By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Durant hyperextended his knee when teammate Georgian Zaza Pachulia fell into him after getting pushed by Washington Polish center Marcin Gortat. Gortat finished the game with a double-double (12 p., 12 r.) and Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic came from the bench and scored 16 points, while Czech Tomas Satoransky had one assista and one turnover. Pachulia had 12 points and 8 rebounds for the Warriors, who are now going to sing Matt Barnes, after cutting Spanish guard Jose Manuel Calderon.
Serb Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the season, and the Nuggets rode a second-half surge to a 125-107 victory over the Chicago Bulls. “Chicago has the (biggest) Serbian population, I guess, after Belgrade, the capital,” he said. “There are a lot of Serbians here and it’s nice to play in front of that crowd with the Serbian flags”. Italian Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points and Spaniard Willy Hernangomez had 2 for the winners, while Nikola Mirotic had 6 and French Joffrey Lauvergne added 4 for Chicago.
Spanish center Marc Gasol converted all five of his shots from 3-point range Tuesday night en route to 28 points, Mike Conley added 29 and the Grizzlies recorded a season high in points, defeating the Phoenix Suns 130-112. “They were hitting shots,” said Suns Ukrainian center Alex Len, who scored 12 points. “Marc was hitting tough 3s. .This year he has changed his game a lot.” Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Detroit – Portland 120-113 (Nurkic 19 p., 7 r. 5 as.)
Oklahoma City – Utah 109-106 (Abrines 11 p., Sabonis 2 p., Kanter 15 p. – Gobert 13 p. 10 r., Diaw 2 p.)
LA Lakers – Charlotte 104-109 (Batum 5 p. 7 r. 4 as., Belinelli 11 p. – Zubac 4 p.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cleveland Cavaliers | 41 | 17 | .707 | – | 26-6 | 15-11 | 6-6 | 27-7 | 111.1 | 105.9 | +5.2 | W1 | 8-2 |
| 2Boston Celtics | 38 | 22 | .633 | 4 | 20-9 | 18-13 | 8-4 | 25-12 | 108.0 | 105.7 | +2.3 | L1 | 6-4 |
| 3Washington Wizards | 35 | 23 | .603 | 6 | 25-8 | 10-15 | 5-5 | 23-15 | 107.9 | 105.5 | +2.4 | W1 | 7-3 |
| 4Toronto Raptors | 36 | 24 | .600 | 6 | 21-10 | 15-14 | 12-2 | 22-12 | 108.2 | 104.0 | +4.2 | W4 | 6-4 |
| 5Atlanta Hawks | 33 | 26 | .559 | 8.5 | 16-12 | 17-14 | 5-8 | 23-13 | 103.4 | 104.2 | -0.8 | W1 | 5-5 |
| 6Indiana Pacers | 31 | 29 | .517 | 11 | 21-10 | 10-19 | 6-6 | 16-19 | 105.4 | 106.3 | -0.9 | W1 | 3-7 |
| 7Chicago Bulls | 30 | 30 | .500 | 12 | 18-12 | 12-18 | 6-6 | 20-16 | 102.9 | 103.4 | -0.5 | L1 | 5-5 |
| 8Detroit Pistons | 29 | 31 | .483 | 13 | 19-12 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 16-19 | 101.7 | 102.0 | -0.3 | W1 | 6-4 |
| Miami Heat | 27 | 33 | .450 | 15 | 14-14 | 13-19 | 5-6 | 16-19 | 101.6 | 102.0 | -0.5 | L1 | 7-3 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 32 | .448 | 15 | 15-15 | 11-17 | 8-4 | 17-22 | 105.2 | 105.2 | -0.0 | L1 | 5-5 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 34 | .433 | 16 | 16-13 | 10-21 | 6-2 | 16-20 | 104.8 | 104.4 | +0.4 | W1 | 3-7 |
| New York Knicks | 24 | 36 | .400 | 18 | 15-16 | 9-20 | 4-6 | 15-21 | 105.8 | 109.1 | -3.2 | L1 | 3-7 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 37 | .373 | 19.5 | 14-17 | 8-20 | 4-6 | 15-20 | 101.7 | 107.1 | -5.4 | L2 | 4-6 |
| Orlando Magic | 22 | 38 | .367 | 20 | 10-19 | 12-19 | 6-6 | 14-20 | 99.7 | 105.8 | -6.2 | W1 | 3-7 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 9 | 49 | .155 | 32 | 7-24 | 2-25 | 0-10 | 3-33 | 105.3 | 114.4 | -9.1 | L16 | 0-10 |
Western Conference
| W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | DIV | CONF | PPG | OPP PPG | DIFF | STRK | L10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x –Golden State Warriors | 50 | 10 | .833 | – | 26-3 | 24-7 | 11-2 | 31-7 | 118.1 | 105.5 | +12.5 | L1 | 7-3 |
| 2San Antonio Spurs | 45 | 13 | .776 | 4 | 19-6 | 26-7 | 6-4 | 24-8 | 106.9 | 98.3 | +8.6 | W4 | 8-2 |
| 3Houston Rockets | 42 | 19 | .689 | 8.5 | 22-8 | 20-11 | 8-4 | 25-9 | 115.0 | 108.4 | +6.7 | L1 | 7-3 |
| 4Utah Jazz | 37 | 23 | .617 | 13 | 20-11 | 17-12 | 6-5 | 21-16 | 100.5 | 95.8 | +4.7 | L1 | 6-4 |
| 5LA Clippers | 36 | 23 | .610 | 13.5 | 19-9 | 17-14 | 6-5 | 22-15 | 108.1 | 104.7 | +3.4 | W1 | 5-5 |
| 6Memphis Grizzlies | 36 | 25 | .590 | 14.5 | 19-11 | 17-14 | 6-2 | 26-13 | 101.2 | 99.8 | +1.5 | W2 | 6-4 |
| 7Oklahoma City Thunder | 35 | 25 | .583 | 15 | 23-8 | 12-17 | 7-3 | 22-14 | 106.3 | 105.9 | +0.4 | W4 | 7-3 |
| 8Denver Nuggets | 27 | 33 | .450 | 23 | 16-14 | 11-19 | 5-8 | 16-22 | 110.8 | 111.7 | -0.8 | W1 | 5-5 |
| Sacramento Kings | 25 | 35 | .417 | 25 | 13-17 | 12-18 | 4-6 | 15-19 | 102.7 | 105.4 | -2.8 | L2 | 6-4 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 24 | 35 | .407 | 25.5 | 14-13 | 10-22 | 5-3 | 16-20 | 107.4 | 110.2 | -2.7 | L2 | 3-7 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 35 | .407 | 25.5 | 16-14 | 8-21 | 3-8 | 14-23 | 97.8 | 99.8 | -2.1 | W2 | 5-5 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 36 | .400 | 26 | 15-18 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 13-22 | 105.0 | 105.6 | -0.6 | W1 | 5-5 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 23 | 37 | .383 | 27 | 14-16 | 9-21 | 3-8 | 11-24 | 103.1 | 106.9 | -3.8 | L3 | 4-6 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 19 | 42 | .311 | 31.5 | 12-16 | 7-26 | 4-7 | 9-27 | 104.2 | 110.8 | -6.7 | L5 | 2-8 |
| Phoenix Suns | 18 | 42 | .300 | 32 | 10-18 | 8-24 | 3-8 | 7-33 | 107.1 | 112.8 | -5.7 | L3 | 2-8 |