By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Blazers lost in Detroit, and after the Jazz downed the Pelicans, Denver had a golden opportunity to reach sixth place with a win and did just that by beating the Charlotte Hornets 121-104.
Once again, Nikola Jokic was sensational as the Serbian star flirted with a triple-double finishing with 15 points, 16 boards, 7 assists and 2 steals.
Nicolas Batum had 15 points, 4 boards and 5 assists for the losing side.
The Utah Jazz dominated the Pelicans in New Orleans, 133-109.
Ricky Rubio had 20 points, 4 boards and 11 assists while Rudy Robert added 19 points, 10 boards, an assist, a steal and a block in a win.
Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 28 points to lead the Clippers past the Mavs 104-101. The Mavericks had a 10 point lead with 4:31 left but the Clippers scored 13 unanswered to end the game with the Italian stud leading the way.
Dirk Nowitzki had 12 points, 6 boards and a block for the losing side.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| DETROIT PISTONS | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 111-91 | Nurkic 10 p. 5 r. 2 a. 1 s. 2 b. |
| INDIANA PACERS | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 102-111 | Bogdanovic 29 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 s. 1 b., Sabonis 14 p. 4 r. 2 a. – Gortat 11 p. 9 r. 1 a., Satoransky 5 p. 2 r. 6 a. 2 s., Mahinmi 12 p. 7 r. 1 a. 2 s. |
| MIAMI HEAT | ORLANDO MAGIC | 109-111 | Dragic 13 p. 9 r. 7 a. 1 s. – Fournier 13 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s., Hezonja 20 p. 5 r. 3 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | UTAH JAZZ | 109-133 | Mirotic 5 p. 3 r. 2 a. 1 s. – Rubio 20 p. 3 r. 11 a., Gobert 19 p. 10 r. 1 a. 1 1s. 1 b., Jerebko 1 r. 2 a. 1 s. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 121-104 | Jokic 15 p. 16 r. 7 a. 2 s. – Batum 15 p. 4 r. 5 a. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | CHICAGO BULLS | 104-98 | Bogdanovic 14 p. 4 r. 4 a. 2 s., Koufos 5 p. 6 r. 1 b. – Zipser 10 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 a. 1 b. |
| LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 104-101 | Nowitzki 12 p. 6 r. 1 b., Kleber 3 p. 3 r. 1 a. – Gallinari 28 p. 5 r. 2 a., Teodosic 3 p. 2 r 6 a. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
54
|
39
|
15
|
5575 – 5316
|
259
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
52
|
36
|
16
|
5792 – 5400
|
392
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
51
|
30
|
21
|
5568 – 5587
|
-19
|
||
|
4
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
53
|
31
|
22
|
5698 – 5587
|
111
|
||
|
5
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
52
|
29
|
23
|
5443 – 5454
|
-11
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
55
|
30
|
25
|
5867 – 5810
|
57
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5424 – 5469
|
-45
|
||
|
8
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
52
|
26
|
26
|
5361 – 5351
|
10
|
||
|
9
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
50
|
25
|
25
|
5373 – 5327
|
46
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
53
|
23
|
30
|
5639 – 5638
|
1
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
54
|
23
|
31
|
5621 – 5697
|
-76
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
54
|
19
|
35
|
5666 – 5870
|
-204
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
53
|
18
|
35
|
5483 – 5789
|
-306
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
52
|
16
|
36
|
5493 – 5740
|
-247
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
53
|
16
|
37
|
5495 – 5739
|
-244
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
53
|
41
|
12
|
6125 – 5710
|
415
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
51
|
38
|
13
|
5812 – 5393
|
419
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
55
|
34
|
21
|
5551 – 5390
|
161
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
56
|
34
|
22
|
6105 – 5918
|
187
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
54
|
30
|
24
|
5740 – 5551
|
189
|
||
|
6
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5644 – 5594
|
50
|
||
|
7
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5778 – 5721
|
57
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
53
|
28
|
25
|
5868 – 5888
|
-20
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
52
|
27
|
25
|
5597 – 5568
|
29
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
53
|
25
|
28
|
5481 – 5423
|
58
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
52
|
21
|
31
|
5545 – 5720
|
-175
|
||
|
12
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
52
|
18
|
34
|
5178 – 5331
|
-153
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
54
|
18
|
36
|
5662 – 6057
|
-395
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5215 – 5646
|
-431
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
54
|
17
|
37
|
5481 – 5596
|
-115
|
||