By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Every game is very important for the Denver Nuggets as they fight for playoff berth and seeding and Nikola Jokic is starting to heat up.
The Serbian stud had everything rolling as he finished with 29 points, 18 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and a block “toying” with the Dallas front court.
Dirk Nowitzki had 6 points and 4 boards for the losing side.
Evan Fournier scored a career-high 32 points, including 6 three-pointers leading the Magic to a 108-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Mario Hezonja added 10 points in a win.
Nemanja Bjelica scored 2 points before getting ejected due to a scuffle with Aaron Afflalo, that saw the later throwing a punch at the Serbian forward.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| ORLANDO MAGIC | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 108-102 | Fournier 32 p. 2 r. 3 a., Hezonja 10 p. 1 r. 3 a. – Bjelica 2 p. 1 r. |
| BOSTON CELTICS | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 113-116 | Theis 7 p. 3 r. 2 a. 1 s. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 105-102 | Nowitzki 6 p. 4 r. 1 s., Kleber 3 p. 2 r. 1 a. 2 b. – Jokic 29 p. 18 r. 7 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | PHOENIX SUNS | 118-111 | Nurkic 9 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 2 b. – Bender 6 p. 8 r. 1 a., Len 9 p. 10 r. 1 a. |
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#
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TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
45
|
34
|
11
|
4645 – 4416
|
229
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
42
|
29
|
13
|
4718 – 4393
|
325
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
43
|
26
|
17
|
4709 – 4676
|
33
|
||
|
4
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
43
|
25
|
18
|
4347 – 4379
|
-32
|
||
|
5
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
44
|
25
|
19
|
4701 – 4604
|
97
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
44
|
24
|
20
|
4725 – 4664
|
61
|
||
|
7
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
43
|
23
|
20
|
4516 – 4553
|
-37
|
||
|
8
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
42
|
22
|
20
|
4300 – 4278
|
22
|
||
|
9
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
40
|
20
|
20
|
4345 – 4327
|
18
|
||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
44
|
20
|
24
|
4591 – 4623
|
-32
|
||
|
11
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
42
|
17
|
25
|
4410 – 4438
|
-28
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
44
|
17
|
27
|
4521 – 4767
|
-246
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
44
|
16
|
28
|
4669 – 4809
|
-140
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
44
|
13
|
31
|
4633 – 4879
|
-246
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
43
|
12
|
31
|
4469 – 4647
|
-178
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
45
|
36
|
9
|
5214 – 4804
|
410
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
42
|
30
|
12
|
4815 – 4497
|
318
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
45
|
29
|
16
|
4561 – 4407
|
154
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
46
|
29
|
17
|
4998 – 4819
|
179
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
44
|
24
|
20
|
4581 – 4446
|
135
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
43
|
23
|
20
|
4780 – 4776
|
4
|
||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
44
|
23
|
21
|
4576 – 4547
|
29
|
||
|
8
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
44
|
23
|
21
|
4672 – 4643
|
29
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
43
|
22
|
21
|
4621 – 4589
|
32
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
43
|
17
|
26
|
4325 – 4380
|
-55
|
||
|
11
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
45
|
16
|
29
|
4743 – 5060
|
-317
|
||
|
12
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
43
|
15
|
28
|
4587 – 4750
|
-163
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
45
|
15
|
30
|
4613 – 4702
|
-89
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
42
|
14
|
28
|
4164 – 4296
|
-132
|
||
|
15
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
43
|
13
|
30
|
4202 – 4582
|
-380
|
||