By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
With Joel Embiid out, Dario Saric took it upon himself to lead the Sixers to victory. The Croatian forward was one assist shy of a triple-double finishing the game with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
Unfortunately for him and the Sixers, DeMar DeRozan was unstoppable as he scored a career-high 45 points leading the Raptors to a 114-109 win.
Serge Ibaka had 12 points, 8 boards, 2 assists and a block for the losing side. Jakob Poeltl had another productive outing off the bench with 8 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks for the winning side.
Lauri Markkanen scored 25 points, Nikola Mirotic added 15 but the Bulls had their 7-game losing streak snapped by the Cleveland Cavaliers, 112-115.
Jose Calderon had 8 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists and a steal for the winning side.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | CHICAGO BULLS | 115-112 | Calderon 8 p. 1 r. 5 a. 1 s., Osman 1 r. 1 a. 1 s. – Markkanen 25 p. 2 r. 2 A. 2 s., Mirotic 15 p. 5 r. 1 a., Zipser 5 p. 1 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | TORONTO RAPTORS | 109-114 | Saric 18 p. 10 r. 9 a. 2 s. 2 s. Luwawu-Cabbbarot 5 p. 1 r. 1 s. – Ibaka 12 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b., Valanciunas 2 p. 5 r. 1 a., Poeltl 8 p. 6 r. 2 s. 2 b. |
| NEW YORK KNICKS | BOSTON CELTICS | 102-93 | Porzingis 1 p. 5 r. 1 a., Kanter 14 p. 10 r. 1 a. 2 b., Ntilikina 8 p. 1 r. 1 a. 2 s. |
| PHOENIX SUNS | MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | 97-95 | Len 8 p. 6 r. 2 a., Bender 4 p. 5 r. 1 a. – Gasol 13 p. 11 r. 5 a. 3 b. |
| UTAH JAZZ | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 100-91 | Rubio 11 p. 11 r. 7 a. 1 s., Sefolosha 7 p. 1 r. 1 a. 1 s., Jerebko 9 p. 3 r. 2 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Parker 11 p. 6 a., Lauvergne 11 p. 6 r., Bertans 8 p. 2 r. |
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#
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TEAM
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PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
35
|
26
|
9
|
3609 – 3443
|
166
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
30
|
22
|
8
|
3349 – 3089
|
260
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
33
|
24
|
9
|
3674 – 3550
|
124
|
||
|
4
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
32
|
18
|
14
|
3461 – 3410
|
51
|
||
|
5
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
29
|
16
|
13
|
3044 – 3056
|
-12
|
||
|
6
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
31
|
17
|
14
|
3232 – 3209
|
23
|
||
|
7
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
31
|
17
|
14
|
3273 – 3197
|
76
|
||
|
8
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
31
|
17
|
14
|
3182 – 3170
|
12
|
||
|
9
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
31
|
16
|
15
|
3096 – 3156
|
-60
|
||
|
10
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
31
|
14
|
17
|
3368 – 3392
|
-24
|
||
|
11
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
30
|
11
|
19
|
3204 – 3320
|
-116
|
||
|
12
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
31
|
11
|
20
|
3237 – 3299
|
-62
|
||
|
13
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
32
|
11
|
21
|
3382 – 3529
|
-147
|
||
|
14
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
31
|
10
|
21
|
3090 – 3288
|
-198
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
31
|
7
|
24
|
3196 – 3361
|
-165
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
30
|
25
|
5
|
3459 – 3138
|
321
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
31
|
25
|
6
|
3601 – 3263
|
338
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
32
|
22
|
10
|
3239 – 3133
|
106
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
32
|
19
|
13
|
3449 – 3403
|
46
|
||
|
5
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
31
|
16
|
15
|
3175 – 3116
|
59
|
||
|
6
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
31
|
16
|
15
|
3164 – 3086
|
78
|
||
|
7
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
31
|
16
|
15
|
3326 – 3325
|
1
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
31
|
15
|
16
|
3431 – 3467
|
-36
|
||
|
9
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
32
|
14
|
18
|
3268 – 3232
|
36
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
30
|
12
|
18
|
3104 – 3169
|
-65
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
29
|
11
|
18
|
3107 – 3184
|
-77
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
31
|
11
|
20
|
2991 – 3255
|
-264
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
34
|
12
|
22
|
3596 – 3834
|
-238
|
||
|
14
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
32
|
9
|
23
|
3191 – 3283
|
-92
|
||
|
15
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
32
|
9
|
23
|
3090 – 3231
|
-141
|
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