Giannis and the Bucks beat OKC

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 10 rebounds and rookie Malcolm Brogdon hit two free throws with eight seconds left, lifting the Bucks over the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-94.

The Greek Freak has also had five assists, including when he drove the lane and passed to John Henson for a layup, giving Milwaukee a 96-94 lead with 54 seconds to go. “When I’m aggressive and I’m going to the paint, I draw a lot of crowd,” Antetokounmpo said. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic scored 9 points for the winners, while Spaniard Alex Abrines had 6 points for Oklahoma City, Turk Enes Kanter had 2 points and 5 rebound and Frenchman Joffrey Lauvergne scored 3 points, while Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis was scoreless and also the victim to this.

French big man Rudy Gobert had 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Jazz pulled away in the final quarter to beat the Nets 101-89. His countryman, Boris Diaw and Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic had 8 points for the Nets.

Spaniard Serge Ibaka had 22 points and the Magic rolled to a 115-103 victory over the New York Knicks, who lost their fifth straight game. Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 13 rebounds against a Knicks team that played without Kristaps Porzingis. French big man Joakim Noah had 8 points and 10 rebounds for the losing side, Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas added 9 points and Spaniard Willy Hernangomez scored 4.

Last but not least Serb Nikola Jokic scored 21 points to lead Denver, which matched the star-studded Warriors for most of the first half but eventually was defeated 127-119. Italian Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points for the losing side and Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points off the bench. For the winners, Georgian Zaza Pachulia flirted with the double double (9 p. 11 r.). Here’s the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.

Chicago – Charlotte 118-111 (Mirotic 12 – Batum 19 p. 6 r. 5 as.)
Houston – Washington 101-91 (Gortat 13 p. 14 r.)
LA Clippers – Phoenix 109-98 (Len 10 p. 7 r.)
Cleveland – New Orleans 90-82

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