Vucevic, Jokic flirt with triple-double figures

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Nikola Vucevic touched nearly triple-double figures in Orlando Magic’s 135-126 win over Atlanta Hawks with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Evan Fournier complemented his efforts with 22 points for the winning side.

Nikola Jokic also flirted with the triple-double in Denver Nuggets’ 127-120 win vs. San Antonio Spurs, as he dropped 19 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists. Spurs’ Jakob Poeltl dropped 5 points coming from the bench.

Bojan Bogdanovic paced Utah Jazz to a 123-119 victory over Dallas Mavericks with 23 points, 3 rebounds, followed by another monstrous double-double by Rudy Gobert with 16 points and 17 rebounds.

Mavs’ Kristaps Porzingis tried to save the day with 28 points, while Maxi Kleber exited the court with 5 points.

Domantas Sabonis dropped another triple-double, his fourth of the season with 23 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, although the Indiana Pacers fell to Brooklyn Nets 106-105.

Bucks lacked Giannis Antetokounmpo who recently became a father, though beat Sacramento Kings 123-111, with Ersan Ilyasova adding 7 points and 8 boards. On the other end of the court, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica posted 16 points each for Kings.

Willy Hernangomez had 2 points and 4 rebounds in Charlotte Hornets’ 87-76 victory over Detroit Pistons, with Sekou Doumbouya dropping 4 points and 4 rebounds for Pistons.

Goran Dragic dropped 15 points coming from the bench to pace Miami Heat to a 113-101 victory over Golden State Warriors.

Juancho Hernangomez helped Minnesota Timberwolves with 15 points, 5 rebounds, though weren’t enough as the Toronto Raptors prevailed over 137-126.

Phoenix Suns fell to LA Lakers 125-100, though Ricky Rubio tapped 13 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds.

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