By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Sixers took over early and managed an easy win over the Magic in Orlando, 118-98. Croatian Dario Saric was solid with a double-double (10p. – 10r.) but it was the veteran Euro-ballers off the bench that provided a big spark for the winning side.
Turk Ersan Ilyasova scored 18 while Italian Marco Belinelli added 15 points. Turkish rookie Furkan Korkmaz had 3 points in his return from injury.
Croatian Mario Hezonja (9 p.) and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic (7 p.) never really got it going for the losing side.
After suffering a surprising loss to Atlanta at home, the Utah Jazz got back on a track with a road win over the Dallas Mavericks.
Spanish guard Ricky Rubio led the way with 22 points, 5 boards, 3 assists and 5 steals. French big man Rudy Gobert was a monster on the defensive end of the floor with 5 blocks adding 11 points, 7 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals.
The German duo of Maxi Kleber (9 p.) and Dirk Nowitzki (4 p.) couldn’t change much.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| CHARLOTTE HORNETS | MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | 140-79 | Hernangomez 10 p. 12 r. 2 a. 2 b. – |
| ORLANDO MAGIC | PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | 98-118 | Vucevic 7 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s., Hezonja 9 p. 3 r. 2 a. – Saric 10 p. 10 r. 1 s., Ilyasova 18 p. 3 r., Belinelli 15 p. 1 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Korkmaz 3 p. 1 a. |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS | DETROIT PISTONS | 100-96 | Capela 10 p. 14 r. 3 a. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 128-125 | Mirotic 5 p. 6 r. 1 a. 2 s.- Zubac 2 p. |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | UTAH JAZZ | 112-119 | Nowitzki 4 p. 1 r. 1s. 1 b., Kleber 9 p. 1 r. 3 a.- Rubio 22 p. 5 r. 3 a. 5 s., Gobert 11 p. 7 r. 2 a. 2 s. 5 b., Jerebko 5 p. 4 r. 2 a. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 105-90 | Koufos 14 p. 11 r. 3 a. 4 s. 4 b., Bogdanovic 11 p. 2 r. 3 a. – Dorsey 11p. 4 r. 2 a. |
STANDINGS
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
72
|
53
|
19
|
8098 – 7491
|
607
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
71
|
48
|
23
|
7403 – 7127
|
276
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
71
|
42
|
29
|
7866 – 7841
|
25
|
||
|
4
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
71
|
41
|
30
|
7695 – 7491
|
204
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
72
|
41
|
31
|
7606 – 7503
|
103
|
||
|
6
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
71
|
40
|
31
|
7615 – 7526
|
89
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
72
|
39
|
33
|
7441 – 7412
|
29
|
||
|
8
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
71
|
37
|
34
|
7515 – 7547
|
-32
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
72
|
32
|
40
|
7399 – 7477
|
-78
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
73
|
32
|
41
|
7848 – 7847
|
1
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
72
|
26
|
46
|
7507 – 7752
|
-245
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
71
|
24
|
47
|
7347 – 7803
|
-456
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
72
|
23
|
49
|
7649 – 7947
|
-298
|
||
|
14
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
71
|
21
|
50
|
7381 – 7738
|
-357
|
||
|
15
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
72
|
21
|
51
|
7510 – 7864
|
-354
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
72
|
58
|
14
|
8170 – 7538
|
632
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
71
|
53
|
18
|
8157 – 7621
|
536
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
71
|
44
|
27
|
7533 – 7325
|
208
|
||
|
4
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
73
|
43
|
30
|
7834 – 7595
|
239
|
||
|
5
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
73
|
43
|
30
|
8155 – 8101
|
54
|
||
|
6
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
72
|
42
|
30
|
7354 – 7116
|
238
|
||
|
7
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
72
|
41
|
31
|
7430 – 7198
|
232
|
||
|
8
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
72
|
41
|
31
|
7921 – 7749
|
172
|
||
|
9
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
72
|
39
|
33
|
7909 – 7803
|
106
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
71
|
38
|
33
|
7777 – 7717
|
60
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
71
|
31
|
40
|
7709 – 7824
|
-115
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
72
|
23
|
49
|
7157 – 7708
|
-551
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
72
|
22
|
50
|
7402 – 7586
|
-184
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
72
|
19
|
53
|
7113 – 7554
|
-441
|
||
|
15
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
72
|
19
|
53
|
7501 – 8201
|
-700
|
||