By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Nemanja Bjelica’s double-double of 30 points and 12 rebounds highlights the Euro-watch action from Thursday night, despite Minnesota’s loss to Boston.
Alex Abrines shared 6 points in Thunder’s storming win against the Suns, while Zaza Pachulia tapped 5 points and 4 rebounds in the Warriors’ narrow win against the Spurs.
Dario Saric achieved a double-double against the Miami Heat, with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova tapped 5 points for the Sixers, yet Goran Dragic and the Heat prevailed. The “Dragon” finished the game with 7 points and 7 rebounds.
Nicolas Batum had 6 points in the Hornets’ loss to Nets, while Willy Hernangomez tapped 4.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers
| BROOKLYN NETS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 125-111 | Batum 6 p. 4 r. 2 a., Hernangomez 4 p. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | MIAMI HEAT | 99-108 | Saric 20 p.10 r., Ilyasova 5 p. 5 r. 2 a. – Dragic 7 p. 7 r. |
| BOSTON CELTICS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 117-109 | Bjelica 30 p. 12 r. 2 a. |
| PHOENIX SUNS | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 87-115 | Bender 3 p. 3 r. 1 a. – Abrines 6 p. 1 a. 1 st. 1 r. |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 107-110 | Bertans 13 p. 3 a., Parker 11 p. 7 a. – Pachulia 5 p. 4 r. |
Standings:
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
64
|
47
|
17
|
7167 – 6614
|
553
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
66
|
46
|
20
|
6901 – 6613
|
288
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
64
|
38
|
26
|
7047 – 7023
|
24
|
||
|
4
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
65
|
37
|
28
|
6891 – 6810
|
81
|
||
|
5
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
65
|
37
|
28
|
6962 – 6860
|
102
|
||
|
6
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
64
|
35
|
29
|
6894 – 6770
|
124
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
66
|
35
|
31
|
6734 – 6742
|
-8
|
||
|
8
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
65
|
34
|
31
|
6798 – 6838
|
-40
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
65
|
29
|
36
|
6704 – 6786
|
-82
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
66
|
28
|
38
|
7036 – 7080
|
-44
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
65
|
24
|
41
|
6750 – 6960
|
-210
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
64
|
22
|
42
|
6615 – 7001
|
-386
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
66
|
21
|
45
|
6997 – 7259
|
-262
|
||
|
14
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
65
|
20
|
45
|
6732 – 7033
|
-301
|
||
|
15
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
65
|
20
|
45
|
6852 – 7129
|
-277
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
64
|
51
|
13
|
7299 – 6731
|
568
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
65
|
51
|
14
|
7537 – 6985
|
552
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
65
|
39
|
26
|
6847 – 6702
|
145
|
||
|
4
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
64
|
38
|
26
|
7199 – 7138
|
61
|
||
|
5
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
65
|
37
|
28
|
6657 – 6472
|
185
|
||
|
6
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
67
|
38
|
29
|
7352 – 7180
|
172
|
||
|
7
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
67
|
38
|
29
|
7153 – 6955
|
198
|
||
|
8
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
63
|
34
|
29
|
6882 – 6817
|
65
|
||
|
9
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
65
|
35
|
30
|
7061 – 7006
|
55
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
65
|
35
|
30
|
6677 – 6546
|
131
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
64
|
29
|
35
|
6932 – 7036
|
-104
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
65
|
20
|
45
|
6450 – 6963
|
-513
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
65
|
20
|
45
|
6658 – 6834
|
-176
|
||
|
14
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
67
|
19
|
48
|
6994 – 7595
|
-601
|
||
|
15
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
64
|
18
|
46
|
6342 – 6642
|
-300
|
||