NBA Euro-watch: Gasol wins the battle of the legends against Dirk

2017-11-15T05:01:47+00:00 2017-11-15T05:01:47+00:00.

Aris Barkas

15/Nov/17 05:01

Eurohoops.net

The Celtics made it 13 in a row while Pau Gasol helped the Spurs beat Dirk and the Mavericks in Dallas.

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

In a quiet, three-game night in the NBA, it was the battle of Euro-legends that was the storyline.

Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol, two of the greatest big men in NBA history squared off as the Mavericks hosted the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs amounted to a first half lead (44-39) but never put the Mavs away and Dallas kept fighting.

The home side managed to cut the lead to three in the fourth (74-71) but that was the closest they would get as the Spurs won 97-91.

Pau Gasol had 2 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in a win while Dirk Nowitzki did a little bit of everything with 12 points, 7 boards and 6 assists.

Earlier, the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to 13 as they cruised past the Brooklyn Nets.

Daniel Theis had 2 points, 7 boards and a block in a win.

The Toronto Raptors shocked the Rockets (129-113) in Houston in a game that featured four Euro-bigs. Lithuanian center, Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 7 boards while Serge Ibaka battled foul trouble and added 5 points, 5 boards and 2 blocks in a win.

Austrian youngster Jakob Poeltl continues to bring energy off the bench for his team, chipping in with 7 points, 3 boards, an assist, a steal and a block in only 14 minutes of action.

Despite the loss, Clint Capela still managed to get a double-double, 11 points and 11 rebounds.

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

BROOKLYN NETS BOSTON CELTICS 102-109 (Theis 2 p. 7 r. 1 b. – Mozgov 2 p. 1 r.)
HOUSTON ROCKETS TORONTO RAPTORS 113-129 (Valanciunas 12 p. 7 r. 1 a., Ibaka 5 p. 5 r. 2 b. Poeltl 7 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., – Capela 11 p. 11 r. 1 a. 2 s.)
DALLAS MAVERICKS SAN ANTONIO SPURS 78-87 (Nowitzki 12 p. 7 r. 6 a. 1 b.,  Kleber 5 p. 1 r. – Gasol 2 p. 10 b. 4 a., Bertans 1 s., Lauvergne 1 s.)

 

TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
15
13
2
1540 – 1418
122
2
13
10
3
1385 – 1316
69
3
TORONTO RAPTORS
13
8
5
1434 – 1365
69
4
13
8
5
1448 – 1377
71
5
14
8
6
1537 – 1509
28
6
13
7
6
1378 – 1364
14
7
13
7
6
1356 – 1367
-11
8
13
7
6
1404 – 1423
-19
9
14
7
7
1537 – 1575
-38
10
13
6
7
1325 – 1340
-15
11
14
6
8
1512 – 1527
-15
12
12
5
7
1241 – 1259
-18
13
BROOKLYN NETS
14
5
9
1540 – 1598
-58
14
11
2
9
1030 – 1143
-113
15
14
2
12
1437 – 1546
-109
WESTERN
1
14
11
3
1674 – 1508
166
2
HOUSTON ROCKETS
15
11
4
1668 – 1569
99
3
13
8
5
1414 – 1439
-25
4
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
13
8
5
1339 – 1295
44
5
14
8
6
1481 – 1467
14
6
14
8
6
1504 – 1498
6
7
13
7
6
1315 – 1299
16
8
13
7
6
1365 – 1290
75
9
13
6
7
1351 – 1280
71
10
14
6
8
1376 – 1404
-28
11
14
6
8
1446 – 1482
-36
12
13
5
8
1394 – 1378
16
13
15
5
10
1591 – 1727
-136
14
13
3
10
1230 – 1374
-144
15
DALLAS MAVERICKS
14
2
12
1393 – 1508
-115

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