By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With Slovenian star Goran Dragic having a double double with 16 points and 11 assists, the Miami Heat beat Denver 106-98.
Serb Nikola Jokic with 17 points and 14 rebounds did his best for the losing side, Italian Danilo Gallinari added also 17 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic added 4 points and 6 rebounds.
In Minessota after a great duel between Karl Anthony Towns who had 47 points and Latvian Kristaps Porzingins who answered with 29 points and 8 rebounds, the Knicks beat the Wolves 106-104 thanks to a shot by Carmelo Anthony. Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas added 14 points for the winners, Joakim Noah did not play due to injury, Spaniard Willy Hernangomez had 6 points and 4 rebounds, while Slovenian Sasha Vujacic added 5 points. For the Wolves, Spaniard Ricky Rubio had 8 points and 6 rebounds and Serb Nemanja Bjelica contributed 2 assists.
Last but not least the Suns beat Atlanta 109-107 despite a big game by German guard Dennis Schroder who had a career high with 31 points and 9 assists. Swiss Thabo Sabolosha added 6 points, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. For the winning side, Ukrainian center Alex Len had 6 points and 9 rebounds.
Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Boston – Detroit 114-121 (Jerebko 4 p. 4 as. – Udrih 2 as.)
Toronto – Memphis 120-105 (Valanciunas 6 p. 4 r. – Gasol 18 p. 8 r.)
Chicago – LA Lakers 90-96 (Mirotic 6 p. 6 r. – Deng 10 p. 8 r., Mozgov 2 p. 2 r., Calderon 7 p.)
Oklahoma City – Washington 126-115 (Sabonis 10 p. 3 r., Lauvergne 5 p. 4 r., Kanter 14 p. – Gortat 12 p. 11 r., Satoransky 2 p. 3 as.)
Dallas – San Antonio 87-94 (Bertans 7 p.)
Portland – Indiana 131-109
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 13-3
2 Toronto Raptors 12-6
3 Chicago Bulls 10-7
4 Boston Celtics 10-8
5 Charlotte Hornets 10-8
6 Atlanta Hawks 10-9
7 Detroit Pistons 10-10
8 New York Knicks 9-9
Milwaukee Bucks 8-8
Indiana Pacers 9-10
Orlando Magic 7-11
Washington Wizards 6-11
Miami Heat 6-12
Brooklyn Nets 5-12
Philadelphia 76ers 4-14
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 16-2
2 San Antonio Spurs 15-4
3 LA Clippers 14-5
4 Houston Rockets 11-7
5 Oklahoma City Thunder 12-8
6 Memphis Grizzlies 11-8
7 Utah Jazz 11-8
8 Portland Trail Blazers 10-10
Los Angeles Lakers 10-10
Denver Nuggets 7-11
Sacramento Kings 7-11
New Orleans Pelicans 7-12
Phoenix Suns 6-13
Minnesota Timberwolves 5-13
Dallas Mavericks 3-14