Spurs beat the Clippers in Pau’s return

2017-02-25T07:54:58+00:00 2017-02-25T08:12:09+00:00.

Aris Barkas

25/Feb/17 07:54

Eurohoops.net

Pau Gasol and Chris Paul returned to action, however the Spurs once more prevailed over the Los Angeles Clippers in a fight for the top spots of the West

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Spanish star had 17 points and 11 rebounds off the bench in his return from a 15-game absence because of a fractured finger. French star Tony Parker also scored 17 points for the winners while Paul also had 17 points fr the Clippers in his return after missing five weeks with a torn ligament in his left thumb.

Croatian Dario Saric finished the game with 20 points and 11 boards as the Sixers stopped the streaking Wizards 120-112. On a day the Sixers announced No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons will not play this season, they got the win, with Spanird Sergio Rodriguez adding 2 points and 8 assists and French Timothe Luwawu Cabarro scoring 9 points. Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic, acquired from the Nets, scored two points in 18 minutes for the Wizards, while Polish center Marcin Gortat had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Greek freak Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points, but it was not enough for the Bucks as Utah controlled the paint and the game for a 109-95 victory, French center Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 16 rebounds for the winners and his compatriot Rudy Gobert added 2 assists. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers

Indiana – Memphis 102-92 (Gasol 12 p. 4 r. 4 as.)
Toronto – Boston 107-97 (Valanciunas 7 p. 6 r. – Jerebko 3 p.)
Chicago – Phoenix 128-121 (Mirotic 20 p. 8 r. – Len 4 p. 7 r.)
Oklahoma City – LA Lakers 110-93 (Sabonis 9 p., Abrines 19 p., Kanter 4 p. 7 r. – Deng 6 p., Zubac 11 p.)
Minessota – Dallas 97-84 (Rubio 13 p. 14 as, Bjelica 2 p. – Nowitzki 8 p. 7 r.)
Atlanta – Miami 90-108 (Ilyasvoa 9 p. Sefolosha 2 p. – Dragic 17 p.)
Denver – Brooklyn 129-109 (Jokic 2 p. 7 as., Gallinari 20 p., Hernangomez 7 p.)

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1Cleveland Cavaliers 40 16 .714 25-5 15-11 5-5 26-6 111.5 105.9 +5.6 W4 8-2
2Boston Celtics 37 21 .638 4 20-8 17-13 8-4 24-11 108.2 105.7 +2.6 L2 7-3
3Washington Wizards 34 22 .607 6 24-7 10-15 5-5 23-15 108.1 105.5 +2.6 L1 8-2
4Toronto Raptors 34 24 .586 7 20-10 14-14 11-2 21-12 108.4 104.2 +4.2 W2 5-5
5Atlanta Hawks 32 25 .561 8.5 16-12 16-13 5-7 22-12 103.5 104.3 -0.8 L2 5-5
6Indiana Pacers 30 28 .517 11 21-10 9-18 6-6 16-18 105.4 106.2 -0.7 W1 4-6
7Chicago Bulls 29 29 .500 12 18-11 11-18 5-6 19-16 102.6 103.1 -0.5 W3 6-4
8Detroit Pistons 28 30 .483 13 18-11 10-19 3-7 16-18 101.5 101.8 -0.3 W2 7-3
Miami Heat 26 32 .448 15 13-14 13-18 5-6 15-19 101.6 102.3 -0.7 W2 8-2
Milwaukee Bucks 25 31 .446 15 14-15 11-16 8-3 17-21 105.5 105.5 +0.0 L1 4-6
Charlotte Hornets 24 33 .421 16.5 16-13 8-20 6-2 16-20 104.5 104.4 +0.1 L5 1-9
New York Knicks 23 35 .397 18 14-15 9-20 3-5 14-20 106.0 109.4 -3.3 L2 2-8
Philadelphia 76ers 22 35 .386 18.5 14-16 8-19 4-5 15-19 101.5 106.9 -5.4 W1 4-6
Orlando Magic 21 38 .356 20.5 9-19 12-19 5-6 13-20 99.6 106.2 -6.6 L2 2-8
Brooklyn Nets 9 48 .158 31.5 7-24 2-24 0-10 3-33 105.5 114.5 -8.9 L15 0-10

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1Golden State Warriors 48 9 .842 25-3 23-6 11-2 31-7 118.3 105.5 +12.8 W2 8-2
2San Antonio Spurs 44 13 .772 4 19-6 25-7 6-4 23-8 106.7 98.3 +8.4 W3 8-2
3Houston Rockets 41 18 .695 8 21-7 20-11 8-4 24-9 114.7 107.8 +6.8 W1 7-3
4Utah Jazz 36 22 .621 12.5 20-11 16-11 6-4 21-15 100.4 95.7 +4.7 W2 6-4
5LA Clippers 35 23 .603 13.5 18-9 17-14 6-5 22-15 107.8 104.5 +3.4 L2 5-5
6Memphis Grizzlies 34 25 .576 15 18-11 16-14 6-2 24-13 100.7 99.6 +1.1 L2 6-4
7Oklahoma City Thunder 33 25 .569 15.5 21-8 12-17 6-3 20-14 106.0 105.8 +0.2 W2 5-5
8Denver Nuggets 26 32 .448 22.5 16-13 10-19 5-8 16-21 110.8 111.8 -1.1 W1 5-5
Sacramento Kings 25 33 .431 23.5 13-15 12-18 4-6 15-18 103.2 105.6 -2.4 W1 6-4
Portland Trail Blazers 24 33 .421 24 14-13 10-20 5-3 16-20 107.4 110.0 -2.6 W1 4-6
New Orleans Pelicans 23 35 .397 25.5 14-16 9-19 3-7 11-22 103.3 106.9 -3.6 L1 4-6
Minnesota Timberwolves 23 35 .397 25.5 15-18 8-17 3-7 12-21 104.7 105.3 -0.7 W2 4-6
Dallas Mavericks 22 35 .386 26 14-14 8-21 2-8 13-23 97.8 100.3 -2.5 L3 5-5
Los Angeles Lakers 19 40 .322 30 12-14 7-26 4-7 9-26 104.3 110.7 -6.5 L3 3-7
Phoenix Suns 18 40 .310 30.5 10-18 8-22 3-8 7-32 107.2 112.7 -5.5 L1 3-7

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