By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Philadelphia 76ers held off the Hawks, 121-113 in Atlanta and now will try to beat the Bucks in Milwaukee in order to secure the third spot in the East
Italian sharpshooter Marco Belinelli scored 20 points adding 4 boards, an assist and a block. Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova added 26 points with 8 boards and 2 assists.
In Utah, the Jazz rolled over the Warriors 119-79. French center Rudy Gobert had 13 points 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 blocks while Spanish point-guard Ricky Rubio scored 13 points, adding 5 boards and 5 assists in an easy win.
The Jazz will take on the Blazers in Portland and the winner will claim the third spot in the West.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| INDIANA PACERS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 93-119 | Sabonis 10 p. 10 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Batum 14 p. 4 r. 6 a., Hernangomez 6 p. 10 r. 1 s. 2 b. |
| ATLANTA HAWKS | PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | 113-121 | Dorsey 17 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s. – Ilyasova 26 p. 8 r 2 a. – Belinelli 20 p. 4 r. 1 s. 1 b. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | BOSTON CELTICS | 113-101 | Gortat 4 p. 5 r. 1 s., Mahinmi 3 p. 8 r., Satoransky 7 p. 5 r. 5 a. 1 s. |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | PHOENIX SUNS | 97-124 | Kleber 10 p. 2 r. 1 a. – Bender 15 p. 13 r. 2 a., Len 18 p. 6 r. 1 b. |
| UTAH JAZZ | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 119-79 | Rubio 13 p. 5 r. 5 a. 3 s., Gobert 13 p. 4 r. 3 a. 2 b., Jerebko 14 p. 6 r. 1 a. – Pachulia 4 p. 6 r. 2 a. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 99-105 | Zubac 2 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 s. – Capela 10 p. 12 r. 1 s. |
STANDINGS
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
81
|
59
|
22
|
9047 – 8402
|
645
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
81
|
54
|
27
|
8419 – 8138
|
281
|
||
|
3
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
81
|
51
|
30
|
8874 – 8540
|
334
|
||
|
4
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
81
|
50
|
31
|
8993 – 8904
|
89
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
82
|
48
|
34
|
8656 – 8543
|
113
|
||
|
6
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
81
|
44
|
37
|
8636 – 8626
|
10
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
81
|
43
|
38
|
8364 – 8332
|
32
|
||
|
8
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
81
|
43
|
38
|
8650 – 8593
|
57
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
81
|
38
|
43
|
8390 – 8434
|
-44
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
82
|
36
|
46
|
8874 – 8853
|
21
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
81
|
28
|
53
|
8456 – 8760
|
-304
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
81
|
28
|
53
|
8644 – 8938
|
-294
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
81
|
27
|
54
|
8353 – 8898
|
-545
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
81
|
24
|
57
|
8378 – 8782
|
-404
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
82
|
24
|
58
|
8475 – 8922
|
-447
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
81
|
65
|
16
|
9130 – 8422
|
708
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
82
|
58
|
24
|
9304 – 8814
|
490
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
81
|
48
|
33
|
8559 – 8355
|
204
|
||
|
4
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
81
|
48
|
33
|
8447 – 8085
|
362
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
81
|
47
|
34
|
8707 – 8441
|
266
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
81
|
47
|
34
|
9039 – 8956
|
83
|
||
|
7
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
81
|
47
|
34
|
8326 – 8065
|
261
|
||
|
8
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
81
|
46
|
35
|
8914 – 8787
|
127
|
||
|
9
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
81
|
46
|
35
|
8868 – 8691
|
177
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
81
|
42
|
39
|
8837 – 8819
|
18
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
81
|
34
|
47
|
8747 – 8889
|
-142
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
81
|
26
|
55
|
8008 – 8594
|
-586
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
82
|
24
|
58
|
8390 – 8639
|
-249
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
81
|
22
|
59
|
8022 – 8517
|
-495
|
||
|
15
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
82
|
21
|
61
|
8522 – 9290
|
-768
|
||