By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 22 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds and the Bucks routed the Bulls 95-69 on Friday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.
It was a nearly identical copy of Milwaukee’s 108-97 win Thursday night, except there was no closing push by Chicago this time. Led by Antetokounmpo, the younger and more athletic Bucks had six players score in double figures and shot 46 percent from the field, compared to 30 percent for the weary Bulls. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic finished with 13 points, while for the hosts Nikola Mirotic did not play for the second straight night after he missed the pregame walkthrough.
After the Greek freak, Greek-American center Kosta Koufos had 16 points and 13 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings weathered a late Memphis rally for a 96-92 victory over the Grizzlies. Spanish star Marc Gasol led Memphis with 20 points.
French guard Evan Fournier scored 11 straight points – hitting all eight of his free throws and a clutch 3-pointer – as the Magic beat Brooklyn 118-111 to snap their six-game home losing streak. In total Fournier scored 21 points, Spaniard Serge Ibaka had a double double (18 p. 10 r.) and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic also had 21 points and 10 rebounds. For the losing side Croatian Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 15 points.
Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers with Dennis Schroder of Atlanta, Nicolas Batum of Charlotte and Goran Dragic of Miami also having great games.
Washinton – Detroit 122-108 (Gortat 12 p. 14 r., Satoransky 2 as. – Udrih 5 p.)
Boston – Charlotte 96-88 (Jerebko 9 p. – Batum 22 p., 10 r., 5 as., Belinelli 11 p.)
Toronto – Atlanta 121-125 (Valanciunas 11 p. 6 r. – Sefolosha 4 p., Schroder 24 p. 6 as.)
Houston – New Orleans 122-100 (Capela 8 p. 11 r. – Ajinca 8 p. 8 r.)
Philadelphia – LA Lakers 89-100 (Rodriguez 4 p., Saric 7 p., Ilyasova 13 p. 10 r. – Deng 7 p., Mozgov 4 p.)
Miami – LA Clippers 98-102 (Dragic 21 p. 11 r.)
Utah – Dallas 103-100 (Gobert 16 p. 10 r., Diaw 4 p.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 18-6
2 Toronto Raptors 18-8
3 Boston Celtics 14-12
4 New York Knicks 14-12
5 Milwaukee Bucks 13-12
6 Charlotte Hornets 14-13
7 Detroit Pistons 14-14
8 Atlanta Hawks 13-13
Chicago Bulls 13-13
Indiana Pacers 13-14
Washington Wizards 11-14
Orlando Magic 12-16
Miami Heat 9-18
Brooklyn Nets 7-18
Philadelphia 76ers 6-20
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 23-4
2 San Antonio Spurs 21-5
3 LA Clippers 20-7
4 Houston Rockets 20-7
5 Memphis Grizzlies 18-10
6 Utah Jazz 17-10
7 Oklahoma City Thunder 15-11
8 Portland Trail Blazers 13-15
Sacramento Kings 10-16
Denver Nuggets 10-16
Los Angeles Lakers 11-18
New Orleans Pelicans 9-19
Phoenix Suns 8-18
Minnesota Timberwolves 7-18
Dallas Mavericks 6-20