By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
After beating the Jazz 99-91 the Nuggets improved to 21-17 on the season and are in sixth place, just a half game behind the Thunder. The “Joker” had 8 points, 10 boards, 4 assists and a steal in 32 minutes and had a nice all-around performance.
Ricky Rubio scored 15 points for the losing side.
Marc Gasol’s impressive outing fell short as the Wizards beat the Grizzlies 102-100 in Memphis. The Spanish star had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks and continues to be a one-man show for a falling Memphis team.
Marcin Gortat had 8 points and 5 boards for the winning side.
Jonas Valanciunas got the best of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks as the Lithuanian center scored 20 points and added 13 rebounds in an easy 129-110 win in Milwaukee.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | DETROIT PISTONS | 114-78 | Saric 11 p. 6 r. 3 a., Luwawu-Cabbarot 13 p. 2 r. 4 a. – Marjanovic 2 p. 2 r. 1 a. |
| BOSTON CELTICS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 91-84 | Theis 8 p. 10 r. 1 a. 1 s., Yabsuele 2 p. 1 r. – Bjelica 2 p. 2 r. |
| MIAMI HEAT | NEW YORK KNICKS | 107-103 | Dragic 19 p. 6 r. 6 a. – Porzingis 15 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 3 b., Kanter 14 p. 8 r. 2 s. 2 b., Ntilikina 2 p. 1 r. 4 a. 1 b. |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | TORONTO RAPTORS | 110-129 | Antetokounmpo 24 p. 5 r. 5 a. 2 s. – Ibaka 21 p. 5 r. 1 s., Valanciunas 20 p. 13 r. 1 a. 1 b., Poeltl 2 p. 3 r. |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | CHICAGO BULLS | 124-127 | Nowitzki 19 p. 3 r. 2 a. 1 s., Kleber 8 p. 3 r. 3 a. – Markkanen 16 p. 9 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Mirotic 11 p. 10 r. 3 a. 1 s. 1 b., Zipser 2 p. 3 r. |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS | PHOENIX SUNS | 103-89 | Gasol 15 p. 7 r., Parker 4 p. 2 r. 7 a., Lauvergne 3 p 6 r. 1 a., Bertans 12 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Len 10 p. 5 r., Bender 5 p. 3 r. 4 a. 1 s. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | UTAH JAZZ | 99-91 | Jokic 8 p. 10 r. 4 a. 1 s., – Rubio 15 p. 5 r. 2 a. 1 s., Sefolosha 10 p. 5 r. 1 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 100-102 | Gasol 17 p. 11 r. 5 a. 5 b. – Gortat 8 p. 5 r. 1 a. 2 b., Satoransky 1 p. 2 r. 3 a. 1 s. 1 b., Mahinmi 4 p. 9 r. 2 a. 1 b. |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 110-89 | Nurkic 11 p. 9 r. 3 a. 1 s. – Ilyasova 9 p. 11 r. 3 a. 2 s. 1 b., Schroder 14 p. 2 r. 4 a. 1 s. 1 b., Dorsey 8 p. 2 r. 1 s., Belinelli 8 p. 1 r. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 94-108 | Zubac 2 p. 1 r. 1 a. – Batum 4 p. 3 r. 7 a. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
42
|
32
|
10
|
4331 – 4112
|
219
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
37
|
27
|
10
|
4146 – 3847
|
299
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
38
|
25
|
13
|
4177 – 4074
|
103
|
||
|
4
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
39
|
23
|
16
|
4155 – 4051
|
104
|
||
|
5
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
38
|
21
|
17
|
3832 – 3884
|
-52
|
||
|
6
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
37
|
20
|
17
|
3757 – 3760
|
-3
|
||
|
7
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
37
|
20
|
17
|
3923 – 3938
|
-15
|
||
|
8
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
38
|
19
|
19
|
4059 – 4082
|
-23
|
||
|
9
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
38
|
19
|
19
|
4125 – 4102
|
23
|
||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
39
|
18
|
21
|
4027 – 4060
|
-33
|
||
|
11
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
38
|
15
|
23
|
3991 – 4027
|
-36
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
38
|
15
|
23
|
4064 – 4151
|
-87
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
39
|
14
|
25
|
3980 – 4191
|
-211
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
4077 – 4297
|
-220
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
38
|
10
|
28
|
3932 – 4101
|
-169
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
39
|
31
|
8
|
4510 – 4133
|
377
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
37
|
27
|
10
|
4263 – 3962
|
301
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
40
|
27
|
13
|
4052 – 3921
|
131
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
40
|
24
|
16
|
4311 – 4215
|
96
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
39
|
22
|
17
|
4091 – 3932
|
159
|
||
|
6
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
38
|
21
|
17
|
4091 – 4011
|
80
|
||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
38
|
20
|
18
|
3902 – 3860
|
42
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
37
|
19
|
18
|
4110 – 4102
|
8
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
37
|
17
|
20
|
3923 – 3933
|
-10
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
39
|
16
|
23
|
3934 – 3965
|
-31
|
||
|
11
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
41
|
15
|
26
|
4326 – 4610
|
-284
|
||
|
12
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
40
|
13
|
27
|
4085 – 4180
|
-95
|
||
|
13
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
37
|
12
|
25
|
3602 – 3936
|
-334
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
3858 – 3993
|
-135
|
||
|
15
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
38
|
11
|
27
|
4042 – 4246
|
-204
|
||