Jokic and Gallinari couldn’t save the day against Houston

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

James Harden scored 31 points and the Rockets held on to outlast the Denver Nuggets for a 110-104 win that secured the third seed in the Western Conference. Swiss Clint Capela added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the winners, while Italian Gallinari had 23 points and Jokic finished the night with 12 points, 19 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals for the Nuggets, who are in ninth place and are fighting for the last playoff spot in the West.

Slovenian Goran Dragic scored 33 points, and the Heat made a franchise-record 21 3-pointers – six of those by James Johnson – to pull back into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conferenc, getting a crucial 112-99 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. French star Nicolas Batum led Charlotte with 24 points while Italian Marco Belinelli added one rebound and one assist.

Russell Westbrook fell a rebound short of an historic triple-double, but scored 45 points, including the Thunder’s final five points to lead Oklahoma City to a 103-100 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Westbrook also had 10 assists with the nine rebounds, while Spaniard Marc Gasol led Memphis with 23 points. Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis had 5 points and one rebound, while Turk Enes Kanter added 10 points and 5 rebounds.

LeBron James had 36 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and the Cleveland ran past the Boston 114-91 to move back into first place in the East. Sweden’s Jonas Jerebko had one point and 3 rebounds for the Celtics. Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.

San Antonio – LA Lakers 95-102 (Parker 14 p. 4 as. Bertans 14 p. Gasol 9 p. 8 r.)
Phoenix – Golden State 111-120 (Curry 42 p. 11 r. – Len 8 p. 4 r.)
LA Clippers – Dallas 112-101 (Nowitzki 9 p.)
Detroit – Toronto 102-105 (Udrih 8 p. 8 as. – Ibaka 7 p. 7 r. Valanciunas 19 p. 5 r. Poeltl 4 p. 1 r.)

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1y –Cleveland Cavaliers 51 27 .654 31-8 20-19 8-8 35-13 110.5 106.7 +3.8 W4 6-4
2x –Boston Celtics 50 28 .641 1 28-11 22-17 10-5 33-15 107.6 105.2 +2.4 L1 7-3
3x –Toronto Raptors 48 31 .608 3.5 27-13 21-18 13-2 31-18 107.1 103.1 +4.0 W1 8-2
4y –Washington Wizards 47 31 .603 4 30-10 17-21 8-6 30-18 109.4 107.5 +1.9 W1 5-5
5Milwaukee Bucks 40 38 .513 11 22-18 18-20 10-5 25-23 104.3 104.3 0.0 L2 6-4
6Atlanta Hawks 39 38 .506 11.5 20-18 19-20 5-10 26-21 102.7 104.0 -1.3 L2 2-8
7Chicago Bulls 38 40 .487 13 23-16 15-24 9-7 25-23 102.5 103.3 -0.8 L1 6-4
8Miami Heat 38 40 .487 13 21-18 17-22 7-7 24-24 102.9 101.9 +1.0 W1 5-5
Indiana Pacers 38 40 .487 13 27-12 11-28 7-8 22-26 104.7 105.6 -1.0 W1 3-7
Charlotte Hornets 36 43 .456 15.5 22-18 14-25 10-5 22-27 105.5 104.7 +0.7 L2 6-4
Detroit Pistons 35 43 .449 16 24-16 11-27 5-11 21-29 101.1 102.4 -1.3 L2 2-8
e –New York Knicks 30 48 .385 21 18-20 12-28 4-10 21-28 104.5 108.0 -3.5 W1 3-7
e –Philadelphia 76ers 28 50 .359 23 17-21 11-29 7-8 19-29 102.6 108.2 -5.6 L4 3-7
e –Orlando Magic 27 51 .346 24 14-24 13-27 7-9 18-30 100.9 107.2 -6.3 L5 3-7
e –Brooklyn Nets 19 59 .244 32 12-28 7-31 3-12 10-38 106.2 112.5 -6.4 W3 6-4

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1z –Golden State Warriors 65 14 .823 34-4 31-10 13-2 40-9 116.1 104.4 +11.7 W13 10-0
2y –San Antonio Spurs 60 18 .769 4.5 31-9 29-9 10-5 35-13 105.8 98.2 +7.6 L1 8-2
3x –Houston Rockets 53 25 .679 11.5 29-10 24-15 10-6 34-15 115.3 109.0 +6.3 W2 6-4
4x –Utah Jazz 48 30 .615 16.5 27-12 21-18 7-7 28-20 100.6 96.5 +4.1 W1 5-5
5x –LA Clippers 48 31 .608 17 27-12 21-19 9-6 28-21 108.5 104.8 +3.7 W4 8-2
6x –Oklahoma City Thunder 45 33 .577 19.5 28-12 17-21 8-5 27-21 106.8 105.7 +1.1 W2 6-4
7x –Memphis Grizzlies 42 37 .532 23 23-15 19-22 8-7 28-23 100.7 100.1 +0.6 L3 3-7
8Portland Trail Blazers 38 40 .487 26.5 22-15 16-25 9-5 25-23 108.3 109.1 -0.8 L2 7-3
Denver Nuggets 37 41 .474 27.5 21-18 16-23 5-9 21-27 111.7 111.7 +0.0 L1 4-6
e –New Orleans Pelicans 33 45 .423 31.5 21-20 12-25 6-10 19-29 104.5 106.1 -1.6 L2 6-4
e –Dallas Mavericks 32 46 .410 32.5 21-18 11-28 4-10 18-30 97.9 100.5 -2.6 L2 3-7
e –Minnesota Timberwolves 31 46 .403 33 20-20 11-26 5-8 18-29 105.5 106.4 -0.9 L1 3-7
e –Sacramento Kings 31 47 .397 33.5 16-23 15-24 6-7 20-28 102.4 106.4 -4.0 W2 4-6
e –Los Angeles Lakers 23 55 .295 41.5 14-24 9-31 5-9 13-35 104.7 111.9 -7.3 W2 3-7
e –Phoenix Suns 22 57 .278 43 13-26 9-31 3-12 9-40 107.4 113.3 -6.0 L13 0-10
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