NBA Euro-watch: Clutch Jokic and a career-high for Rubio

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

With the game tied at 104 and 2 minutes remaining, Nikola Jokic hit a clutch three pointer to give his team the lead. After a Warriors missed shot, Jokic hit two free throws to give his team a 2 possession cushion and ultimately win the game.

The Serbian star finished with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in a win.

Zaza Pachulia had 10 points and 8 boards for the losing side.

The Utah Jazz took on the Spurs on a back-to-back and Ricky Rubio put on an a show in the absence of Donovan Mitchell.

The Spanish point-guard had a career-high 34 points on 11-of-14 from the field and 9-of-10 free-throws, adding 3 boards and 9 assists.

Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 11 points and 1o boards.

Pau Gasol finished with 8 points, 11 boards and 2 assists for the Spurs.

The Detroit Pistons got their second win since acquiring Blake Griffin by beating Miami 111-107.

Slovenian all-star, Goran Dragic led all scorers with 33 points adding 2 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals and a block.

Earlier in the day, Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points and added 9 boards to lead the new-look Clippers over the Chicago Bulls.

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

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	CHICAGO BULLS	113-103	Gallinari 24 p. 9 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b. Teodosic 8 p. 5 r. 5 a. 1 s. – Zipser 16 p. 5 r. 2 A. 1 B.
DETROIT PISTONS	MIAMI HEAT	111-107	Dragic 33 p. 2 r. 6 a. 2 s. 1 b.
INDIANA PACERS	PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	100-92	Bogdanovic 19 p. 4 r. 1 a. 2 s., Sabonis 10 p. 8 r. 6 a. – Saric 16 p. 5 r. 2 a.
ORLANDO MAGIC	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	98-115	Fournier 11 p. 1 a. Hezonja 15 p. 3 r. 2 s. 1 b. – Gortat 10 p. 11 r. 2 a. 3 b., Satoransky 19 p. 3 r. 6 a. 2 s., Mahinmi 3 p. 4 r. 2 b.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	HOUSTON ROCKETS	88-120	Osman 4 p. 3 r. 1 s. – Capela 14 p. 9 r. 2 b.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	118-107	Bjelica 5 p. 3 r. 1 a. – Mirotic 18 p. 12 r. 2 a. 4 s. 1 b.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS	UTAH JAZZ	102-108	Parker 11 p. 3 r. 9 a. 1 s., Gasol 8 p. 11 r. 2 a., Bertans 8 p. 1 r. 1 a. – Rubio 34 p. 3 r. 9 a., Gobert 11 p. 10 r. 3 a. 3 b., Jerebko 4 p. 1 r. 1 s.
DENVER NUGGETS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	115-108	Jokic 19 p. 9 r. 5 a. 2 s. – Pachulia 10 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s.
SACRAMENTO KINGS	DALLAS MAVERICKS	99-106	Bogdanovic 7 p. 1 r. 6 a. 1 s., Koufos 8 p. 7 r. 1 a. – Nowitzki 15 p. 7 r. 1 a., Kleber 1 r.

 

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		53	38	15	5478 – 5220	258
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		51	35	16	5691 – 5314	377
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		51	30	21	5568 – 5587	-19
4	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		52	30	22	5587 – 5485	102
5	INDIANA PACERS		54	30	24	5765 – 5699	66
6	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		51	28	23	5334 – 5360	-26
7	MIAMI HEAT		53	29	24	5315 – 5358	-43
8	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		50	25	25	5373 – 5327	46
9	DETROIT PISTONS		51	25	26	5250 – 5260	-10
10	NEW YORK KNICKS		53	23	30	5525 – 5598	-73
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		51	22	29	5420 – 5407	13
12	BROOKLYN NETS		53	19	34	5572 – 5761	-189
13	CHICAGO BULLS		52	18	34	5385 – 5685	-300
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		51	15	36	5382 – 5631	-249
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		52	15	37	5396 – 5643	-247
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		53	41	12	6125 – 5710	415
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		51	38	13	5812 – 5393	419
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		55	34	21	5551 – 5390	161
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		56	34	22	6105 – 5918	187
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		53	30	23	5636 – 5443	193
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		52	29	23	5457 – 5386	71
7	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		52	28	24	5759 – 5755	4
8	DENVER NUGGETS		53	28	25	5657 – 5617	40
9	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		51	26	25	5493 – 5467	26
10	UTAH JAZZ		52	24	28	5348 – 5314	34
11	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		51	20	31	5437 – 5616	-179
12	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		51	18	33	5092 – 5230	-138
13	PHOENIX SUNS		53	18	35	5552 – 5942	-390
14	DALLAS MAVERICKS		53	17	36	5380 – 5492	-112
15	SACRAMENTO KINGS		52	16	36	5111 – 5548	-437