By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo honored a longtime NBA stars tradition. He won a game in the Madison Square Garden in a dramatic way. The Greek freat made a turnaround jumper at the buzzer to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 105-104 victory over the New York Knicks. In total he had 27 points and 13 rebounds as his team is proving that it’s playoffs bound.
Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 13 points for the winners, while Latvian Kristaps Porzingis missed the game due to injury. French big man Joakim Noah had 8 points and 16 rebounds, Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas registered a career high with 15 points and Spaniard Willy Hernangomez had 1 rebound for the losing side.
Nicolas Batum registered a season-high 28 points in the Charlotte Hornets‘ 123-112 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The French star had also 3 rebounds and 4 assists while Italian Marco Belinelli added 7 points. For the losing side Turk Enes Kanter had a big game with 22 points and 8 rebounds, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis added 2 points and Spaniard Alex Abrines had 6.
German point guard Dennis Schroder scored 18 points, Dwight Howard had 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away late in a 111-92 victory over the Orlando Magic. Swiss Thabo Sefolosha added 8 points for the winners, while Spaniard Serge Ibaka who was ejected from the game had 9 points and 11 rebounds, Montenegrin Nicola Vucevic finished the night with 10 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Croatian Mario Hezonja added 3 points and French guard Evan Fournier is still injured and missed the game. Here’s the rst of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.
Cleveland – Chicago 94-106 (Mirotic 16 p.)
LA Clippers – Memphis 115-106 (Gasol 23 p. 6 as. 4 r.)
Golden State – Portland 125-117 (Pachulia 13 p. 3 r.)
Sacramento – Miami 102-107 (Koufos 6 p. 4 r. – Dragic 19 p. 7 as.)
Eastern Conference
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 26-8
2 Toronto Raptors 23-11
3 Boston Celtics 21-14
4 Charlotte Hornets 20-16
5 Atlanta Hawks 19-16
6 Milwaukee Bucks 18-16
7 Indiana Pacers 18-18
8 Chicago Bulls 18-18
Washington Wizards 16-18
New York Knicks 16-19
Detroit Pistons 16-21
Orlando Magic 16-21
Miami Heat 11-26
Philadelphia 76ers 9-24
Brooklyn Nets 8-25
Western Conference
1 Golden State Warriors 31-5
2 San Antonio Spurs 28-7
3 Houston Rockets 27-9
4 LA Clippers 24-14
5 Utah Jazz 22-14
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 21-15
7 Memphis Grizzlies 22-16
8 Sacramento Kings 15-20
Portland Trail Blazers 15-22
Denver Nuggets 14-21
New Orleans Pelicans 14-22
Los Angeles Lakers 13-25
Dallas Mavericks 11-24
Minnesota Timberwolves 11-24
Phoenix Suns 11-25