NBA Euro-watch: Rudy and the Jazz back in the playoffs

2018-03-14T09:44:11+00:00 2018-03-14T09:44:11+00:00.

Aris Barkas

14/Mar/18 09:44

Eurohoops.net

The Utah Jazz destroyed the Pistons and they are back on the eight spot of the West standings, tied with the Spurs and over Denver.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

In Utah’s 110-79 victory over the Detroit Pistons, the hosts went 17 of 21 (81 percent) from the floor in the quarter and scored on its final 10 possessions to take a 42-21 lead.

French star Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 12 rebounds, one of six Jazz players who scored in double figures. Former Euroleague champ Joe Ingles added 17 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, and Sweeden’s Jonas Jerebko had 16 points and eight rebounds.

The Jazz won their seventh straight and 19th of their last 21 games. Utah has lost just four times since Gobert returned to the lineup from a knee injury on Jan. 19.

On the top of the East, Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas had 26 points and 14 rebounds, and the Raptors won their ninth straight and 16th of 17, 116-102 over the Brooklyn Nets

In Washington, Karl Anthony Towns recovered from a hit to the jaw that left him face-down on the court late in the first half and finished with a season-high 37 points and 10 rebounds, leading the Timberwolves to a 116-111 victory over the Wizards. Serb Nemanja Bjelica scored 17 points and flirted with the triple-double for the winning side, while Czech Tomas Satoransky had 15 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the losing side.

New Orleans beat the struggling Charlotte Hornets 119-115 despite an amazing stat line by French Nicolas Batum (20 p. 8 r. 5 as. 4 st. 3 bl.).

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Here are last night’s results and the euro scorers

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

INDIANA PACERS

98-101

Saric 18 p. Ilyasova 5 p. Belinelli 6 p.- Bogdanovic 2 p. 5 r. , Sabonis 3 p.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

111-116

Gortat 6 p. 2 r. Satoransky 15 p. 8 r. 7 as. 3 st. Mahinmi 10 p. 9 r. – Bjelica 17 p 8 r 7 as.

ATLANTA HAWKS

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

107-119

Schroder 18 p. 8 r. Dorsey 5 p. – Abrines 3 p.

BROOKLYN NETS

TORONTO RAPTORS

102-116

Valanciunas 26 p. 14 r. Ibaka 9 p. 9 r. Poeltl 8 p. 6 r.

NEW YORK KNICKS

DALLAS MAVERICKS

97-110

Kanter 3 p. 15 r. Ntilikina 4 p. 6 as. – Nowitzki 13 p. 6 r.

CHICAGO BULLS

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

106-112

Marjanovic 3 r. Teodosic 7 p. 4 r. 4 as.

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

119-115

Mirotic 11 p. 9 r. – Batum 20 p. 8 as 5 r. 4 st. 3 bl.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

ORLANDO MAGIC

108-72

Gasol 11 p. 5 r. Parker 10 p. 8 as. Bertans 3 r. Lauvergne 4 p. 3 r. – Hezonja 4 p. 6 r. 3 as. Vucevic 10 p. 10 r.

UTAH JAZZ

DETROIT PISTONS

110-79

Gobert 22 p. 12 r. Rubio 4 p. 9 as. Jerebko 16 p. 8 r.

PHOENIX SUNS

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

107-129

Bender 7 p. 5 r. 3 as. Len 2 r. – Zizic 11 p. 4 r. Calderon 2 p. 5 as.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

DENVER NUGGETS

112-103

Jokic 15 p. 9 r. 5 as.

Standings

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
TORONTO RAPTORS
67
50
17
7523 – 6927
596
2
67
46
21
6998 – 6712
286
3
68
40
28
7203 – 7092
111
4
67
39
28
7391 – 7373
18
5
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
68
38
30
7291 – 7202
89
6
66
36
30
7112 – 6968
144
7
67
36
31
7039 – 7053
-14
8
68
36
32
6962 – 6959
3
9
DETROIT PISTONS
67
30
37
6882 – 6979
-97
10
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
68
29
39
7273 – 7314
-41
11
68
24
44
7065 – 7322
-257
12
67
23
44
6933 – 7334
-401
13
BROOKLYN NETS
68
21
47
7196 – 7495
-299
14
68
20
48
7048 – 7393
-345
15
68
20
48
7117 – 7444
-327
WESTERN
1
67
53
14
7618 – 7014
604
2
67
51
16
7748 – 7219
529
3
67
41
26
7087 – 6909
178
4
70
41
29
7482 – 7257
225
5
67
39
28
7514 – 7485
29
6
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
69
40
29
7577 – 7394
183
7
66
37
29
7223 – 7130
93
8
UTAH JAZZ
68
38
30
6998 – 6802
196
9
68
38
30
6952 – 6757
195
10
68
37
31
7419 – 7338
81
11
67
31
36
7287 – 7377
-90
12
68
22
46
6964 – 7116
-152
13
68
21
47
6749 – 7287
-538
14
69
19
50
7216 – 7846
-630
15
67
18
49
6603 – 6972
-369

 

 

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