By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Without injured Timofey Mozgov, the Lakers managed to get the 123-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks with Croatian rookie Ivica Zubac being the starter and contributing 6 points on 3/3 FG, 3 rebounds and 1 steal.
British star Luol Deng had a double double (13 p., 10 r.), while for the losing side German point guard Dennis Schroder had 11 points and 6 assists and Swiss Thabo Sefolosha had 4 points and 4 rebounds.
In Charlotte, Frenchman Nicolas Batum led the Hornets to the 109-93 win over the Sixers with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Italian Marco Belinelli added 11 points and for the Sixers Crotian Dario Saric (14 p., 7 r.), Turk Ersan Ilyasova (14 p.) and Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez (10 p., 5 as.) did their best.
The Oklahoma City Thunder behind 35 points by Russell Westbrook beat the LA Clippers 85-83 having also some euro-contribution (Sabonis 6 p., Kanter 6 p., Abrines 6 p.) and they are the only unbeaten team left in the West.
The rest of last night’s scores and the Euro-scorers are the following.
Washington-Toronto 103-113 (Gortat 15 p. 10 r., Satoransky 2 p. 2 as. 2 r. – Valanciunas 10 p. 7 r., Poeltl 5 r.)
Brooklyn – Detroit 109-101 (Bogdanovic 11 p. – Udrih 10 p. 4 as.)
New York – Houston 99-118 (Porzingis 3p. 8 r., Noah 4 as., Kuzminskas 6 p. Vujacic 2 p.- Capela 8p. 6 r.)
Memphis – New Orleans 89-83 (Gasol 8p. 11 r. 6 as. – Asik 11 r.)
Boston – Chicago 107-100 (Jerebko 6 p. 6 r. – Mirotic 17 p. 6r.)
Utah – Dallas 97-81 (Gobert 12p. 12 r., Nowitzki 9 p.)
Phoenix – Portland 118-115 (Len 18 p., 6 r.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0
2 Boston Celtics 3-1
3 Chicago Bulls 3-1
4 Atlanta Hawks 3-1
5 Charlotte Hornets 3-1
6 Toronto Raptors 3-1
7 Detroit Pistons 3-2
8 Miami Heat 2-2
Milwaukee Bucks 2-2
Indiana Pacers 2-2
Brooklyn Nets 2-3
Orlando Magic 1-3
New York Knicks 1-3
Washington Wizards 0-3
Philadelphia 76ers 0-4
Western Conference
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 4-0
2 San Antonio Spurs 4-1
3 LA Clippers 3-1
4 Golden State Warriors 3-1
5 Houston Rockets 3-2
6 Memphis Grizzlies 3-2
7 Utah Jazz 3-2
8 Sacramento Kings 2-3
Portland Trail Blazers 2-3
Los Angeles Lakers 2-3
Denver Nuggets 1-2
Minnesota Timberwolves 1-2
Phoenix Suns 1-4
Dallas Mavericks 0-4
New Orleans Pelicans 0-5