By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Balkan talent made a difference for both the Nuggets and the Mavs who got two wins.
Serb Nikola Jokic scored a season-high 31 points and added 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, leading the Nuggets to a 119-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jokic, who has 35 career triple-doubles, has 11 double-doubles in the last 12 games, helping Denver win eight of its last nine. Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas had eight of his 14 points in the first three minutes of the quarter to get Memphis within eight, but couldn’t do much more.
Slovenian Luka Doncic notched his ninth triple-double of the season and didn’t even play the fourth quarter.
Doncic had 31 points, 15 assists, and 12 rebounds in just 30 minutes, and the Dallas Mavericks routed the Golden State Warriors 141-121.
Latvian Kristaps Porzingis had 18 for the Mavericks, who snapped the Warriors’ four-game winning streak.
Utah beat the Clippers 120-107 despite just 12 points and eight rebounds from French center Rudy Gobert. The Clippers won the battle inside as Croatian center Ivica Zubac had 15 points and 12 rebounds, but little else went right for Los Angeles.
Spaniard Ricky Rubio had 21 points and eight assists as the Suns prevailed over the Sacramento Kings 112-110 against 22 points by Serb Bogdan Bogdanovic.
Veteran Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova, starting in place of injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, had 17 points and 14 rebounds as the Bucks got the 111-100 win over Orlando. French guard Evan Fournier led Orlando with 23 points and Montenegrin center Nikola Vucevic added 21 points and eight rebounds.
Finnish forward Lauri Markkanen had 25 points, Zach LaVine added 19 and the Chicago Bulls nearly led wire-to-wire in a 116-81 victory over the short-handed Atlanta Hawks.
Kyle Lowry scored 30 points, Spaniard Serge Ibaka had 20 and the Raptors beat Boston 113-97 on Saturday night,
New Orleans trashed the Indiana Pacers 120-98, despite Lithuanian big man Domantas Sabonis who had 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Pacers.
Slovenian guard Goran Dragic scored 19 points and dished seven assists, while Jimmy Butler had 25 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists, plus the go-ahead free throw with 2.3 seconds left in overtime, as the Heat found a way to prevail over the Philadelphia 76ers 117-116.
James Harden had 44 points and 10 rebounds and the Rockets built a big early lead and withstood a late rally from the Nets for the 108-98 win.
The Cavaliers overcame an NBA season tying-high 29 turnovers to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves 94-88 (Osman 7 p. 7 r.).
The Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 107-100 (Ntilikina 8 p. 5 as.), the Spurs hit a season-high 18 3-pointers in the 136-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons 136-109 and LeBron James had 21 points and 16 assists, as the Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 128-120.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM | ||||||||||
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1 | Wins29 | Losses5 | Win Percentage.853 | Games Behind– | Conference Record19 and3 | Division Record9 and0 | Home Record16 and2 | Away Record13 and3 | Last Ten Record8 and2 | Win StreakW 2Wins |
2 | Wins24 | Losses8 | Win Percentage.750 | Games Behind4.0 | Conference Record17 and2 | Division Record5 and0 | Home Record15 and1 | Away Record9 and7 | Last Ten Record8 and2 | Win StreakW 5Wins |
3 | Wins22 | Losses8 | Win Percentage.733 | Games Behind5.0 | Conference Record15 and5 | Division Record6 and4 | Home Record13 and2 | Away Record9 and6 | Last Ten Record7 and3 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
4 | Wins22 | Losses10 | Win Percentage.688 | Games Behind6.0 | Conference Record15 and6 | Division Record4 and3 | Home Record13 and4 | Away Record9 and6 | Last Ten Record7 and3 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
5 | Wins23 | Losses12 | Win Percentage.657 | Games Behind6.5 | Conference Record16 and7 | Division Record5 and2 | Home Record16 and2 | Away Record7 and10 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakL 2Losses |
6 | Wins21 | Losses12 | Win Percentage.636 | Games Behind7.5 | Conference Record14 and9 | Division Record3 and6 | Home Record14 and3 | Away Record7 and9 | Last Ten Record6 and4 | Win StreakL 2Losses |
7 | Wins16 | Losses15 | Win Percentage.516 | Games Behind11.5 | Conference Record10 and8 | Division Record4 and3 | Home Record9 and6 | Away Record7 and9 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakL 2Losses |
8 | Wins14 | Losses18 | Win Percentage.438 | Games Behind14.0 | Conference Record9 and10 | Division Record2 and1 | Home Record10 and6 | Away Record4 and12 | Last Ten Record3 and7 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
9 | Wins13 | Losses20 | Win Percentage.394 | Games Behind15.5 | Conference Record9 and13 | Division Record3 and4 | Home Record7 and10 | Away Record6 and10 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
10 | Wins13 | Losses21 | Win Percentage.382 | Games Behind16.0 | Conference Record9 and13 | Division Record1 and3 | Home Record7 and10 | Away Record6 and11 | Last Ten Record4 and6 | Win StreakL 4Losses |
11 | Wins12 | Losses21 | Win Percentage.364 | Games Behind16.5 | Conference Record9 and18 | Division Record4 and6 | Home Record8 and10 | Away Record4 and11 | Last Ten Record3 and7 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
12 | Wins10 | Losses22 | Win Percentage.313 | Games Behind18.0 | Conference Record6 and19 | Division Record2 and5 | Home Record6 and10 | Away Record4 and12 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
13 | Wins9 | Losses22 | Win Percentage.290 | Games Behind18.5 | Conference Record5 and12 | Division Record1 and4 | Home Record4 and8 | Away Record5 and14 | Last Ten Record2 and8 | Win StreakL 2Losses |
14 | Wins9 | Losses24 | Win Percentage.273 | Games Behind19.5 | Conference Record5 and18 | Division Record1 and8 | Home Record4 and12 | Away Record5 and12 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakW 2Wins |
15 | Wins6 | Losses27 | Win Percentage.182 | Games Behind22.5 | Conference Record3 and18 | Division Record2 and3 | Home Record3 and12 | Away Record3 and15 | Last Ten Record0 and10 | Win StreakL 10Losses |
WESTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM | ||||||||||
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1 | Wins25 | Losses7 | Win Percentage.781 | Games Behind– | Conference Record17 and4 | Division Record3 and2 | Home Record10 and4 | Away Record15 and3 | Last Ten Record6 and4 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
2 | Wins22 | Losses9 | Win Percentage.710 | Games Behind2.5 | Conference Record13 and5 | Division Record5 and0 | Home Record14 and4 | Away Record8 and5 | Last Ten Record8 and2 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
3 | Wins22 | Losses10 | Win Percentage.688 | Games Behind3.0 | Conference Record13 and6 | Division Record4 and2 | Home Record11 and4 | Away Record11 and6 | Last Ten Record7 and3 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
4 | Wins21 | Losses10 | Win Percentage.677 | Games Behind3.5 | Conference Record13 and4 | Division Record7 and0 | Home Record9 and7 | Away Record12 and3 | Last Ten Record6 and4 | Win StreakW 2Wins |
5 | Wins23 | Losses11 | Win Percentage.676 | Games Behind3.0 | Conference Record15 and8 | Division Record4 and1 | Home Record14 and3 | Away Record9 and8 | Last Ten Record6 and4 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
6 | Wins20 | Losses12 | Win Percentage.625 | Games Behind5.0 | Conference Record14 and7 | Division Record4 and2 | Home Record12 and3 | Away Record8 and9 | Last Ten Record8 and2 | Win StreakW 2Wins |
7 | Wins16 | Losses15 | Win Percentage.516 | Games Behind8.5 | Conference Record12 and11 | Division Record3 and4 | Home Record11 and6 | Away Record5 and9 | Last Ten Record7 and3 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
8 | Wins14 | Losses19 | Win Percentage.424 | Games Behind11.5 | Conference Record9 and14 | Division Record3 and4 | Home Record8 and8 | Away Record6 and11 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakL 3Losses |
9 | Wins13 | Losses18 | Win Percentage.419 | Games Behind11.5 | Conference Record8 and11 | Division Record2 and4 | Home Record9 and8 | Away Record4 and10 | Last Ten Record6 and4 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
10 | Wins12 | Losses20 | Win Percentage.375 | Games Behind13.0 | Conference Record8 and16 | Division Record4 and4 | Home Record6 and12 | Away Record6 and8 | Last Ten Record2 and8 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
11 | Wins12 | Losses20 | Win Percentage.375 | Games Behind13.0 | Conference Record8 and11 | Division Record2 and3 | Home Record6 and8 | Away Record6 and12 | Last Ten Record3 and7 | Win StreakL 6Losses |
12 | Wins12 | Losses21 | Win Percentage.364 | Games Behind13.5 | Conference Record8 and13 | Division Record1 and3 | Home Record6 and12 | Away Record6 and9 | Last Ten Record5 and5 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
13 | Wins11 | Losses20 | Win Percentage.355 | Games Behind13.5 | Conference Record5 and16 | Division Record1 and6 | Home Record3 and11 | Away Record8 and9 | Last Ten Record1 and9 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
14 | Wins10 | Losses23 | Win Percentage.303 | Games Behind15.5 | Conference Record8 and14 | Division Record0 and5 | Home Record5 and11 | Away Record5 and12 | Last Ten Record4 and6 | Win StreakW 3Wins |
15 | Wins9 | Losses25 | Win Percentage.265 | Games Behind17.0 | Conference Record7 and18 | Division Record1 and4 | Home Record6 and11 | Away Record3 and14 | Last Ten Record4 and6 | Win StreakL 1 |