By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Latvian “unicorn” scored seven consecutive points to help the New York Knicks forge a tie with New Orleans in the final minute and Jarrett Jack with two free throws sealed the deal.
Spaniard Ricky Rubio had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Utah Jazz despite not having Rudy Gobert managed to beat the Cavs 104-101.
Croatian sensation Dario Saric had 20 points and nine rebounds and keyed a second-half run as the 76ers rallied from 13 down to beat the Denver Nuggets 107-102. For the losing side, Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.
Slovenian Goran Dragic took over in the second half Saturday night, leading the Miami Heat back from an 18-point deficit in a 117-111 victory over the Orlando Magic. The “Dragon” had 14 points in the fourth to help Miami avoid a second straight embarrassing defeat.
Last but not least Steph Curry made a sensational return from injury by scoring 38 points with a season-high 10 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 141-128. Georgian Zaza Pachulia scored a season-best 17 points and also had eight rebounds and six assists against 27 points by Marc Gasol.
Here are last night’s results and euro-scorers.
|
DETROIT PISTONS |
SAN ANTONIO SPURS |
93-79 |
Marjanovic 2 p. 1 r. – Gasol 8 p. 10 r., Parker 4 p. 4 r. 2 as. , Lauvergne 2 r. 2 as. |
|
ORLANDO MAGIC |
MIAMI HEAT |
111-117 |
Fournier 23 p. 6 r., Hezonja 6 p. 3 r. – Dragic 25 p. 8 as. |
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS |
NEW YORK KNICKS |
103-105 |
Porzingis 30 p. 7 r. Kanter 6 p. 9 r. , Noah 4 p. 4 r. Ntilikina 8 p. 5 r. 4 as. |
|
ATLANTA HAWKS |
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS |
104-89 |
Ilyasova 13 p. 8 r. Schroder 22 p. 8 as. Belinelli 13 p. – Nurkic 8 p. 11 r. 4 as. 3 bl. |
|
UTAH JAZZ |
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS |
104-101 |
Sefolosha 10 p. 12 r. Rubio 16 p. 10 r. 8 as. Jerebko 1 r. – Calderon 5 as., Osman 2 p. 2 r. |
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS |
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES |
141-128 |
Pachulia 17 p. 8 r. 6 as., Casspi 7 r. 5 as. – Gasol 27 p. 6 r. |
|
DENVER NUGGETS |
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS |
102-107 |
Jokic 19 p. 13 r. 6 as. – Saric 20 p. 9 r. 6 as. |
STANDINGS
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
39
|
29
|
10
|
4030 – 3835
|
195
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
34
|
24
|
10
|
3762 – 3495
|
267
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
36
|
24
|
12
|
3962 – 3862
|
100
|
||
|
4
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
35
|
20
|
15
|
3575 – 3535
|
40
|
||
|
5
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
34
|
19
|
15
|
3564 – 3577
|
-13
|
||
|
6
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
36
|
20
|
16
|
3818 – 3738
|
80
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
36
|
19
|
17
|
3614 – 3677
|
-63
|
||
|
8
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
36
|
19
|
17
|
3868 – 3853
|
15
|
||
|
9
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
36
|
18
|
18
|
3730 – 3732
|
-2
|
||
|
10
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
35
|
16
|
19
|
3776 – 3808
|
-32
|
||
|
11
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
35
|
13
|
22
|
3763 – 3851
|
-88
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
35
|
13
|
22
|
3508 – 3705
|
-197
|
||
|
13
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
35
|
13
|
22
|
3654 – 3716
|
-62
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
37
|
12
|
25
|
3884 – 4083
|
-199
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
36
|
10
|
26
|
3740 – 3887
|
-147
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
37
|
29
|
8
|
4261 – 3897
|
364
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
34
|
25
|
9
|
3885 – 3598
|
287
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
37
|
25
|
12
|
3743 – 3629
|
114
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
36
|
22
|
14
|
3909 – 3840
|
69
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
36
|
20
|
16
|
3718 – 3603
|
115
|
||
|
6
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
36
|
19
|
17
|
3858 – 3809
|
49
|
||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
35
|
18
|
17
|
3558 – 3524
|
34
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
36
|
18
|
18
|
4002 – 4004
|
-2
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
34
|
15
|
19
|
3587 – 3603
|
-16
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
37
|
16
|
21
|
3745 – 3758
|
-13
|
||
|
11
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
37
|
14
|
23
|
3912 – 4147
|
-235
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
35
|
12
|
23
|
3395 – 3691
|
-296
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
37
|
12
|
25
|
3723 – 3815
|
-92
|
||
|
14
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
34
|
11
|
23
|
3614 – 3743
|
-129
|
||
|
15
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
36
|
11
|
25
|
3539 – 3682
|
-143
|
||