By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
The New York Knicks slipped away with a tight win against Dallas, 100-96, with Kristaps Porzingis paving the way once again, tapping 29 points and 8 rebounds. Enes Kanter followed with a double-double of 13 points and 18 rebounds. Frank Ntilikina was also positive with 7 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, while Willy Hernangomez finished with two points.
Portland Trail Blazers grabbed a tight win over the San Antonio Spurs with 111-110, with Jusuf Nurkic’s double-double leading the winning side. Nurkic finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds. For the opposing team, Pau Gasol scored 16 points alongside with 9 rebounds.
Dragan Bender led Phoenix Suns past Oklahoma City Thunder with 20 points in a 114-100 win.
Dennis Schroder scored 27 points in a 132-113 Atlanta Hawks loss to Los Angeles Lakers, while Ersan Ilyasova added 8 points and 9 rebounds.
| HOME | AWAY | FT | HT | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 96-100 | 52-56 | 25-33 | 27-23 | 19-19 | 25-25 | Nowitzki 5 p – Porzingis 29 p., Kanter 13 p, Ntilikina 7 p. |
| PHOENIX SUNS | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 114-100 | 62-53 | 28-23 | 34-30 | 28-29 | 24-18 | Bender 20 p. |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 111-110 | 48-53 | 27-27 | 21-26 | 32-27 | 31-30 | Nurkic 17 p, – Gasol 16p. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 132-113 | 66-48 | 29-27 | 37-21 | 30-32 | 36-33 | Schroder 27 p., Ilyasova 8p. |
Current standings:
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
43
|
33
|
10
|
4418 – 4197
|
221
|
|||
|
2
|
37
|
27
|
10
|
4146 – 3847
|
299
|
|||
|
3
|
39
|
26
|
13
|
4308 – 4201
|
107
|
|||
|
4
|
40
|
23
|
17
|
4258 – 4161
|
97
|
|||
|
5
|
39
|
22
|
17
|
3935 – 3986
|
-51
|
|||
|
6
|
38
|
21
|
17
|
4033 – 4041
|
-8
|
|||
|
7
|
38
|
21
|
17
|
3865 – 3861
|
4
|
|||
|
8
|
39
|
20
|
19
|
4184 – 4168
|
16
|
|||
|
9
|
38
|
19
|
19
|
4125 – 4102
|
23
|
|||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
40
|
19
|
21
|
4127 – 4156
|
-29
|
||
|
11
|
38
|
15
|
23
|
3991 – 4027
|
-36
|
|||
|
12
|
39
|
15
|
24
|
4149 – 4238
|
-89
|
|||
|
13
|
40
|
14
|
26
|
4066 – 4316
|
-250
|
|||
|
14
|
40
|
12
|
28
|
4204 – 4428
|
-224
|
|||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
39
|
10
|
29
|
4045 – 4233
|
-188
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
40
|
32
|
8
|
4631 – 4238
|
393
|
|||
|
2
|
38
|
27
|
11
|
4364 – 4070
|
294
|
|||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
41
|
27
|
14
|
4162 – 4032
|
130
|
||
|
4
|
41
|
25
|
16
|
4427 – 4313
|
114
|
|||
|
5
|
40
|
22
|
18
|
4191 – 4046
|
145
|
|||
|
6
|
39
|
21
|
18
|
4189 – 4117
|
72
|
|||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
39
|
21
|
18
|
4013 – 3970
|
43
|
||
|
8
|
38
|
19
|
19
|
4208 – 4218
|
-10
|
|||
|
9
|
38
|
17
|
21
|
4028 – 4054
|
-26
|
|||
|
10
|
40
|
16
|
24
|
4036 – 4068
|
-32
|
|||
|
11
|
42
|
16
|
26
|
4440 – 4710
|
-270
|
|||
|
12
|
38
|
13
|
25
|
3708 – 4034
|
-326
|
|||
|
13
|
41
|
13
|
28
|
4181 – 4280
|
-99
|
|||
|
14
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
3858 – 3993
|
-135
|
|||
|
15
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
4174 – 4359
|
-185
|
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