NBA Euro-watch: Spanish delight

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Spaniard Serge Ibaka scored a season-high 25 points, DeMar DeRozan had 12 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers 92-73, clinching the top seed in the East for the first time in team history.

Austrian big man Jakob Poeltl scored 10 points as the Raptors set franchise records for wins in a season (57) and home wins (33).

Spaniard Nikola Mirotic scored a season-high 31 points and tied a season-best with 16 rebounds, and Anthony Davis had 33 points and 11 boards in the Pelicans’122-103 win over the Phoenix Suns and climbed to the 5th spot in the West.

“The coaches did a great job trying to find me, to get some plays for me,” Mirotic said. “I felt very confident, especially with my defense, and I think when I feel that confident defensively, my offense comes.”

Greek-American Tyler Dorsey had 22 points, including 13 in the second half for the Hawks who beat the Wizards 103-97.

Last but not least, Bogdan Bogdanovic knocked down a 16-footer with just over a second remaining, then tipped the ensuing Memphis inbounds pass to help Sacramento escape with a 94-93 victory Friday night.

Bogdanovic saved the Kings from blowing a double-digit lead in the final four minutes and salvaged a night where the rookie guard from Serbia was 4 of 11 from the field, including missing all five of his 3-pointers for eight points.

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Here’s last night’s action and the euro-scorers.

DETROIT PISTONS

DALLAS MAVERICKS

113-106

Kleber 7 p. 6 r.

ORLANDO MAGIC

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

100-137

Hezonja 11 p. 5 r. – Batum 7 p. 6 r. 6 as. Hernangomez 11 p. 12 r.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

132-130

Saric 3 p. 3 r 3 as. Ilyasova 17 p. 11 r. 5 as. Belinelli 23 p. – Osman 7 p. 6 r.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

ATLANTA HAWKS

97-103

Gortat 6 p. 11 r. 4 as. Satoransky 8 p. 5 r. – Dorsey 22 p.

BOSTON CELTICS

CHICAGO BULLS

111-104

Yabusele 6 p. 6 r. – Markkanen 20 p. 5 r. Asik 2 p. 2 r.

NEW YORK KNICKS

MIAMI HEAT

122-98

Ntilikina 8 p. 9 as. – Dragic 15 p. 3 r.

TORONTO RAPTORS

INDIANA PACERS

92-73

Ibaka 25 p. 8 r. Valanciunas 8 p. 12 r. Poeltl 10 p. 5 r. – Bogdanovic 5 p. 3 r. Sabonis 8 p. 3 r.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

SACRAMENTO KINGS

93-94

Bogdanovic 8 p. 4 as.

PHOENIX SUNS

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

103-122

Bender 14 p. 8 r. Len 5 p. 4 r. – Mirotic 31 p. 16 r.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

96-113

Zsubac 13 p. 9 r. – Bjelica 3 p. 3 r.

STANDINGS

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
TORONTO RAPTORS
79
57
22
8827 – 8203
624
2
BOSTON CELTICS
79
54
25
8212 – 7913
299
3
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
79
49
30
8644 – 8330
314
4
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
80
49
31
8870 – 8795
75
5
INDIANA PACERS
80
47
33
8440 – 8307
133
6
MIAMI HEAT
80
43
37
8271 – 8217
54
7
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
79
42
37
8419 – 8438
-19
8
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
80
42
38
8537 – 8492
45
9
DETROIT PISTONS
79
38
41
8175 – 8196
-21
10
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
80
35
45
8638 – 8637
1
11
NEW YORK KNICKS
79
28
51
8245 – 8522
-277
12
CHICAGO BULLS
79
27
52
8152 – 8660
-508
13
BROOKLYN NETS
79
26
53
8406 – 8737
-331
14
ORLANDO MAGIC
79
24
55
8191 – 8568
-377
15
ATLANTA HAWKS
80
23
57
8250 – 8695
-445
WESTERN
1
HOUSTON ROCKETS
79
64
15
8923 – 8215
708
2
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
79
57
22
8988 – 8469
519
3
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
79
48
31
8372 – 8151
221
4
UTAH JAZZ
79
46
33
8216 – 7909
307
5
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
79
45
34
8112 – 7875
237
6
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
79
45
34
8800 – 8736
64
7
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
79
45
34
8484 – 8246
238
8
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
80
45
35
8755 – 8597
158
9
DENVER NUGGETS
79
44
35
8692 – 8590
102
10
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
79
42
37
8622 – 8572
50
11
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
79
34
45
8551 – 8672
-121
12
SACRAMENTO KINGS
80
26
54
7923 – 8496
-573
13
DALLAS MAVERICKS
80
24
56
8196 – 8406
-210
14
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
79
21
58
7798 – 8287
-489
15
PHOENIX SUNS
80
20
60
8298 – 9076
-778
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