1073 – 1074
|
-1
|
||
|
5
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
1089 – 1039
|
50
|
||
|
6
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
1159 – 1169
|
-10
|
||
|
7
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
1114 – 1096
|
18
|
||
|
8
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1209 – 1253
|
-44
|
||
|
9
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1138 – 1154
|
-16
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1154 – 1169
|
-15
|
||
|
11
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
12
|
5
|
7
|
1312 – 1322
|
-10
|
||
|
12
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
1054 – 1087
|
-33
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
11
|
4
|
7
|
1231 – 1278
|
-47
|
||
|
14
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
9
|
2
|
7
|
849 – 905
|
-56
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
1134 – 1216
|
-82
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
1429 – 1294
|
135
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
11
|
8
|
3
|
1209 – 1136
|
73
|
||
|
3
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
1195 – 1223
|
-28
|
||
|
4
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
1116 – 1078
|
38
|
||
|
5
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
11
|
7
|
4
|
1119 – 1107
|
12
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
1169 – 1168
|
1
|
||
|
7
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
1172 – 1167
|
5
|
||
|
8
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
11
|
6
|
5
|
1169 – 1107
|
62
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
10
|
5
|
5
|
1075 – 1038
|
37
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1090 – 1105
|
-15
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
11
|
5
|
6
|
1161 – 1180
|
-19
|
||
|
12
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
1025 – 968
|
57
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
12
|
4
|
8
|
1268 – 1389
|
-121
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
10
|
2
|
8
|
938 – 1038
|
-100
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
1190 – 1285
|
-95
|
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