By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
With the game tied at 104 and 2 minutes remaining, Nikola Jokic hit a clutch three pointer to give his team the lead. After a Warriors missed shot, Jokic hit two free throws to give his team a 2 possession cushion and ultimately win the game.
The Serbian star finished with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a win.
Zaza Pachulia had 10 points and 8 boards for the losing side.
The Utah Jazz took on the Spurs on a back-to-back and Ricky Rubio put on an a show in the absence of Donovan Mitchell.
The Spanish point-guard had a career-high 34 points on 11-of-14 from the field and 9-of-10 free-throws, adding 3 boards and 9 assists.
Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 11 points and 1o boards.
Pau Gasol finished with 8 points, 11 boards and 2 assists for the Spurs.
The Detroit Pistons got their second win since acquiring Blake Griffin by beating Miami 111-107.
Slovenian all-star, Goran Dragic led all scorers with 33 points adding 2 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | CHICAGO BULLS | 113-103 | Gallinari 24 p. 9 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b. Teodosic 8 p. 5 r. 5 a. 1 s. – Zipser 16 p. 5 r. 2 A. 1 B. |
| DETROIT PISTONS | MIAMI HEAT | 111-107 | Dragic 33 p. 2 r. 6 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| INDIANA PACERS | PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | 100-92 | Bogdanovic 19 p. 4 r. 1 a. 2 s., Sabonis 10 p. 8 r. 6 a. – Saric 16 p. 5 r. 2 a. |
| ORLANDO MAGIC | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 98-115 | Fournier 11 p. 1 a. Hezonja 15 p. 3 r. 2 s. 1 b. – Gortat 10 p. 11 r. 2 a. 3 b., Satoransky 19 p. 3 r. 6 a. 2 s., Mahinmi 3 p. 4 r. 2 b. |
| CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 88-120 | Osman 4 p. 3 r. 1 s. – Capela 14 p. 9 r. 2 b. |
| MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 118-107 | Bjelica 5 p. 3 r. 1 a. – Mirotic 18 p. 12 r. 2 a. 4 s. 1 b. |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS | UTAH JAZZ | 102-108 | Parker 11 p. 3 r. 9 a. 1 s., Gasol 8 p. 11 r. 2 a., Bertans 8 p. 1 r. 1 a. – Rubio 34 p. 3 r. 9 a., Gobert 11 p. 10 r. 3 a. 3 b., Jerebko 4 p. 1 r. 1 s. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 115-108 | Jokic 19 p. 9 r. 5 a. 2 s. – Pachulia 10 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 99-106 | Bogdanovic 7 p. 1 r. 6 a. 1 s., Koufos 8 p. 7 r. 1 a. – Nowitzki 15 p. 7 r. 1 a., Kleber 1 r. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
53
|
38
|
15
|
5478 – 5220
|
258
|
|||
|
2
|
51
|
35
|
16
|
5691 – 5314
|
377
|
|||
|
3
|
51
|
30
|
21
|
5568 – 5587
|
-19
|
|||
|
4
|
52
|
30
|
22
|
5587 – 5485
|
102
|
|||
|
5
|
54
|
30
|
24
|
5765 – 5699
|
66
|
|||
|
6
|
51
|
28
|
23
|
5334 – 5360
|
-26
|
|||
|
7
|
53
|
29
|
24
|
5315 – 5358
|
-43
|
|||
|
8
|
50
|
25
|
25
|
5373 – 5327
|
46
|
|||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
51
|
25
|
26
|
5250 – 5260
|
-10
|
||
|
10
|
53
|
23
|
30
|
5525 – 5598
|
-73
|
|||
|
11
|
51
|
22
|
29
|
5420 – 5407
|
13
|
|||
|
12
|
53
|
19
|
34
|
5572 – 5761
|
-189
|
|||
|
13
|
52
|
18
|
34
|
5385 – 5685
|
-300
|
|||
|
14
|
51
|
15
|
36
|
5382 – 5631
|
-249
|
|||
|
15
|
52
|
15
|
37
|
5396 – 5643
|
-247
|
|||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
53
|
41
|
12
|
6125 – 5710
|
415
|
||
|
2
|
51
|
38
|
13
|
5812 – 5393
|
419
|
|||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
55
|
34
|
21
|
5551 – 5390
|
161
|
||
|
4
|
56
|
34
|
22
|
6105 – 5918
|
187
|
|||
|
5
|
53
|
30
|
23
|
5636 – 5443
|
193
|
|||
|
6
|
52
|
29
|
23
|
5457 – 5386
|
71
|
|||
|
7
|
52
|
28
|
24
|
5759 – 5755
|
4
|
|||
|
8
|
53
|
28
|
25
|
5657 – 5617
|
40
|
|||
|
9
|
51
|
26
|
25
|
5493 – 5467
|
26
|
|||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
52
|
24
|
28
|
5348 – 5314
|
34
|
||
|
11
|
51
|
20
|
31
|
5437 – 5616
|
-179
|
|||
|
12
|
51
|
18
|
33
|
5092 – 5230
|
-138
|
|||
|
13
|
53
|
18
|
35
|
5552 – 5942
|
-390
|
|||
|
14
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5380 – 5492
|
-112
|
|||
|
15
|
52
|
16
|
36
|
5111 – 5548
|
-437
|
|||