Spurs push Cavs out of the top

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, LaMarcus Aldridge and Spaniard Pau Gasol added 14 points apiece for the Spurs, who won their fifth straight.

Cleveland (47-26) dropped its second in a row, set a season low for points and fell a half-game behind Boston (48-26) for the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. French Tony Parker added 2 points and one assist for the winners, while Latvian Davis Bertans scored 3 points and added 2 rebounds.

Frenchman Gobert had 20 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Jazz over the New Orleans Pelicans 108-100, as Utah returned to form after losing to LA Clippers. It was an all French affair, as Boris Diaw added 2 points and 4 assists for the winners, while Alexis Ajinca had 4 points and 2 rebounds for the Pelicans.

Derrick Rose scored 27 points, Latvian Kristaps Porzingis had 25 and New York handed the Pistons another damaging defeat with a 109-95 victory. Spaniard Willy Hernangomez added 15 points for the winners, Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas had 5 points and 4 assists and for Detroit, which is losing ground in the playoffs race, Slovenian Beno Udrih had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and also 5 turnovers. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.

Dallas – Oklahoma City 91-92 (Nowitzki 8 p. 8 r. – Kanter 6 p., Abrines 2 r.)
Sacramento – Memphis 91-90 (Koufos 11 p. – Gasol -DNP)
Toronto – Orlando 131-112 (Ibaka 16 p., Valanciunas 17  p., Poeltl 12 p. –  Vucevic 12 p. 15 r., Fournier 20 p., Rudez 1 r., Hezonja 3 p.)

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
x –Boston Celtics 48 26 .649 27-9 21-17 9-5 31-13 107.8 105.1 +2.7 W4 8-2
y –Cleveland Cavaliers 47 26 .644 0.5 28-8 19-18 7-7 31-12 110.0 106.8 +3.2 L2 5-5
x –Washington Wizards 45 28 .616 2.5 29-10 16-18 7-6 29-18 109.2 106.8 +2.4 W3 6-4
x –Toronto Raptors 45 29 .608 3 25-12 20-17 12-2 28-16 107.2 102.9 +4.3 W6 7-3
Atlanta Hawks 37 36 .507 10.5 19-18 18-18 5-10 25-19 103.1 104.5 -1.4 L7 3-7
Milwaukee Bucks 37 36 .507 10.5 21-17 16-19 9-5 22-23 104.4 104.2 +0.3 L1 7-3
Indiana Pacers 37 36 .507 10.5 26-11 11-25 7-7 21-24 104.3 105.2 -0.9 W1 5-5
Miami Heat 35 38 .479 12.5 21-16 14-22 6-7 21-23 102.8 102.1 +0.7 L2 6-4
Chicago Bulls 35 39 .473 13 21-16 14-23 8-7 23-22 102.4 103.4 -0.9 W1 4-6
Detroit Pistons 34 40 .459 14 23-14 11-26 5-10 20-26 101.2 102.5 -1.3 L4 3-7
Charlotte Hornets 33 40 .452 14.5 21-16 12-24 10-3 21-24 105.1 104.2 +0.9 W1 5-5
New York Knicks 28 46 .378 20 17-18 11-28 4-9 19-26 105.1 108.5 -3.4 W1 2-8
Philadelphia 76ers 27 46 .370 20.5 17-19 10-27 6-6 18-25 102.4 107.7 -5.3 L1 4-6
Orlando Magic 27 47 .365 21 14-23 13-24 7-9 18-27 100.5 106.6 -6.1 L1 4-6
e –Brooklyn Nets 16 57 .219 31.5 10-27 6-30 2-11 7-36 106.0 113.3 -7.3 W1 5-5

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
y –Golden State Warriors 59 14 .808 31-4 28-10 12-2 35-9 115.9 104.3 +11.6 W7 7-3
x –San Antonio Spurs 57 16 .781 2 29-7 28-9 9-5 32-11 106.2 98.1 +8.2 W5 7-3
x –Houston Rockets 51 22 .699 8 28-9 23-13 10-6 32-12 115.8 108.8 +7.0 W4 7-3
x –Utah Jazz 45 29 .608 14.5 25-12 20-17 6-7 26-19 100.4 96.7 +3.7 W1 5-5
x –LA Clippers 44 31 .587 16 24-12 20-19 7-6 25-21 107.9 104.5 +3.4 L1 5-5
Oklahoma City Thunder 42 31 .575 17 27-10 15-21 8-5 26-20 107.0 106.1 +0.8 W1 7-3
Memphis Grizzlies 40 34 .541 19.5 21-14 19-20 7-6 27-20 100.7 100.2 +0.5 L4 4-6
Portland Trail Blazers 35 38 .479 24 19-15 16-23 8-3 22-21 108.0 109.0 -1.0 W3 7-3
Denver Nuggets 35 38 .479 24 21-18 14-20 5-8 20-25 111.4 111.1 +0.3 L1 6-4
Dallas Mavericks 31 42 .425 28 21-18 10-24 4-8 18-26 97.7 100.1 -2.4 L2 4-6
New Orleans Pelicans 31 43 .419 28.5 19-18 12-25 5-10 17-28 103.7 105.6 -2.0 L1 6-4
Sacramento Kings 29 45 .392 30.5 15-22 14-23 6-7 18-26 102.6 106.3 -3.7 W2 4-6
Minnesota Timberwolves 28 44 .389 30.5 18-19 10-25 4-8 16-27 104.9 105.8 -0.9 L6 3-7
e –Phoenix Suns 22 52 .297 37.5 13-23 9-29 3-10 9-36 107.2 113.0 -5.8 L8 1-9
e –Los Angeles Lakers 21 52 .288 38 13-23 8-29 5-8 11-33 104.6 112.1 -7.4 L1 2-8
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