By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Miami Heat had a 14-point lead with seven minutes remaining, however, the Milwaukee Bucks answered and pulled off a comeback with Jrue Holiday hitting the game-winner for 120-119 with two seconds on the clock.
Holiday made multiple clutch plays on both ends of the floor together with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. He finished with 25 points, 11 assists, six rebounds. Giannis had 28 points, 17 rebounds while Middleton scored 26.
Meanwhile, Utah got an overtime win against the Rockets, led by Donovan Mitchell who banked in 37 points and dished out ten assists.
Rudy Gobert was right behind with 27 points, 17 boards while Bojan Bogdanovic scored 18.
The Sixers found themselves down 16 in the first half against the Knicks but Joel Embiid (27 points, 12 boards) and James Harden (26-9-9) led the team to a come-from-behind win.
An interesting duel happened in the win of New Orleans over Sacramento as two Lithuanian nationals faced off. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points, 14 boards for the winning side while Domantas Sabonis tried to respond with 15 points, 14 boards, seven assists.
Franz Wagner had another great game in a great rookie season with 28 points but it wasn’t enough against a fiery Malcolm Brogdon who put up 31 points, 11 boards, eight assists.
Nikola Jokic delivered a double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds but Denver suffered an unexpected loss to Oklahoma. Theo Maledon scored nine points, as did Aleksej Pokusevski who also grabbed 11 boards.
Results
Cleveland Cavaliers – Charlotte Hornets 98-119
Orlando Magic – Indiana Pacers 114-122 (OT)
Philadelphia 76ers – New York Knicks 123-108
Houston Rockets – Utah Jazz 127-132 (OT)
Milwaukee Bucks – Miami Heat 120-119
New Orleans – Sacramento Kings 125-98
Denver Nuggets – Oklahoma City Thunder 107-119
Phoenix Suns – Portland Trail Blazers 120-90
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat (1) | 41 | 21 | .661 | — | 109.5 | 104.7 | 4.42 |
| Chicago Bulls (2) | 39 | 23 | .629 | 2.0 | 112.4 | 110.5 | 1.31 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 37 | 23 | .617 | 3.0 | 108.2 | 106.0 | 1.98 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (4) | 37 | 25 | .597 | 4.0 | 113.6 | 110.0 | 2.83 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (5) | 36 | 25 | .590 | 4.5 | 106.6 | 102.7 | 3.66 |
| Boston Celtics (6) | 37 | 27 | .578 | 5.0 | 109.2 | 103.8 | 4.72 |
| Toronto Raptors (7) | 34 | 27 | .557 | 6.5 | 108.7 | 107.4 | 1.45 |
| Brooklyn Nets (8) | 32 | 31 | .508 | 9.5 | 110.7 | 111.6 | -0.96 |
| Charlotte Hornets (9) | 30 | 33 | .476 | 11.5 | 114.1 | 114.8 | -0.76 |
| Atlanta Hawks (10) | 29 | 32 | .475 | 11.5 | 112.2 | 111.5 | 1.05 |
| Washington Wizards (11) | 28 | 33 | .459 | 12.5 | 107.6 | 110.4 | -2.63 |
| New York Knicks (12) | 25 | 36 | .410 | 15.5 | 105.0 | 107.0 | -1.93 |
| Indiana Pacers (13) | 21 | 42 | .333 | 20.5 | 109.7 | 112.3 | -2.15 |
| Detroit Pistons (14) | 15 | 47 | .242 | 26.0 | 103.2 | 112.7 | -9.05 |
| Orlando Magic (15) | 15 | 47 | .242 | 26.0 | 103.8 | 111.8 | -7.71 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns (1) | 49 | 12 | .803 | — | 113.6 | 105.9 | 7.38 |
| Golden State Warriors (2) | 43 | 19 | .694 | 6.5 | 110.9 | 104.0 | 6.62 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (3) | 43 | 20 | .683 | 7.0 | 113.9 | 109.1 | 4.73 |
| Utah Jazz (4) | 38 | 22 | .633 | 10.5 | 113.8 | 107.0 | 6.60 |
| Dallas Mavericks (5) | 37 | 25 | .597 | 12.5 | 106.7 | 103.4 | 3.28 |
| Denver Nuggets (6) | 36 | 25 | .590 | 13.0 | 110.5 | 107.6 | 2.85 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (7) | 34 | 29 | .540 | 16.0 | 113.6 | 112.3 | 1.58 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (8) | 33 | 31 | .516 | 17.5 | 106.8 | 107.3 | -0.45 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (9) | 27 | 34 | .443 | 22.0 | 110.4 | 112.4 | -2.35 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (10) | 25 | 36 | .410 | 24.0 | 106.8 | 109.2 | -1.95 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (11) | 25 | 36 | .410 | 24.0 | 107.7 | 112.6 | -4.14 |
| San Antonio Spurs (12) | 24 | 38 | .387 | 25.5 | 112.7 | 112.8 | 0.09 |
| Sacramento Kings (13) | 23 | 40 | .365 | 27.0 | 110.2 | 115.0 | -4.62 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (14) | 19 | 42 | .311 | 30.0 | 101.9 | 108.8 | -6.69 |
| Houston Rockets (15) | 15 | 46 | .246 | 34.0 | 108.2 | 117.8 | -9.22 |