By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net
An eight-game Friday night included some superb performances by Euro-ballers.
Bogdan Bogdanovic helped his team secure a crucial road win, 107-106 over the Bulls, coming up clutch just when his team needed him the most.
The Serbian enjoyed a career night. He scored 19 points, adding 3 boards, 4 assists and a steal. Lauri Markkanen and Paul Zipser each had 14 points and 5 boards in a loss.
Despite playing in a crowded (Euro) front-court, Jakob Poeltl has been making the most of his minutes this season. The Austrian center had a career-high 18 points, adding 6 boards, a steal and 2 blocks in the Raptors 120-115 win over the Pacers.
Jonas Valanciunas (13 p. 7 r.) and Serge Ibaka (15 p. 8 r. 2 b.) also played well in a win. For the losing side, Bojan Bogdanovic had 6 points, 5 boards and 2 assists while Domantas Sabonis had 6 points, 8 boards and a block.
Also, Czech Tomas Satoransky registered a new career high with 17 points in the 109-91 win of the Washington Wizards over Detroit, one day after his previous personal best.
And in the Gasol brothers’ duel, Pau got the win with the Spurs over Memphis, but Marc was better on an individual level.
Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers:
| ORLANDO MAGIC | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 112-133 | Fournier 22 p. 1 r. 5 a. 1 s., Vucevic 6 p. 7 r. 2 a., Hezonja 4 p. 3 r. 2 s. – Pachulia 6 p. 8 r. 4 a. 1 b., Casspi 11 p. 6 r. 1 s. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | DETROIT PISTONS | 109-91 | Gortat 12 p. 12 r. 3 a. 4 s., Satoransky 17 p. 4 r. 4 a. 1s., Mahinmi 6 p. 5 r. 1 b. – Marjanovic 5 p. 1 r. 1 s. |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | INDIANA PACERS | 120-115 | Valanciunas 13 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 b., Ibaka 15 p. 8 r. 2 b., Poelt 18 p. 6 r. 1 s. 2 b. – Bogdanovic 6 p. 5 r. 2 a., Sabonis 6 p. 8 r. 1 s. |
| MIAMI HEAT | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 105-100 | Dragic 7 p. 4 r. 5 a. – Batum 13 p. 5 r. 5 a. |
| CHICAGO BULLS | SACRAMENTO KINGS | 106-107 | Markkanen 14 p. 5 r. 1 s., Zipser 14 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Bogdanovic 19 p. 3 r. 4 a. 1 s., Koufos 4 p. 4 r. 1 a. |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 79-95 | M. Gasol 16 p. 13 r. 4 a. 2 s. 1 b. – P. Gasol 8 p. 8 r. 1 a. 1 s. 2 b., Parker 8 p. 1 r. 4 a., Lauvergne 3 r. 1 a., Bertans 1 s. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 111-107 | – |
| UTAH JAZZ | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 114-108 | Rubio 7 r. 4 a. 1 s., Jerebko 8 p. 6 r. 2 a. 1 b., Sefolosha 8 p. 4 r. |
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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
|
23
|
19
|
4
|
2392 – 2227
|
165
|
||
|
2
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
22
|
15
|
7
|
2447 – 2393
|
54
|
||
|
3
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
2207 – 2157
|
50
|
||
|
4
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
2328 – 2177
|
151
|
||
|
5
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
21
|
12
|
9
|
2279 – 2268
|
11
|
||
|
6
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
20
|
11
|
9
|
2058 – 2078
|
-20
|
||
|
7
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
22
|
12
|
10
|
2371 – 2284
|
87
|
||
|
8
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
2195 – 2179
|
16
|
||
|
9
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
23
|
12
|
11
|
2498 – 2491
|
7
|
||
|
10
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
2205 – 2261
|
-56
|
||
|
11
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
23
|
9
|
14
|
2487 – 2572
|
-85
|
||
|
12
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
2215 – 2247
|
-32
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
2313 – 2378
|
-65
|
||
|
14
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
21
|
4
|
17
|
2158 – 2285
|
-127
|
||
|
15
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
21
|
3
|
18
|
2013 – 2246
|
-233
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
21
|
17
|
4
|
2392 – 2165
|
227
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
23
|
17
|
6
|
2714 – 2469
|
245
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
22
|
15
|
7
|
2232 – 2145
|
87
|
||
|
4
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
22
|
13
|
9
|
2258 – 2177
|
81
|
||
|
5
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
21
|
12
|
9
|
2237 – 2239
|
-2
|
||
|
6
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
23
|
13
|
10
|
2478 – 2470
|
8
|
||
|
7
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
21
|
11
|
10
|
2267 – 2287
|
-20
|
||
|
8
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
22
|
11
|
11
|
2258 – 2192
|
66
|
||
|
9
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
21
|
9
|
12
|
2157 – 2092
|
65
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
20
|
8
|
12
|
2119 – 2144
|
-25
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
21
|
8
|
13
|
2238 – 2282
|
-44
|
||
|
12
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
23
|
8
|
15
|
2459 – 2664
|
-205
|
||
|
13
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
21
|
7
|
14
|
2051 – 2116
|
-65
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
22
|
7
|
15
|
2096 – 2321
|
-225
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
22
|
5
|
17
|
2188 – 2304
|
-116
|
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