Kristaps Porzingis rising

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Kristaps Porzingis has his best game since his return from the ACL injury to lead the Dallas Mavericks back to wins. The Latvian big man scored a season-high 38 points on 10/20 shots and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks beat the Indiana Pacers 112 – 103 on the road.

This performance came three days after Porzingis scored 35 in a 128 – 121 loss to the Houston Rockets.

Domantas Sabonis came one assist short of his third career triple-double by finishing with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and nine dimes. Porzingis wasn’t exactly happy with how the Lithuanian center played against him.

“I take a lot of pride in my defense and I feel like Sabonis made some good moves on me,” Porzingis said, per AP. “He got deep in the paint. I was a half-step late on a lot of those shots. I’m disappointed in that sense, but I’m glad we got the win.”

Maxi Kleber had five points and eight rebounds as a starter for the Mavericks.

Jonas Valanciunas posted a monster double-double of 26 points and 17 rebounds against Andre Drummond to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 96 – 82 win over the Detroit Pistons. Sekou Doumbouya faced a couple of struggles making a basket (six points, 2/15 shots) in the 26 minutes as a starter for Detroit.

In Sacramento, Bogdan Bogdanovic dropped 23 points on 4/5 3-pointers to help the Kings defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 113 – 109. He also hit five key free throws in the last 70 seconds of the game.

Bogdanovic’s Serbian national team teammate Nemanja Bjelica added 12 points.

The Orlando Magic were coming off five defeats in a row in the match vs. the Charlotte Hornets. Enter Nikola Vucevic and his 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists that pushed his team to get a 112 – 100 win.

Evan Fournier contributed 17 points to Magic’s victory. Willy Hernangomez had eight points for Charlotte.

The Miami Heat crushed the Philadelphia 76ers 137 – 136 at home with Goran Dragic causing damage via points (24 points) and passing (six assists). Furkan Korkmaz scored 6 points for the Sixers.

The rest of Monday’s NBA results and Euro scorers:

Washington Wizards – Golden State Warriors 117 – 125 (Davis Bertans 19 points, Moe Wagner 9 points)

Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks 134 – 139 (Cedi Osman 15 points, Frank Ntilikina 9 points)

Brooklyn Nets – Phoenix Suns 119 – 97 (Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 13 points, Rodions Kurucs 5 points, Ricky Rubio 8 points)

Atlanta Hawks – Boston Celtics 115 – 123 (Daniel Theis 9 points, Enes Kanter 8 points)

Los Angeles Clippers – San Antonio Spurs 108 – 105 (Ivica Zubac 9 points, Jakob Poetl 4 points)

Standings (via NBA.com)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM	WSORT BY WINS	LSORT BY LOSSES	WIN%SORT BY WIN PERCENTAGE	GBSORT BY GAMES BEHIND	CONFSORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD	DIVSORT BY DIVISION RECORD	HOMESORT BY HOME RECORD	ROADSORT BY AWAY RECORD	L10SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD	STRKSORT BY WIN STREAK
1Milwaukee Bucks	Wins42	Losses7	Win Percentage.857	Games Behind–	Conference Record26 – and3	Division Record11 – and0	Home Record23 – and3	Away Record19 – and4	Last Ten Record9 – and1	Win StreakW 1Wins
2Toronto Raptors	Wins36	Losses14	Win Percentage.720	Games Behind6.5	Conference Record26 – and7	Division Record7 – and3	Home Record18 – and7	Away Record18 – and7	Last Ten Record10 – and0	Win StreakW 11Wins
3Boston Celtics	Wins34	Losses15	Win Percentage.694	Games Behind8.0	Conference Record23 – and9	Division Record7 – and5	Home Record20 – and5	Away Record14 – and10	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakW 4Wins
4Miami Heat	Wins34	Losses15	Win Percentage.694	Games Behind8.0	Conference Record23 – and7	Division Record8 – and2	Home Record22 – and3	Away Record12 – and12	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakW 2Wins
5Indiana Pacers	Wins31	Losses19	Win Percentage.620	Games Behind11.5	Conference Record19 – and12	Division Record5 – and6	Home Record18 – and7	Away Record13 – and12	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakL 2Losses
6Philadelphia 76ers	Wins31	Losses20	Win Percentage.608	Games Behind12.0	Conference Record21 – and13	Division Record9 – and4	Home Record22 – and2	Away Record9 – and18	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakL 3Losses
7Brooklyn Nets	Wins22	Losses27	Win Percentage.449	Games Behind20.0	Conference Record15 – and15	Division Record4 – and7	Home Record14 – and12	Away Record8 – and15	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakW 1Wins
8Orlando Magic	Wins22	Losses28	Win Percentage.440	Games Behind20.5	Conference Record15 – and14	Division Record7 – and4	Home Record13 – and12	Away Record9 – and16	Last Ten Record3 – and7	Win StreakW 1Wins
9Chicago Bulls	Wins19	Losses33	Win Percentage.365	Games Behind24.5	Conference Record13 – and22	Division Record6 – and8	Home Record11 – and15	Away Record8 – and18	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 3Losses
10Washington Wizards	Wins17	Losses32	Win Percentage.347	Games Behind25.0	Conference Record12 – and19	Division Record4 – and8	Home Record11 – and12	Away Record6 – and20	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 1Losses
11Detroit Pistons	Wins18	Losses34	Win Percentage.346	Games Behind25.5	Conference Record12 – and25	Division Record5 – and9	Home Record10 – and17	Away Record8 – and17	Last Ten Record3 – and7	Win StreakL 1Losses
12Charlotte Hornets	Wins16	Losses34	Win Percentage.320	Games Behind26.5	Conference Record11 – and20	Division Record1 – and6	Home Record8 – and16	Away Record8 – and18	Last Ten Record1 – and9	Win StreakL 3Losses
13New York Knicks	Wins15	Losses36	Win Percentage.294	Games Behind28.0	Conference Record10 – and22	Division Record2 – and10	Home Record7 – and18	Away Record8 – and18	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakW 2Wins
14Cleveland Cavaliers	Wins13	Losses38	Win Percentage.255	Games Behind30.0	Conference Record8 – and28	Division Record4 – and8	Home Record6 – and21	Away Record7 – and17	Last Ten Record1 – and9	Win StreakL 4Losses
15Atlanta Hawks	Wins13	Losses38	Win Percentage.255	Games Behind30.0	Conference Record7 – and25	Division Record4 – and4	Home Record8 – and17	Away Record5 – and21	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 2Losses

WESTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM	WSORT BY WINS	LSORT BY LOSSES	WIN%SORT BY WIN PERCENTAGE	GBSORT BY GAMES BEHIND	CONFSORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD	DIVSORT BY DIVISION RECORD	HOMESORT BY HOME RECORD	ROADSORT BY AWAY RECORD	L10SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD	STRKSORT BY WIN STREAK
1Los Angeles Lakers	Wins37	Losses11	Win Percentage.771	Games Behind–	Conference Record24 – and5	Division Record5 – and2	Home Record16 – and6	Away Record21 – and5	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakW 1Wins
2LA Clippers	Wins35	Losses15	Win Percentage.700	Games Behind3.0	Conference Record21 – and11	Division Record6 – and2	Home Record21 – and5	Away Record14 – and10	Last Ten Record8 – and2	Win StreakW 2Wins
3Denver Nuggets	Wins34	Losses16	Win Percentage.680	Games Behind4.0	Conference Record21 – and8	Division Record7 – and0	Home Record19 – and6	Away Record15 – and10	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakL 1Losses
4Utah Jazz	Wins32	Losses17	Win Percentage.653	Games Behind5.5	Conference Record18 – and12	Division Record4 – and4	Home Record18 – and4	Away Record14 – and13	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakL 4Losses
5Houston Rockets	Wins31	Losses18	Win Percentage.633	Games Behind6.5	Conference Record20 – and14	Division Record6 – and4	Home Record17 – and7	Away Record14 – and11	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakW 2Wins
6Dallas Mavericks	Wins31	Losses19	Win Percentage.620	Games Behind7.0	Conference Record18 – and12	Division Record7 – and1	Home Record14 – and12	Away Record17 – and7	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakW 2Wins
7Oklahoma City Thunder	Wins30	Losses20	Win Percentage.600	Games Behind8.0	Conference Record21 – and13	Division Record6 – and4	Home Record15 – and10	Away Record15 – and10	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakW 2Wins
8Memphis Grizzlies	Wins25	Losses25	Win Percentage.500	Games Behind13.0	Conference Record16 – and16	Division Record3 – and5	Home Record15 – and13	Away Record10 – and12	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakW 1Wins
9Portland Trail Blazers	Wins23	Losses27	Win Percentage.460	Games Behind15.0	Conference Record14 – and19	Division Record4 – and6	Home Record13 – and11	Away Record10 – and16	Last Ten Record7 – and3	Win StreakW 4Wins
10San Antonio Spurs	Wins22	Losses27	Win Percentage.449	Games Behind15.5	Conference Record12 – and15	Division Record3 – and5	Home Record14 – and12	Away Record8 – and15	Last Ten Record5 – and5	Win StreakL 1Losses
11New Orleans Pelicans	Wins20	Losses30	Win Percentage.400	Games Behind18.0	Conference Record13 – and20	Division Record3 – and7	Home Record10 – and15	Away Record10 – and15	Last Ten Record6 – and4	Win StreakL 1Losses
12Phoenix Suns	Wins20	Losses30	Win Percentage.400	Games Behind18.0	Conference Record11 – and22	Division Record4 – and6	Home Record9 – and17	Away Record11 – and13	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakL 3Losses
13Sacramento Kings	Wins19	Losses31	Win Percentage.380	Games Behind19.0	Conference Record14 – and18	Division Record5 – and5	Home Record9 – and15	Away Record10 – and16	Last Ten Record4 – and6	Win StreakW 1Wins
14Minnesota Timberwolves	Wins15	Losses34	Win Percentage.306	Games Behind22.5	Conference Record7 – and25	Division Record2 – and9	Home Record6 – and18	Away Record9 – and16	Last Ten Record0 – and10	Win StreakL 12Losses
15Golden State Warriors	Wins12	Losses39	Win Percentage.235	Games Behind26.5	Conference Record7 – and27	Division Record1 – and6	Home Record7 – and17	Away Record5 – and22	Last Ten Record3 – and7	Win StreakW 2Wins

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