By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net
Euro-ballers had some nice all around performances on a busy Wednesday night.
First, after scaring Knicks and basketball fans around the world, Kristaps Porzingis seemed to be fine after spraining his ankle with the X-rays coming back negative.
The Knicks still managed to beat the Heat 115-86 behind Kanter’s (22 p. 14 r.) monster night.
Dario Saric helped the 76ers beat the Wizards. The Croatian forward had 24 points, 8 boards, 2 assists and a steal in a 118-113 win but it was Ben Simmons’ career night that ultimately made the difference.
For the losing side, Tomas Satoransky continued his fine performances in John Wall’s absence. The Czech point guard had 12 points and 8 assists in a loss.
In Orlando, the Magic ended their 9-game losing steak by beating the visiting Thunder 121-108.
Nicola Vucevic had a nice all-around game with 15 points, 7 boards and 7 assists while Evan Fournier chipped in with 16 points, 1 board and 3 assists.
Aaron Gordon was superb for the winning side with 40 points and 15 boards.
Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers:
| DETROIT PISTONS | PHOENIX SUNS | 131-107 | Marjanovic 4 p. 1 r. – Bender 3 p. 2 r. 2 a. 1 s. |
| ORLANDO MAGIC | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 121-108 | Vucevic 15 p. 7 r. 7 a., Fournier 16 p. 1 r. 3 . 1 b., Hezonja 2 r. 1 a. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 118-113 | Saric 24 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s., Luwawu Cabbarot 3 p. 3 r. 1 a. – Gortat 6 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 b., Satoransky 12 p. 2 r. 8 a. |
| NEW YORK KNICKS | MIAMI HEAT | 115-86 | Porzingis 4 p., Kanter 22 p. 14 r. 1 a. 1 s., Hernangomez 8 p. 8 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Dragic 6 p. 2 r. 3 a. |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 126-113 | Valanciunas 12 p. 7 r., Ibaka 8 p. 8 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Poeltl 8 p. 1 s. – Batum 10 p. 1 r. 5 a. 1 s. |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS | INDIANA PACERS | 118-97 | Capela 22 p. 13 r. 1 a. 2 s. – Bogdanovic 15 p. 1 r. 1 s., Sabonis 4 p. 7 r. 1 b. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 102-120 | – |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | BROOKLYN NETS | 104-109 | Nowitzki 10 p. 7 r. 1 s., Kleber 16 p. 7 r. 1 b. |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS | MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | 104-95 | P. Gasol 4 p. 6 r. 1 a. 2 s. 1 b., Parker 10 p. 2 r. 5 a. – M. Gasol 10 p. 6 r. 7 a. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 123-127 | Pachulia 11 p. 6 r. 2 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
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
22
|
18
|
4
|
2284 – 2130
|
154
|
||
|
2
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
20
|
14
|
6
|
2116 – 2048
|
68
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
2326 – 2279
|
47
|
||
|
4
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
20
|
13
|
7
|
2208 – 2062
|
146
|
||
|
5
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
20
|
12
|
8
|
2182 – 2160
|
22
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
22
|
12
|
10
|
2383 – 2371
|
12
|
||
|
7
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
19
|
10
|
9
|
1955 – 1987
|
-32
|
||
|
8
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
2262 – 2193
|
69
|
||
|
9
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
2195 – 2179
|
16
|
||
|
10
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
21
|
10
|
11
|
2100 – 2161
|
-61
|
||
|
11
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
22
|
9
|
13
|
2375 – 2439
|
-64
|
||
|
12
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
20
|
8
|
12
|
2115 – 2142
|
-27
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
2313 – 2378
|
-65
|
||
|
14
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
20
|
4
|
16
|
2044 – 2164
|
-120
|
||
|
15
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
19
|
3
|
16
|
1797 – 2028
|
-231
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
21
|
17
|
4
|
2392 – 2165
|
227
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
21
|
15
|
6
|
2454 – 2234
|
220
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
2137 – 2066
|
71
|
||
|
4
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
21
|
13
|
8
|
2167 – 2074
|
93
|
||
|
5
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
22
|
13
|
9
|
2371 – 2359
|
12
|
||
|
6
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
20
|
11
|
9
|
2126 – 2129
|
-3
|
||
|
7
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
2267 – 2287
|
-20
|
||
|
8
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
21
|
10
|
11
|
2132 – 2085
|
47
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
19
|
8
|
11
|
2012 – 2018
|
-6
|
||
|
10
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
20
|
8
|
12
|
2046 – 1985
|
61
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
20
|
8
|
12
|
2115 – 2155
|
-40
|
||
|
12
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
20
|
7
|
13
|
1972 – 2021
|
-49
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
23
|
8
|
15
|
2459 – 2664
|
-205
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
21
|
6
|
15
|
1989 – 2215
|
-226
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
22
|
5
|
17
|
2188 – 2304
|
-116
|
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