By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
After erasing a 17-point deficit, the Hornets had a chance to win but Nurkic blocked Dwight Howards potential game-winning shot.
Portland eventually came out with the win, 109-103 and Nurkic was a force on both ends of the floor.
The Bosnian center had 24 points, 14 boards, an assist, 2 steals and 4 blocks.
Evan Fournier scored 22 points to lead the Magic over the Hawks, 100-98.
Mario Hezonja added 8 points, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals
German point-guard, Dennis Schroder finished with 19 points, 5 boards and 5 assists for the losing side.
The Toronto Raptors took care of the New York Knicks 113-86 and Jonas Valanciunas took full advantage of a thin Knicks front-court that was missing Enes Kanter.
The Lithuanian stud had 18 points with including two makes from downtown, 18 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Serge Ibaka and Jakob Poeltl each added 13 points for Toronto.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers
| ORLANDO MAGIC | ATLANTA HAWKS | 100-98 | Fournier 22 p. 3 r. 3 a., Hezonja 8 p. 10 r. 2 a. 3 s. – Schroder 19 p. 5 r. 5 a., Ilyasova 5 p. 3 r., Dorsey 11 p. 5 r. 3 a, |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 113-88 | Valanciunas 18 p. 10 r. 2 a. 2 s. 1 b., Ibaka 13 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b., Poeltl 13 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Ntilikina 5 p. 2 r. 3 a. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | BOSTON CELTICS | 104-110 | Satoransky 14 p. 4 r. 4 a. 1 s. 2 b., Gortat 10 p. 10 r. 4 a. 1 s. 1 b., Mahinmi 6 p. 5 r. 1 s. – Theis 7 p. 6 r. 1 b. |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 109-13 | Nurkic 24 p. 14 r. 1 a. 2 s. 4 b. – Batum 11 p. 2 r. 5 a. 4 s. |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 121-103 | Pachulia 8 p. 5 r. 1 a., Casspi 1 r. – Nowitzki 16 p. 11 r. 1 a. 5 s. 2 b., Kleber 2 p. 5 r. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 106-81 | Zubac 7 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Abrines 8 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
56
|
40
|
16
|
5776 – 5531
|
245
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
54
|
38
|
16
|
6016 – 5579
|
437
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
53
|
31
|
22
|
5806 – 5841
|
-35
|
||
|
4
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
53
|
30
|
23
|
5546 – 5543
|
3
|
||
|
5
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
55
|
31
|
24
|
5904 – 5812
|
92
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
55
|
30
|
25
|
5867 – 5810
|
57
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
55
|
29
|
26
|
5525 – 5578
|
-53
|
||
|
8
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
51
|
26
|
25
|
5488 – 5429
|
59
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
53
|
27
|
26
|
5476 – 5457
|
19
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
54
|
23
|
31
|
5742 – 5747
|
-5
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
56
|
23
|
33
|
5798 – 5913
|
-115
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
53
|
18
|
35
|
5483 – 5789
|
-306
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
56
|
19
|
37
|
5885 – 6108
|
-223
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
54
|
18
|
36
|
5709 – 5936
|
-227
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
55
|
17
|
38
|
5701 – 5921
|
-220
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
55
|
42
|
13
|
6351 – 5938
|
413
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
53
|
40
|
13
|
6044 – 5607
|
437
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
56
|
35
|
21
|
5680 – 5471
|
209
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
57
|
34
|
23
|
6243 – 6058
|
185
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
56
|
31
|
25
|
5946 – 5762
|
184
|
||
|
6
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
55
|
30
|
25
|
5753 – 5697
|
56
|
||
|
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
|
54
|
26
|
28
|
5573 – 5511
|
62
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
54
|
23
|
31
|
5763 – 5894
|
-131
|
||
|
12
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
54
|
18
|
36
|
5348 – 5531
|
-183
|
||
|
13
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5215 – 5646
|
-431
|
||
|
14
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
56
|
18
|
38
|
5836 – 6298
|
-462
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
55
|
17
|
38
|
5584 – 5717
|
-133
|
||