Irving and the Nets take down Giannis and the Bucks

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

In a game that saw lots of ups and downs from both teams, the Brooklyn Nets got a 126-123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks with Kyrie Irving leading the way.

Irving banked in 38 points while also adding five assists and five rebounds. Recent additions Seth Curry and Andre Drummond scored 19 and 17 points respectively.

For Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, 14 boards, six assists while Bobby Portis scored 30 points and grabbed 12 rebounds.

The night also featured two 40-point pieces coming from Ja Morant and Trae Young.

Morant banked in 46 against the Chicago Bulls for a 116-110 win with Steven Adams adding 12 points and 21 rebounds. For the losing side, DeMar DeRozan scored 31 and Zach LaVine 28 points while Nikola Vucevic had 11 points, 12 boards.

Meanwhile, Young had 41 points and 11 assists in Atlanta’s 127-100 win over Toronto. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 14.

Solid displays came from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ European duo Cedi Osman and Lauri Markkanen. Markkanen scored 23 and Osman 19 points as they led the Cavs to a 92-86 win over Washington as the top scorers.

Lastly, Nikola Jokic logged a triple-double with 18 points, 11 assists, ten boards in Nuggets’ 115-110 win over the Kings. Aaron Gordon scored 23 and Monte Morris 21 points. For Sacramento, Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 16 boards while De’Aaron Fox had 26 points, ten assists.

Eastern Conference W L W/L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Miami Heat (1)  39 21 .650 109.0 104.4 4.25
Chicago Bulls (2)  39 21 .650 112.6 110.3 1.52
Philadelphia 76ers (3)  36 23 .610 2.5 107.9 105.9 1.80
Milwaukee Bucks (4)  36 24 .600 3.0 113.2 109.8 2.62
Cleveland Cavaliers (5)  35 24 .593 3.5 106.6 102.6 3.81
Boston Celtics (6)  35 26 .574 4.5 109.2 103.5 5.18
Toronto Raptors (7)  32 26 .552 6.0 108.4 107.2 1.39
Brooklyn Nets (8)  31 29 .517 8.0 110.7 111.1 -0.55
Charlotte Hornets (9)  30 31 .492 9.5 114.0 114.4 -0.28
Atlanta Hawks (10)  28 31 .475 10.5 112.2 111.8 0.69
Washington Wizards (11)  27 32 .458 11.5 107.8 110.6 -2.58
New York Knicks (12)  25 35 .417 14.0 105.0 106.7 -1.73
Indiana Pacers (13)  20 41 .328 19.5 109.6 112.2 -2.21
Detroit Pistons (14)  14 45 .237 24.5 102.6 112.4 -9.34
Orlando Magic (15)  14 47 .230 25.5 103.6 111.9 -8.04

 

Western Conference W L W/L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Phoenix Suns (1)  49 11 .817 113.6 105.7 7.48
Golden State Warriors (2)  43 17 .717 6.0 111.0 103.6 7.10
Memphis Grizzlies (3)  41 20 .672 8.5 113.8 109.1 4.55
Utah Jazz (4)  37 22 .627 11.5 113.7 106.9 6.46
Dallas Mavericks (5)  35 25 .583 14.0 106.7 103.5 3.10
Denver Nuggets (6)  34 25 .576 14.5 110.2 107.8 2.45
Minnesota Timberwolves (7)  32 29 .525 17.5 113.1 112.1 1.12
Los Angeles Clippers (8)  31 31 .500 19.0 106.8 107.6 -0.40
Los Angeles Lakers (9)  27 32 .458 21.5 110.8 112.3 -1.88
Portland Trail Blazers (10)  25 35 .417 24.0 108.0 112.4 -3.72
San Antonio Spurs (11)  24 36 .400 25.0 112.6 112.4 0.23
New Orleans Pelicans (12)  24 36 .400 25.0 106.5 109.4 -2.44
Sacramento Kings (13)  22 39 .361 27.5 109.9 115.1 -4.94
Oklahoma City Thunder (14)  19 41 .317 30.0 101.7 108.4 -6.37
Houston Rockets (15)  15 44 .254 33.5 108.5 118.2 -9.25
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