By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
In what ended up being a Euro-battle in the paint, French big man Rudy Gobert had 19 points and 15 rebounds against Croatian Ante Zizic who got his first career double-double (15 p. 10 r.) and the Jazz beat the Cavs 115-99.
In Orlando, D’Angelo Russell matched his career high with 40 points and the Brooklyn Nets came back after trailing by as many as 21 points to beat the Magic 117-115. Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic had 16, points, 17 rebounds and six assists for the losing side, French guard added 16 points but missed the chance to be the hero of the night and send the game to overtime.
In Boston, Kyrie Irving finished the night with 38 points and 11 assists while leading the Celtics to a 122-116 victory over the Grizzlies who got 11 rebounds and 12 assists from Spaniard Marc Gasol.
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NBA 2018-19 |
18 January |
Score |
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| Boston Celtics | Memphis Grizzlies | 122-116 |
Theis 1 r. Yabusele 1 r. – Gasol 4 p. 11 r. 12 as. Casspi 12 p. 2 r. Noah 2 p. 5 r. 2 as. |
| Detroit Pistons | Miami Heat | 98-93 |
Pachulia 2 p. 9 r. 2 as. Calderon 1 r. 3 as. 2 st. |
| Orlando Magic | Brooklyn Nets | 115-117 |
Vucevic 16 p. 17 r. 6 as. Fournier 16 p. 8 r. 3 as. – Kurucs 2 p. 2 r. |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | San Antonio Spurs | 113-116 |
Saric 2 p. 7 r. – Belinelli 19 p. 5 r. Bertans 11 p. 6 r. Gasol 3 p. 5 r. Poeltl 4 p. 1 r. |
| Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers | 115-99 |
Gobert 19 p. 15 r. 5 as. – Zizic 15 p. 10 r. Osman 7 p. 2 r. |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Golden State Warriors | 94-112 |
Gortat 6 p. 5 r. – Jerebko 1 r. |
| Portland Trail Blazers | New Orleans Pelicans | 128-112 |
Nurkic 15 p. 12 r. – Mirotic 13 p. 2 r. |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Raptors (1) | 34 | 13 | .723 | — | 113.8 | 108.7 | 4.70 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 32 | 12 | .727 | 0.5 | 117.6 | 107.6 | 9.08 |
| Indiana Pacers (3) | 29 | 15 | .659 | 3.5 | 108.7 | 103.4 | 3.59 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (4) | 30 | 16 | .652 | 3.5 | 115.5 | 112.1 | 2.14 |
| Boston Celtics (5) | 27 | 18 | .600 | 6.0 | 112.0 | 105.9 | 5.34 |
| Brooklyn Nets (6) | 24 | 23 | .511 | 10.0 | 111.6 | 112.0 | -1.32 |
| Miami Heat (7) | 21 | 22 | .488 | 11.0 | 105.9 | 105.9 | -0.80 |
| Charlotte Hornets (8) | 21 | 23 | .477 | 11.5 | 112.1 | 111.4 | -0.43 |
| Detroit Pistons (9) | 20 | 24 | .455 | 12.5 | 106.7 | 109.2 | -2.56 |
| Orlando Magic (10) | 19 | 26 | .422 | 14.0 | 103.8 | 107.7 | -4.05 |
| Washington Wizards (10) | 19 | 26 | .422 | 14.0 | 113.2 | 116.5 | -3.86 |
| Atlanta Hawks (12) | 14 | 30 | .318 | 18.5 | 109.9 | 117.8 | -8.00 |
| New York Knicks (13) | 10 | 34 | .227 | 22.5 | 107.1 | 115.4 | -7.62 |
| Chicago Bulls (14) | 10 | 35 | .222 | 23.0 | 101.0 | 111.4 | -9.74 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (15) | 9 | 37 | .196 | 24.5 | 102.8 | 113.7 | -10.45 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Warriors (1) | 32 | 14 | .696 | — | 118.5 | 111.9 | 6.29 |
| Denver Nuggets (2) | 30 | 14 | .682 | 1.0 | 111.0 | 106.3 | 4.57 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (3) | 28 | 19 | .596 | 4.5 | 112.5 | 110.1 | 3.23 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (4) | 26 | 18 | .591 | 5.0 | 113.4 | 108.9 | 3.54 |
| San Antonio Spurs (5) | 27 | 20 | .574 | 5.5 | 111.8 | 109.3 | 3.08 |
| Houston Rockets (6) | 25 | 19 | .568 | 6.0 | 112.0 | 110.0 | 2.63 |
| Utah Jazz (7) | 26 | 21 | .553 | 6.5 | 108.4 | 104.9 | 4.17 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (8) | 25 | 21 | .543 | 7.0 | 111.9 | 110.8 | 0.89 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (9) | 24 | 21 | .533 | 7.5 | 114.7 | 114.6 | 1.12 |
| Sacramento Kings (10) | 23 | 22 | .511 | 8.5 | 114.2 | 115.4 | -0.44 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (11) | 21 | 24 | .467 | 10.5 | 111.5 | 112.0 | 0.13 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (12) | 21 | 25 | .457 | 11.0 | 117.4 | 115.8 | 1.94 |
| Dallas Mavericks (13) | 20 | 24 | .455 | 11.0 | 109.8 | 109.5 | 0.66 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (14) | 19 | 26 | .422 | 12.5 | 101.2 | 103.5 | -1.06 |
| Phoenix Suns (15) | 11 | 35 | .239 | 21.0 | 106.0 | 114.5 | -7.17 |