By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets got a crucial road win over the Wizards in Washington keeping their playoff hopes alive.
The Serbian star had 25 points, 8 boards, 5 assists and a block leading the way in a 108-100 win.
Czech point-guard Tomas Satoransky did a little bit of everything with 7 points, four boards and 6 assists for the losing side.
The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a heartbreaking loss in Indiana, 104-109 with Bogdan Bogdanovic leading all scorers with 28 points.
The Croatian wing added 5 boards and 3 assists in a very efficient night.
Serbian rookie Milos Teodosic hit a clutch-three in the fourth finishing with 10 points, 3 boards and 3 assists.
Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t play in the game of the Bucks against Chicago after twisting his ankle in the previous game.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| INDIANA PACERS | LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | 109-104 | Bogdanovic 28 p. 5 r. 3 a. – Teodosic 10 p. 3 r. 3 a. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | DENVER NUGGETS | 100-108 | Gortat 11 p. 7 r. 3 a., Satoransky 7 p. 4 r. 6 a., Mahinmi 8 p. 5 r. 1 a. – Jokic 25 p. 8 r. 5 a. 1 b. |
| CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | PHOENIX SUNS | 120-95 | Calderon 4 p. 2 r. 3 a. 1 s., Zizic 4 p. 2 r. – Bender 2 p. 3 r. 1 a. 2 s., Len 14 p. 4 r. 2 s. |
| NEW YORK KNICKS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 104-108 | Kanter 11 p. 15 r. 1 a., Ntilikina 113 p. 5 r. 3 a. 1 s. – Bjelica 17 p. 6 r. 2 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | BROOKLYN NETS | 116-112 | Valanciunas 23 p. 8 r., Ibaka 10 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s. 2 b., Poeltl 3 r. 1 a. – |
| CHICAGO BULLS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 105-118 | Markkanen 9 p. 6 r. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | MIAMI HEAT | 105-99 | Abrines 6 p. 1 a. – Dragic 20 p. 4 r. 5 a. 1 s. |
| SAN ANTONIO SPURS | UTAH JAZZ | 124-120 | Parker 1 r. 2 a., Gasol 4 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Bertans 3 p. 2 r. 1 s. – Gobert 13 p. 8 r. 1 a. 1 s., Rubio 20 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s., Jerebko 3 p. 2 r. 1 a. |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | BOSTON CELTICS | 100-105 | Nurkic 11 p. 7 r. 1 s. 1 b. – Yabusele 5 p. 3 r. |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 106-94 | Pachulia 2 p. 0 r. 1 s. – Schroder 16 p. 3 r. 7 a. 1 s. |
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
73
|
54
|
19
|
8214 – 7603
|
611
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
72
|
49
|
23
|
7508 – 7227
|
281
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
72
|
43
|
29
|
7986 – 7936
|
50
|
||
|
4
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
71
|
41
|
30
|
7695 – 7491
|
204
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
73
|
42
|
31
|
7715 – 7607
|
108
|
||
|
6
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
72
|
40
|
32
|
7715 – 7634
|
81
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
73
|
39
|
34
|
7540 – 7517
|
23
|
||
|
8
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
72
|
38
|
34
|
7633 – 7652
|
-19
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
72
|
32
|
40
|
7399 – 7477
|
-78
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
73
|
32
|
41
|
7848 – 7847
|
1
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
73
|
26
|
47
|
7611 – 7860
|
-249
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
72
|
24
|
48
|
7452 – 7921
|
-469
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
73
|
23
|
50
|
7761 – 8063
|
-302
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
72
|
21
|
51
|
7510 – 7864
|
-354
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
72
|
21
|
51
|
7471 – 7843
|
-372
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
72
|
58
|
14
|
8170 – 7538
|
632
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
71
|
53
|
18
|
8157 – 7621
|
536
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
72
|
44
|
28
|
7633 – 7430
|
203
|
||
|
4
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
74
|
44
|
30
|
7939 – 7694
|
245
|
||
|
5
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
73
|
43
|
30
|
7478 – 7236
|
242
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
73
|
43
|
30
|
8155 – 8101
|
54
|
||
|
7
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
73
|
42
|
31
|
8029 – 7853
|
176
|
||
|
8
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
73
|
41
|
32
|
7550 – 7322
|
228
|
||
|
9
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
73
|
40
|
33
|
8017 – 7903
|
114
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
72
|
38
|
34
|
7881 – 7826
|
55
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
71
|
31
|
40
|
7709 – 7824
|
-115
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
73
|
24
|
49
|
7262 – 7798
|
-536
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
72
|
22
|
50
|
7402 – 7586
|
-184
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
72
|
19
|
53
|
7113 – 7554
|
-441
|
||
|
15
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
73
|
19
|
54
|
7596 – 8321
|
-725
|
||