By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Rudy Gobert had a double-double of 18 points and 19 rebounds along with four blocks, as the Utah Jazz (13-4) beat the New York Knicks (8-11) 108-94 for their ninth straight win. Royce O’Neale scored a career-high 20 points, while Bojan Bogdanovic tapped 11 points. Austin Rivers led the Knicks with 25 points and Julius Randle added 18.
John Wall and Victor Oladipo dropped 24 and 20 points respectively to pace the Houston Rockets (7-9) to a 107-88 win against the Washington Wizards (3-10). DeMarcus Cousins added a double-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and also had 5 steals, while on the other end of the court, Bradley Beal scored a game-high of 33 points for the Wizards and Russell Westbrook flirted with triple-double numbers with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
Trae Young scored 38 points as the Atlanta Hawks (9-8) beat the Los Angeles Clippers (13-5) 108-99, ending the latter’s seven-game winning streak. The Clippers played without three starters, as Kawhi Leonard and Paul George were ruled out due to health and safety protocols and Patrick Beverley missed the game with right knee soreness. Reggie Jackson led the crippled Clippers squad with 20 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds.