NBA Euro-watch: Nurkic in Bosnian Beast Mode

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

After erasing a 17-point deficit, the  Hornets had a chance to win but Nurkic blocked Dwight Howards potential game-winning shot.

Portland eventually came out with the win, 109-103 and Nurkic was a force on both ends of the floor.

The Bosnian center had 24 points, 14 boards, an assist, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

Evan Fournier scored 22 points to lead the Magic over the Hawks, 100-98.

Mario Hezonja added 8 points, 10 boards, 2 assists and 3 steals

German point-guard, Dennis Schroder finished with 19 points, 5 boards and 5 assists for the losing side.

The Toronto Raptors took care of the New York Knicks 113-86 and Jonas Valanciunas took full advantage of a thin Knicks front-court that was missing Enes Kanter.

The Lithuanian stud had 18 points with including two makes from downtown, 18 points, 10 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.

Serge Ibaka and Jakob Poeltl each added 13 points for Toronto.

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

ORLANDO MAGIC	ATLANTA HAWKS	100-98	Fournier 22 p. 3 r. 3 a., Hezonja 8 p. 10 r. 2 a. 3 s. – Schroder 19 p. 5 r. 5 a., Ilyasova 5 p. 3 r., Dorsey 11 p. 5 r. 3 a,
TORONTO RAPTORS	NEW YORK KNICKS	113-88	Valanciunas 18 p. 10 r. 2 a. 2 s. 1 b., Ibaka 13 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b., Poeltl 13 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Ntilikina 5 p. 2 r. 3 a.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS	BOSTON CELTICS	104-110	Satoransky 14 p. 4 r. 4 a. 1 s. 2 b., Gortat 10 p. 10 r. 4 a. 1 s. 1 b., Mahinmi 6 p. 5 r. 1 s. – Theis 7 p. 6 r. 1 b.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS	CHARLOTTE HORNETS	109-13	Nurkic 24 p. 14 r. 1 a. 2 s. 4 b. –  Batum 11 p. 2 r. 5 a. 4 s.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	DALLAS MAVERICKS	121-103	Pachulia 8 p. 5 r. 1 a., Casspi 1 r. – Nowitzki 16 p. 11 r. 1 a. 5 s. 2 b., Kleber 2 p. 5 r.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	106-81	Zubac 7 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Abrines 8 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s.

 

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		56	40	16	5776 – 5531	245
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		54	38	16	6016 – 5579	437
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		53	31	22	5806 – 5841	-35
4	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		53	30	23	5546 – 5543	3
5	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		55	31	24	5904 – 5812	92
6	INDIANA PACERS		55	30	25	5867 – 5810	57
7	MIAMI HEAT		55	29	26	5525 – 5578	-53
8	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		51	26	25	5488 – 5429	59
9	DETROIT PISTONS		53	27	26	5476 – 5457	19
10	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		54	23	31	5742 – 5747	-5
11	NEW YORK KNICKS		56	23	33	5798 – 5913	-115
12	CHICAGO BULLS		53	18	35	5483 – 5789	-306
13	BROOKLYN NETS		56	19	37	5885 – 6108	-223
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		54	18	36	5709 – 5936	-227
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		55	17	38	5701 – 5921	-220
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		55	42	13	6351 – 5938	413
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		53	40	13	6044 – 5607	437
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		56	35	21	5680 – 5471	209
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		57	34	23	6243 – 6058	185
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		56	31	25	5946 – 5762	184
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		55	30	25	5753 – 5697	56
7	DENVER NUGGETS		54	29	25	5778 – 5721	57
8	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		53	28	25	5868 – 5888	-20
9	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		52	27	25	5597 – 5568	29
10	UTAH JAZZ		54	26	28	5573 – 5511	62
11	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		54	23	31	5763 – 5894	-131
12	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		54	18	36	5348 – 5531	-183
13	SACRAMENTO KINGS		53	17	36	5215 – 5646	-431
14	PHOENIX SUNS		56	18	38	5836 – 6298	-462
15	DALLAS MAVERICKS		55	17	38	5584 – 5717	-133