By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Utah Jazz are making a push to get into the playoffs and they have now won seven straight games.
Ricky Rubio had his game going once more scoring 29 points to go along with 8 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 92-88 win.
Rudy Gobert may not have shined on the offensive end but was terrific defensively finishing with 8 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.
Marc Gasol had a nice all-around for Memphis with 20 points, 6 boards, 5 assists, a steal and 3 blocks.
The Houston Rockets won their sixth straight game, 109-101 against the Heat in Miami.
James Harden scored 41 to lead all scorers and Clint Cappella chipped in with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Goran Dragic scored 30 points for the losing side.
Finally, in a game that included an NBA record 40 three-pointers made, LeBron James notched a triple-double ( 37 p. 10 r. 15 a.) and hit the game winning shot to give the Cavs a 140-138 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Nemanja Bjelica scored 5 points for the losing side.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| DETROIT PISTONS | BROOKLYN NETS | 115-106 | Mozgov 4 p. 1 r. 2 b. |
| MIAMI HEAT | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 101-109 | Dragic 30 p. 3 r. 6 a. 1 s. – Capela 13 p. 8 r. 3 b. |
| CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 140-138 | Osman 9 p. 4 r. Bjelica 5 p. 6 r. 2 A. |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | UTAH JAZZ | 88-92 | Gasol 20 p. 6 r. 5 a. a s. 3 b. – Rubio 29 p. 8 r. 3 a. 3 s., Gobert 8 p. 12 r. 2 a. 2 b., Jerebko 1 r. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | INDIANA PACERS | PPD | PPD |
| PHOENIX SUNS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 81-129 | Bender 12 p. 6 r., Len 14 p. 5 r. 3 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Gasol 5 p. 11 r. 4 a. 1 s. 3 b., Parker 13 p. 4 r. 1 a. 2 s., Bertans 9 p. 6 r. 2 a. 1 s., Lauvergne 2 p. 4 r. 2 a. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
55
|
39
|
16
|
5666 – 5427
|
239
|
|||
|
2
|
53
|
37
|
16
|
5903 – 5491
|
412
|
|||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
53
|
31
|
22
|
5806 – 5841
|
-35
|
||
|
4
|
54
|
31
|
23
|
5800 – 5702
|
98
|
|||
|
5
|
53
|
30
|
23
|
5546 – 5543
|
3
|
|||
|
6
|
55
|
30
|
25
|
5867 – 5810
|
57
|
|||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
55
|
29
|
26
|
5525 – 5578
|
-53
|
||
|
8
|
51
|
26
|
25
|
5488 – 5429
|
59
|
|||
|
9
|
53
|
27
|
26
|
5476 – 5457
|
19
|
|||
|
10
|
53
|
23
|
30
|
5639 – 5638
|
1
|
|||
|
11
|
55
|
23
|
32
|
5710 – 5800
|
-90
|
|||
|
12
|
53
|
18
|
35
|
5483 – 5789
|
-306
|
|||
|
13
|
56
|
19
|
37
|
5885 – 6108
|
-223
|
|||
|
14
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5609 – 5838
|
-229
|
|||
|
15
|
54
|
17
|
37
|
5603 – 5821
|
-218
|
|||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
54
|
41
|
13
|
6230 – 5835
|
395
|
|||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
53
|
40
|
13
|
6044 – 5607
|
437
|
||
|
3
|
55
|
34
|
21
|
5551 – 5390
|
161
|
|||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
57
|
34
|
23
|
6243 – 6058
|
185
|
||
|
5
|
55
|
31
|
24
|
5865 – 5656
|
209
|
|||
|
6
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5644 – 5594
|
50
|
|||
|
7
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5778 – 5721
|
57
|
|||
|
8
|
53
|
28
|
25
|
5868 – 5888
|
-20
|
|||
|
9
|
52
|
27
|
25
|
5597 – 5568
|
29
|
|||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
54
|
26
|
28
|
5573 – 5511
|
62
|
||
|
11
|
53
|
22
|
31
|
5657 – 5813
|
-156
|
|||
|
12
|
54
|
18
|
36
|
5348 – 5531
|
-183
|
|||
|
13
|
55
|
18
|
37
|
5755 – 6169
|
-414
|
|||
|
14
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5215 – 5646
|
-431
|
|||
|
15
|
54
|
17
|
37
|
5481 – 5596
|
-115
|
|||