NBA Euro-watch: Porzingis with 30, Saric beat Jokic and Jazz shocked the Cavs

2017-12-31T09:48:09+00:00 2017-12-31T09:59:22+00:00.

Aris Barkas

31/Dec/17 09:48

Eurohoops.net

New York beat New Orleans 105-103 with Kristaps Porzingis scoring 30 points and making things happen.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Latvian “unicorn” scored seven consecutive points to help the New York Knicks forge a tie with New Orleans in the final minute and Jarrett Jack with two free throws sealed the deal.

Spaniard Ricky Rubio had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as the Utah Jazz despite not having Rudy Gobert managed to beat the Cavs 104-101.

Croatian sensation Dario Saric had 20 points and nine rebounds and keyed a second-half run as the 76ers rallied from 13 down to beat the Denver Nuggets 107-102.  For the losing side, Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists.

Slovenian Goran Dragic took over in the second half Saturday night, leading the Miami Heat back from an 18-point deficit in a 117-111 victory over the Orlando Magic. The “Dragon” had 14 points in the fourth to help Miami avoid a second straight embarrassing defeat.

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Last but not least Steph Curry made a sensational return from injury by scoring 38 points with a season-high 10 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Memphis Grizzlies 141-128. Georgian Zaza Pachulia scored a season-best 17 points and also had eight rebounds and six assists against 27 points by Marc Gasol.

Here are last night’s results and euro-scorers.

DETROIT PISTONS

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

93-79

Marjanovic 2 p. 1 r. – Gasol 8 p. 10 r., Parker 4 p. 4 r. 2 as. , Lauvergne 2 r. 2 as.

ORLANDO MAGIC

MIAMI HEAT

111-117

Fournier 23 p. 6 r., Hezonja 6 p. 3 r. – Dragic 25 p. 8 as.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

NEW YORK KNICKS

103-105

Porzingis 30 p. 7 r. Kanter 6 p. 9 r. , Noah 4 p. 4 r. Ntilikina 8 p. 5 r. 4 as.

ATLANTA HAWKS

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

104-89

Ilyasova 13 p. 8 r. Schroder 22 p. 8 as. Belinelli 13 p. – Nurkic 8 p. 11 r. 4 as. 3 bl.

UTAH JAZZ

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

104-101

Sefolosha 10 p. 12 r. Rubio 16 p. 10 r. 8 as. Jerebko 1 r. – Calderon 5 as., Osman 2 p. 2 r.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

141-128

Pachulia 17 p. 8 r. 6 as., Casspi 7 r. 5 as. – Gasol 27 p. 6 r.

DENVER NUGGETS

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

102-107

Jokic 19 p. 13 r. 6 as. – Saric 20 p. 9 r. 6 as.

STANDINGS

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
39
29
10
4030 – 3835
195
2
34
24
10
3762 – 3495
267
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
36
24
12
3962 – 3862
100
4
35
20
15
3575 – 3535
40
5
34
19
15
3564 – 3577
-13
6
36
20
16
3818 – 3738
80
7
MIAMI HEAT
36
19
17
3614 – 3677
-63
8
36
19
17
3868 – 3853
15
9
NEW YORK KNICKS
36
18
18
3730 – 3732
-2
10
35
16
19
3776 – 3808
-32
11
35
13
22
3763 – 3851
-88
12
35
13
22
3508 – 3705
-197
13
35
13
22
3654 – 3716
-62
14
ORLANDO MAGIC
37
12
25
3884 – 4083
-199
15
36
10
26
3740 – 3887
-147
WESTERN
1
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
37
29
8
4261 – 3897
364
2
34
25
9
3885 – 3598
287
3
37
25
12
3743 – 3629
114
4
36
22
14
3909 – 3840
69
5
36
20
16
3718 – 3603
115
6
DENVER NUGGETS
36
19
17
3858 – 3809
49
7
35
18
17
3558 – 3524
34
8
36
18
18
4002 – 4004
-2
9
34
15
19
3587 – 3603
-16
10
UTAH JAZZ
37
16
21
3745 – 3758
-13
11
37
14
23
3912 – 4147
-235
12
35
12
23
3395 – 3691
-296
13
37
12
25
3723 – 3815
-92
14
34
11
23
3614 – 3743
-129
15
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
36
11
25
3539 – 3682
-143

 

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