By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Victor Wembanyama had 18 points and eight rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 132-104.
The Spurs (51-18) have won eight of nine. They also improved to 11-3 in the second half of back-to-backs, while they also got their first win in Sacramento in more than two years.
Former Kings star De’Aaron Fox added 15 points, five rebounds, and six assists for San Antonio. Keldon Johnson scored 18 points, and Dylan Harper had 15.
On the other side, Russell Westbrook had 10 assists to move past Mark Jackson and Steve Nash into fifth place on the NBA all-time list.
Nikola Jokic scored just eight points, but finished the night with 14 assists as Christian Braun had 22 points and the Nuggets got an easy win over the Sixers (124-96).
Tuesday results
Charlotte Hornets – Miami Heat 136-106
Orlando Magic – Oklahoma City Thunder 108-113
Washington Wizards – Detroit Pistons 117-130
New York Knicks – Indiana Pacers 136-110
Milwaukee Bucks – Cleveland Cavaliers 116-123
Minnesota Timberwolves – Phoenix Suns 1167-104
Denver Nuggets – Philadelphia 76ers 124-96
Sacramento Kings – San Antonio Spurs 104-132
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 49-19
2. Boston Celtics 45-23
3. New York Knicks 45-25
4. Cleveland Cavaliers 42-27
5. Toronto Raptors 38-29
6. Orlando Magic 38-30
7. Miami Heat 38-31
8. Atlanta Hawks 37-31
9. Philadelphia 76ers 37-32
10. Charlotte Hornets 35-34
11. Milwaukee Bucks 28-40
12. Chicago Bulls 28-40
13. o-Brooklyn Nets 17-51
14. o-Washington Wizards 16-52
15. o-Indiana Pacers 15-54
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 54-15
2. San Antonio Spurs 51-18
3. Los Angeles Lakers 43-25
4. Houston Rockets 41-26
5. Denver Nuggets 42-27
6. Minnesota Timberwolves 42-27
7. Phoenix Suns 39-30
8. Los Angeles Clippers 34-34
9. Golden State Warriors 33-35
10. Portland Trail Blazers 33-36
11. Memphis Grizzlies 23-44
12. New Orleans Pelicans 23-46
13. Dallas Mavericks 23-46
14. Utah Jazz 20-48
15. o-Sacramento Kings 18-52
-Top 6 teams from each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth from each conference advance to the Play-Ins
o-eliminated