By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Cedi Osman, Kevin Love and Darius Garland led the way for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they took down the Milwaukee Bucks 115-99 and got ahead of them in the standings with both teams reaching 30 wins.
Osman scored 23 points while Love had 25 points, nine boards and Garland 19 points, eight assists. On the opposing side, Giannis Antetokounmpo logged 26 points, nine boards.
Meanwhile, Luka Doncic delivered another triple-double with 15 points, ten rebounds, and 15 assists as his teammate Kristaps Porzingis scored 22 points. Maxi Kleber added 12 points in the Mavs win over Portland. Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points, eight boards for the losing team.
Nikola Jokic also continued with great form, flirting with a triple-double by putting up 26 points, ten boards, eight assists. His leadership was enough to get the Nuggets past the Nets with 124-118 on the scoreboard.
The Chicago Bulls got the better of the Raptors with Nikola Vucevic rebounding strong. He grabbed 15 rebounds in addition to his 17 points and eight assists. Another European big flirting with a triple-double.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 18 points and delivered seven assists against his former team the Sacramento Kings as the Atlanta Hawks came out on top convincingly 121-104.
LA Clippers continued winning despite Orlando’s rookie Franz Wagner putting up a fight with 23 points. Nicolas Batum had 12 for the winners.
Results
Cleveland Cavaliers – Milwaukee Bucks 115-99
Indiana Pacers – Charlotte Hornets 126-158
Orlando Magic – LA Clippers 102-11
Atlanta Hawks – Sacramento Kings 121-104
Miami Heat – New York Knicks 110-96
Brooklyn Nets – Denver Nuggets 118-124
Chicago Bulls – Toronto Raptors 111-105
San Antonio Spurs – Memphis Grizzlies 110-118
Portland Trailblazers – Dallas Mavericks 112-132
Utah Jazz – Phoenix Suns 97-105
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat (1) | 31 | 17 | .646 | — | 108.6 | 103.9 | 4.16 |
| Chicago Bulls (2) | 30 | 17 | .638 | 0.5 | 110.4 | 108.6 | 1.24 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (3) | 30 | 19 | .612 | 1.5 | 107.1 | 102.2 | 5.35 |
| Brooklyn Nets (4) | 29 | 19 | .604 | 2.0 | 112.0 | 110.0 | 1.25 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (5) | 30 | 20 | .600 | 2.0 | 111.8 | 108.3 | 2.74 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (6) | 28 | 19 | .596 | 2.5 | 107.7 | 105.7 | 1.41 |
| Charlotte Hornets (7) | 27 | 22 | .551 | 4.5 | 114.9 | 114.6 | 0.22 |
| Boston Celtics (8) | 25 | 24 | .510 | 6.5 | 108.0 | 104.9 | 3.17 |
| Toronto Raptors (9) | 23 | 23 | .500 | 7.0 | 107.1 | 106.4 | 1.22 |
| Washington Wizards (10) | 23 | 25 | .479 | 8.0 | 107.9 | 110.0 | -1.96 |
| New York Knicks (11) | 23 | 26 | .469 | 8.5 | 103.8 | 104.4 | -0.95 |
| Atlanta Hawks (12) | 22 | 25 | .468 | 8.5 | 111.4 | 111.5 | -0.01 |
| Indiana Pacers (13) | 17 | 32 | .347 | 14.5 | 108.6 | 110.2 | -0.82 |
| Detroit Pistons (14) | 11 | 36 | .234 | 19.5 | 102.0 | 111.6 | -9.10 |
| Orlando Magic (15) | 9 | 40 | .184 | 22.5 | 102.1 | 110.6 | -8.24 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns (1) | 38 | 9 | .809 | — | 112.4 | 104.4 | 7.75 |
| Golden State Warriors (2) | 35 | 13 | .729 | 3.5 | 109.9 | 101.6 | 8.17 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (3) | 33 | 17 | .660 | 6.5 | 111.8 | 108.4 | 3.53 |
| Utah Jazz (4) | 30 | 19 | .612 | 9.0 | 113.8 | 107.2 | 6.12 |
| Dallas Mavericks (5) | 28 | 21 | .571 | 11.0 | 105.5 | 103.3 | 2.28 |
| Denver Nuggets (6) | 26 | 21 | .553 | 12.0 | 108.3 | 107.1 | 1.22 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (7) | 24 | 23 | .511 | 14.0 | 111.0 | 109.9 | 1.04 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (8) | 25 | 25 | .500 | 14.5 | 105.6 | 106.5 | -0.97 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (9) | 24 | 24 | .500 | 14.5 | 111.2 | 112.3 | -1.79 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (10) | 20 | 28 | .417 | 18.5 | 108.5 | 112.4 | -2.83 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (11) | 18 | 29 | .383 | 20.0 | 105.7 | 109.9 | -3.69 |
| San Antonio Spurs (12) | 18 | 31 | .367 | 21.0 | 110.9 | 111.1 | -0.36 |
| Sacramento Kings (13) | 18 | 32 | .360 | 21.5 | 109.7 | 114.9 | -5.07 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (14) | 14 | 33 | .298 | 24.0 | 100.6 | 107.9 | -7.05 |
| Houston Rockets (15) | 14 | 34 | .292 | 24.5 | 108.3 | 116.7 | -8.28 |