By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net
In a two-game Thursday night that headlined the game between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors it was Swiss big-man Clint Cappela that shined among Euro-ballers.
First, the Celtics extended their winning streak to 14 after defeating the defending Champs 92-88.
Daniel Theis had 2 boards in a win while Pachulia (6 p. 6 r.) and Casspi ( 2 p. 8 r.) couldn’t help the Dubs get over the top.
The Houston Rockets had a fairly easy afternoon (142-116) in Phoenix as they scored 90 points in the first half. Clint Capela was everywhere once again with a double-double in 21 minutes. He finished with 12 points, adding 10 boards and 2 assists in a win.
Ukrainian Center, Alex Len just missed a double-double finishing with 9 points and 13 boards in a loss.
Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers.
| BOSTON CELTICS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 92-88 | (Theis 2 p. 8 r. – Pachuia 6p. 6 r. 1 a., Casspi 2 p. 8 r. 1 b.) |
| PHOENIX SUNS | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 116-142 | (Capela 12 p. 10 r. 2 a. – Len 9 p. 13 r. Bender 3 r. 3 a.) |
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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 | ||||||||
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1
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BOSTON CELTICS
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16
|
14
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2
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1632 – 1506
|
126
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||
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2
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DETROIT PISTONS
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
1480 – 1415
|
65
|
||
|
3
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1550 – 1470
|
80
|
||
|
4
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1559 – 1481
|
78
|
||
|
5
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1484 – 1465
|
19
|
||
|
6
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
14
|
8
|
6
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1455 – 1462
|
-7
|
||
|
7
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
14
|
8
|
6
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1519 – 1532
|
-13
|
||
|
8
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ORLANDO MAGIC
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1631 – 1608
|
23
|
||
|
9
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CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1652 – 1682
|
-30
|
||
|
10
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
15
|
7
|
8
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1628 – 1640
|
-12
|
||
|
11
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MIAMI HEAT
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
1418 – 1442
|
-24
|
||
|
12
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
1348 – 1374
|
-26
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
14
|
5
|
9
|
1540 – 1598
|
-58
|
||
|
14
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ATLANTA HAWKS
|
15
|
3
|
12
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1563 – 1626
|
-63
|
||
|
15
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CHICAGO BULLS
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
1109 – 1235
|
-126
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||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
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1
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GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
15
|
11
|
4
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1762 – 1600
|
162
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
1668 – 1569
|
99
|
||
|
3
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1512 – 1525
|
-13
|
||
|
4
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
15
|
9
|
6
|
1522 – 1484
|
38
|
||
|
5
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1481 – 1467
|
14
|
||
|
6
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1464 – 1384
|
80
|
||
|
7
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1620 – 1623
|
-3
|
||
|
8
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
1428 – 1415
|
13
|
||
|
9
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
1443 – 1359
|
84
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
15
|
6
|
9
|
1555 – 1597
|
-42
|
||
|
11
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
15
|
6
|
9
|
1477 – 1510
|
-33
|
||
|
12
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
1394 – 1378
|
16
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
1591 – 1727
|
-136
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
14
|
3
|
11
|
1310 – 1500
|
-190
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
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