Giannis beats LA Clippers, Spurs defeated

2017-03-16T11:02:54+00:00 2017-03-16T11:05:21+00:00.

Aris Barkas

16/Mar/17 11:02

Eurohoops.net

While we are moving towards the end of the regular season, the race for the playoffs is heated up, while the top in the East and the West is up for grabs.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

After escaping with a 97-96 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, the Bucks are a surprising 11-5 since Jabari Parker got hurt and they sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference. Six players scored in double figures for the Bucks, led by 16 points apiece from Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak also had 5 rebounds, 5 assists and one block, while Bosnian Mirza Teletovic scored 11 points.

Meanwhile Slovenian Goran Dragic scored 33 points, Hassan Whiteside had 20 points and 17 rebounds, and the Heat beat the New Orleans Pelicans 120-112 for their 22nd win in 27 games. The Heat (33-35) are tied with Detroit for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot, with the Pistons having the tie breaker. French big man Alexis Ajinca had 4 points for the losing side.

In the West, Damian Lillard scored 36 points and the Trail Blazers defeated the San Antonio Spurs 110-106, spoiling LaMarcus Aldridge’s return from a health scare. The Spurs are back in the second place behind the Warriors after this result with Pau Gasol having 12 points and 5 rebounds for the losing side, while Jusuf Nurkic had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals for the winners. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.

Phoenix – Sacramento 101-107 (Len 6 p. 8 r. – Koufos 13 p. 6 r., Papagiannis 3 r. 3 bl.)
Houston – LA Lakers 139-100 (Capela 15 p. 10 r. – Zubac 2 p. 2 r.)
Chicago – Memphis 91-98 (Mirotic 14 p. 5 r., Zipser 2 p. – Gasol 27 p., 6 r. 7 as.)
Detroit – Utah 83-97 (Marjanovic 2 p. 2 r. – Gobert 12 p. 9 r. 5 as., Diaw 7 p. 3 as.)
Boston – Minessota 117-104 (Rubio 23 p. 7 as., Bjelica 3 p. 4 r. – Jerebko 4 p.)
Indiana – Charlotte 98-77 (Seraphin 6 p. – Belinelli 11 p.)
Washington – Dallas 107-112 (Gortat 8 p. 10 r., Mahinmi 6 p., Satoransky 2 p., Bogdanovic 19 p. – Nowitzki 20 p. 4 r.)

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1Cleveland Cavaliers 44 22 .667 27-7 17-15 7-7 30-11 111.0 106.5 +4.5 W1 4-6
2Boston Celtics 43 25 .632 2 23-9 20-16 8-4 27-12 107.6 105.1 +2.5 W2 6-4
3Washington Wizards 41 26 .612 3.5 26-10 15-16 6-5 25-16 109.0 106.9 +2.2 L2 7-3
4Toronto Raptors 39 28 .582 5.5 22-11 17-17 12-2 23-16 107.2 103.4 +3.8 W1 6-4
5Atlanta Hawks 37 30 .552 7.5 19-15 18-15 5-8 25-15 103.9 104.4 -0.5 L1 5-5
6Indiana Pacers 35 33 .515 10 24-10 11-23 7-7 20-22 104.3 104.9 -0.6 W1 5-5
7Milwaukee Bucks 33 34 .493 11.5 20-16 13-18 9-4 21-22 104.8 104.3 +0.5 W1 7-3
8Detroit Pistons 33 35 .485 12 22-13 11-22 5-9 20-21 101.9 102.4 -0.5 L2 5-5
Miami Heat 33 35 .485 12 19-14 14-21 6-7 21-21 102.6 101.8 +0.7 W1 7-3
Chicago Bulls 32 36 .471 13 19-15 13-21 6-7 21-19 101.8 103.3 -1.4 L1 3-7
Charlotte Hornets 29 39 .426 16 18-15 11-24 7-3 18-23 104.9 104.4 +0.4 L3 4-6
New York Knicks 27 41 .397 18 16-17 11-24 4-8 18-25 105.2 108.4 -3.2 W1 4-6
Philadelphia 76ers 24 43 .358 20.5 15-19 9-24 5-6 16-23 102.1 108.1 -6.0 L1 2-8
Orlando Magic 24 44 .353 21 12-22 12-22 7-8 16-25 99.9 106.3 -6.3 L3 3-7
e –Brooklyn Nets 12 54 .182 32 8-25 4-29 1-10 4-34 105.7 114.2 -8.5 L1 3-7

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1x –Golden State Warriors 53 14 .791 27-4 26-10 11-2 31-9 116.1 105.3 +10.8 W1 5-5
2x –San Antonio Spurs 52 15 .776 1 25-7 27-8 8-4 29-10 106.5 98.5 +8.0 L1 8-2
3x –Houston Rockets 47 21 .691 6.5 25-9 22-12 9-5 28-11 115.5 108.1 +7.3 W3 7-3
4Utah Jazz 43 25 .632 10.5 23-12 20-13 6-7 25-18 100.7 96.4 +4.3 W2 7-3
5LA Clippers 40 28 .588 13.5 21-11 19-17 6-5 23-18 107.6 104.8 +2.9 L2 5-5
6Oklahoma City Thunder 38 29 .567 15 25-9 13-20 8-5 24-18 106.6 106.2 +0.4 W3 6-4
7Memphis Grizzlies 38 30 .559 15.5 20-14 18-16 6-4 26-16 101.3 100.6 +0.8 W2 4-6
8Denver Nuggets 32 35 .478 21 19-16 13-19 5-8 19-22 111.0 110.7 +0.2 W3 7-3
Portland Trail Blazers 30 37 .448 23 17-14 13-23 7-3 20-21 108.1 110.2 -2.1 W1 6-4
Dallas Mavericks 29 38 .433 24 20-15 9-23 4-8 17-24 98.3 99.9 -1.6 W1 7-3
Minnesota Timberwolves 28 39 .418 25 18-18 10-21 4-7 16-23 104.9 104.9 -0.1 L1 6-4
Sacramento Kings 27 41 .397 26.5 14-21 13-20 5-6 16-23 103.1 106.1 -3.1 W2 2-8
New Orleans Pelicans 27 41 .397 26.5 16-18 11-23 3-9 13-26 103.0 105.9 -2.9 L1 4-6
Phoenix Suns 22 46 .324 31.5 13-22 9-24 3-10 9-36 107.5 112.5 -5.0 L2 4-6
Los Angeles Lakers 20 48 .294 33.5 12-19 8-29 5-7 10-31 104.4 111.8 -7.4 L3 1-9

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