NBA Euro-watch: Batum gets the job done, Ilyasova and Schroder don’t

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The French forward scored 21 points and Charlotte built a big early lead in beating the Sacramento Kings 131-111.

On the contrary, Turk Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points for Atlanta and Dennis Schroder added 20 but the Suns got the close 104-103 win.

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Of course, the big news of the day was Isaiah Thomas’ long-awaited debut for the Cavaliers, who snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 127-110 on Tuesday night.

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

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS	127-110	Calderon 3 as. Osman 1 r. 1 as. – Nurkic 23 p. 7 r.
NEW YORK KNICKS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	91-100	Porzingis 13 p. 9 r., Kanter 12 p. 6 r. – Gasol 11 p. 8 r. Parker 6 p. 4 r. Bertans 10 p. 4 r.
PHOENIX SUNS	ATLANTA HAWKS	104-103	Len 10 p. 4 r. – Ilyasova 21 p. 9 r. Schroder 21 p. 5 as. Belinelli 16 p.
SACRAMENTO KINGS	CHARLOTTE HORNETS	111-131	Papagiannis 2 p. Koufos 10 p. Bogdanovic 11 p. – Batum 21 p. 4 r. 4 as.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	113-105	Teodosic 13 p. 5 r. 6 as. – Gasol 11 p. 5 r. 5 as.

Standings

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		40	30	10	4138 – 3940	198
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		35	25	10	3893 – 3622	271
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		37	25	12	4089 – 3972	117
4	DETROIT PISTONS		35	20	15	3575 – 3535	40
5	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		37	21	16	3932 – 3848	84
6	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		35	19	16	3691 – 3708	-17
7	MIAMI HEAT		36	19	17	3614 – 3677	-63
8	INDIANA PACERS		37	19	18	3958 – 3960	-2
9	NEW YORK KNICKS		37	18	19	3821 – 3832	-11
10	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		36	17	19	3899 – 3918	-19
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		37	14	23	3883 – 3933	-50
12	BROOKLYN NETS		37	14	23	3966 – 4054	-88
13	CHICAGO BULLS		37	13	24	3738 – 3943	-205
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		38	12	26	3979 – 4181	-202
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		37	10	27	3843 – 3991	-148
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		37	29	8	4261 – 3897	364
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		35	26	9	4033 – 3740	293
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		38	26	12	3843 – 3720	123
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		38	24	14	4130 – 4026	104
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		37	20	17	3831 – 3719	112
6	DENVER NUGGETS		36	19	17	3858 – 3809	49
7	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		37	19	18	3792 – 3771	21
8	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		36	18	18	4002 – 4004	-2
9	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		36	17	19	3806 – 3806	0
10	UTAH JAZZ		37	16	21	3745 – 3758	-13
11	PHOENIX SUNS		39	15	24	4126 – 4373	-247
12	DALLAS MAVERICKS		38	13	25	3839 – 3928	-89
13	SACRAMENTO KINGS		37	12	25	3602 – 3936	-334
14	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		38	12	26	3758 – 3891	-133
15	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		36	11	25	3852 – 4005	-153