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Giannis Antetokounmpo was once again solid in Milwaukee Bucks‘ win over Orlando Magic with 104-96.
The “Greek freak” scored 18 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished 4 assists in 31 minutes. Bosnian teammate Mirza Teletovic added 6 points and 3 rebounds in 15 minutes. French guard Evan Fournier led the opposing team with 27 points and 7 assists in 38 minutes, while Congolese-Spanish power forward Serge Ibaka had 19 points in 33 minutes.
In the Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 loss to Cleveland Cavaliers, the formers’ Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova had 13 points in 28 minutes, while Spanish guard Sergio Rodriguez scored 12 and handed out 7 assists. Croatian forward Dario Saric played for 20 minutes and added 10 points.
Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns with 120-114 and for the winning team Bosnian center Jusuf Nurkic scored 8 points and grabbed 6 rebounds n 16 minutes and Serbian teammate and forward Nikola Jokic achieved a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes.
Greek center Kosta Koufos scored 6 points and had 2 rebounds in 26 minutes in Sacramento Kings‘ win over the Brooklyn Nets with 122-105. For the opposing team, Croatian shooting guard Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 13 points in 28 minutes.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 94–109 and for the winning team, Russian center Timofey Mozgov had 5 points and 5 rebounds in 20 minutes, while Spanish guard Jose Calderon scored 9 points in 13 minutes and Sudanese-born British forward Luol Deng had 4 points and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes.
Turkish center Omer Asik had 2 points in 7 minutes for the New Orleans Pelicans‘ 81-91 loss to Dallas Mavericks.
STANDINGS:
Eastern Conference:
Cavaliers 13-2
Raptors 10-6
Bulls 10-6Hawks 10-7
Celtics 9-7
Hornets 9-7
Knicks 8-8
Pacers 9-9
Bucks 7-8
Pistons 8-10
Magic 6-11
Wizards 5-10
Heat 5-11
Nets 4-12
76ers 4-13
Western Conference:
Warriors 15-2
Spurs 14-3
Clippers 14-4
Grizzles 11-6
Rockets 11-6
Thunder 10-8
Jazz 9-8
Lakers 9-9
Trail Blazers 9-10
Nuggets 7-10
Kings 7-10
Pelicans 6-12
Timberwolves 5-11
Suns 5-13
Mavericks 3-13