NBA Euro-watch: Batum gets the job done, Ilyasova and Schroder don’t

2018-01-03T09:30:30+00:00 2018-01-03T09:30:30+00:00.

Aris Barkas

03/Jan/18 09:30

Eurohoops.net

With Nicolas Batum having his best game since his return to action, the Hornets got the road win against Sacramento.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The French forward scored 21 points and Charlotte built a big early lead in beating the Sacramento Kings 131-111.

On the contrary, Turk Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points for Atlanta and Dennis Schroder added 20 but the Suns got the close 104-103 win.

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Of course, the big news of the day was Isaiah Thomas’ long-awaited debut for the Cavaliers, who snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 127-110 on Tuesday night.

Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers.

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

127-110

Calderon 3 as. Osman 1 r. 1 as. – Nurkic 23 p. 7 r.

NEW YORK KNICKS

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

91-100

Porzingis 13 p. 9 r., Kanter 12 p. 6 r. – Gasol 11 p. 8 r. Parker 6 p. 4 r. Bertans 10 p. 4 r.

PHOENIX SUNS

ATLANTA HAWKS

104-103

Len 10 p. 4 r. – Ilyasova 21 p. 9 r. Schroder 21 p. 5 as. Belinelli 16 p.

SACRAMENTO KINGS

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

111-131

Papagiannis 2 p. Koufos 10 p. Bogdanovic 11 p. – Batum 21 p. 4 r. 4 as. 

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

113-105

Teodosic 13 p. 5 r. 6 as. – Gasol 11 p. 5 r. 5 as. 

Standings

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
40
30
10
4138 – 3940
198
2
35
25
10
3893 – 3622
271
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
37
25
12
4089 – 3972
117
4
35
20
15
3575 – 3535
40
5
37
21
16
3932 – 3848
84
6
35
19
16
3691 – 3708
-17
7
36
19
17
3614 – 3677
-63
8
37
19
18
3958 – 3960
-2
9
37
18
19
3821 – 3832
-11
10
36
17
19
3899 – 3918
-19
11
37
14
23
3883 – 3933
-50
12
37
14
23
3966 – 4054
-88
13
37
13
24
3738 – 3943
-205
14
38
12
26
3979 – 4181
-202
15
37
10
27
3843 – 3991
-148
WESTERN
1
37
29
8
4261 – 3897
364
2
35
26
9
4033 – 3740
293
3
38
26
12
3843 – 3720
123
4
38
24
14
4130 – 4026
104
5
37
20
17
3831 – 3719
112
6
36
19
17
3858 – 3809
49
7
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
37
19
18
3792 – 3771
21
8
36
18
18
4002 – 4004
-2
9
36
17
19
3806 – 3806
0
10
37
16
21
3745 – 3758
-13
11
PHOENIX SUNS
39
15
24
4126 – 4373
-247
12
38
13
25
3839 – 3928
-89
13
SACRAMENTO KINGS
37
12
25
3602 – 3936
-334
14
38
12
26
3758 – 3891
-133
15
36
11
25
3852 – 4005
-153

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