By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The “Bosnian Beast” was a force on offense and was a big reason why his team won 117-106 as he finished with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal in just 23 minutes of action.
Alex Abrines had 7 points for the losing side.
Goran Dragic led the Heat to their fifth straight victory, 90-89 in Toronto. The Slovenian stud had 24 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists a steal and a block coming up with big plays down the stretch.
Serbe Ibaka had 11 points, 5 boards and 2 blocks before being ejected for a scuffle with James Johnson.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 20 points to lead the Mavs to a victory over the Orlando magic. The German legend added 3 rebounds an assist in a superb and efficient outing.
Mario Hezonja had 14 points, 4 boards and 4 assists for the losing side.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| TORONTO RAPTORS | MIAMI HEAT | 89-90 | Ibaka 11 p. 5 r. 2 b., Valanciuas 8 p. 3 r. 2 b., Poeltl 3 p. 1 r. – Dragic 24 p. 12 r. 4 a. 1 s. 1 b. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 106-117 | Abrines 7 p. 2 r. 2 a. – Nurkic 20 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s. |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | ORLANDO MAGIC | 114-99 | Hezonja 14 p. 4 r. 4 a. 1 s., Fournier 12 p. 4 r. 2 a. – Nowitzki 20 p. 3 r. 1 a., Kleber 2 p. 1 r. 1 s. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | SACRAMENTO KINGS | 99-86 | Bogdanovic 19 p. 2 r. 4 a. 1 s. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
43
|
33
|
10
|
4418 – 4197
|
221
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
39
|
28
|
11
|
4349 – 4050
|
299
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
40
|
26
|
14
|
4407 – 4328
|
79
|
||
|
4
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
40
|
23
|
17
|
4258 – 4161
|
97
|
||
|
5
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
40
|
23
|
17
|
4025 – 4075
|
-50
|
||
|
6
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
39
|
21
|
18
|
4129 – 4150
|
-21
|
||
|
7
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
39
|
21
|
18
|
3974 – 3973
|
1
|
||
|
8
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
40
|
21
|
19
|
4293 – 4264
|
29
|
||
|
9
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
38
|
19
|
19
|
4125 – 4102
|
23
|
||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
40
|
19
|
21
|
4127 – 4156
|
-29
|
||
|
11
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
38
|
15
|
23
|
3991 – 4027
|
-36
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
40
|
15
|
25
|
4262 – 4352
|
-90
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
41
|
14
|
27
|
4173 – 4432
|
-259
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
41
|
12
|
29
|
4303 – 4542
|
-239
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
40
|
10
|
30
|
4152 – 4341
|
-189
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
41
|
33
|
8
|
4755 – 4352
|
403
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
39
|
28
|
11
|
4480 – 4177
|
303
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
42
|
28
|
14
|
4269 – 4132
|
137
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
42
|
26
|
16
|
4554 – 4412
|
142
|
||
|
5
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
40
|
22
|
18
|
4130 – 4076
|
54
|
||
|
6
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
41
|
22
|
19
|
4297 – 4163
|
134
|
||
|
7
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
40
|
21
|
19
|
4303 – 4241
|
62
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
39
|
20
|
19
|
4320 – 4327
|
-7
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
39
|
18
|
21
|
4136 – 4161
|
-25
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
40
|
16
|
24
|
4036 – 4068
|
-32
|
||
|
11
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
42
|
16
|
26
|
4440 – 4710
|
-270
|
||
|
12
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
42
|
14
|
28
|
4295 – 4379
|
-84
|
||
|
13
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
39
|
13
|
26
|
3808 – 4141
|
-333
|
||
|
14
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
4174 – 4359
|
-185
|
||
|
15
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
39
|
12
|
27
|
3858 – 3993
|
-135
|
||