By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic was outstanding with his triple-double display against the New Orleans Pelicans, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 138-130 win.
Jokic logged 46 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals. Nobody has reached those numbers since blocks and steals started being tracked in 1973-74.
And that might not even be the most impressive view of his performance. He banked in 30 points on 10-11 shooting in the fourth quarter and overtime combined.
Jokic is also the first player in the past 25 seasons to have 30 points or more in the fourth quarter and overtime while also shooting 90% from the field.
Jokic wasn’t the only European dominating the court last night. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 35 points for Utah in win over Oklahoma followed by Rudy Gobert with 12 points and 17 rebounds.
Bogdanovic banked in 11 three-pointers for the night and set Utah’s franchise record.
For opposing Oklahoma, a bunch of young talent was on display. Aleksej Pokusevski logged 12 points, 11 boards, four assists while Olivier Sarr had 11 points and nine boards. Theo Maledon scored seven and Vit Krejci six points.
Kristaps Porzingis was on fire as well with 25 points for Washington as they got the better of Indiana. Deni Avdija and Tomas Satoransky scored ten each.
Lauri Markkanen had 22 points, 12 boards and together with Cedi Osman (17 points) led Cleveland to win over Toronto.
Results
Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets 126-120
Milwaukee Bucks – Phoenix Suns 132-122
Washington Wizards – Indiana Pacers 133-123
Houston Rockets – Memphis Grizzlies 123-112
Oklahoma City Thunder – Utah Jazz 103-116
Cleveland Cavaliers – Toronto Raptors 104-96
Denver Nuggets – New Orleans Pelicans 138-130
LA Clippers – New York Knicks 93-116
Standings
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Heat (1) | 43 | 22 | .662 | — | 109.5 | 104.6 | 4.61 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (2) | 39 | 24 | .619 | 3.0 | 108.3 | 106.1 | 2.06 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (3) | 39 | 25 | .609 | 3.5 | 113.8 | 110.2 | 2.96 |
| Chicago Bulls (4) | 39 | 25 | .609 | 3.5 | 112.5 | 110.9 | 1.13 |
| Boston Celtics (5) | 38 | 27 | .585 | 5.0 | 109.3 | 103.8 | 4.94 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (6) | 36 | 27 | .571 | 6.0 | 106.7 | 103.3 | 3.18 |
| Toronto Raptors (7) | 34 | 29 | .540 | 8.0 | 108.4 | 107.3 | 1.04 |
| Brooklyn Nets (8) | 32 | 32 | .500 | 10.5 | 110.6 | 111.6 | -0.96 |
| Charlotte Hornets (9) | 32 | 33 | .492 | 11.0 | 114.3 | 114.6 | -0.29 |
| Atlanta Hawks (10) | 31 | 32 | .492 | 11.0 | 112.5 | 111.7 | 1.12 |
| Washington Wizards (11) | 28 | 34 | .452 | 13.5 | 107.7 | 110.5 | -2.61 |
| New York Knicks (12) | 25 | 38 | .397 | 17.0 | 105.2 | 107.4 | -1.95 |
| Indiana Pacers (13) | 22 | 43 | .338 | 21.0 | 109.9 | 112.3 | -2.27 |
| Detroit Pistons (14) | 17 | 47 | .266 | 25.5 | 103.4 | 112.5 | -8.68 |
| Orlando Magic (15) | 16 | 49 | .246 | 27.0 | 103.8 | 111.9 | -7.74 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Suns (1) | 51 | 12 | .810 | — | 113.8 | 105.8 | 7.52 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (2) | 44 | 21 | .677 | 8.0 | 114.0 | 109.0 | 4.76 |
| Golden State Warriors (3) | 43 | 21 | .672 | 8.5 | 111.0 | 104.6 | 6.18 |
| Utah Jazz (4) | 39 | 23 | .629 | 11.5 | 113.7 | 107.6 | 5.79 |
| Dallas Mavericks (5) | 39 | 25 | .609 | 12.5 | 107.1 | 103.7 | 3.36 |
| Denver Nuggets (6) | 37 | 26 | .587 | 14.0 | 110.5 | 107.7 | 2.56 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (7) | 36 | 29 | .554 | 16.0 | 114.3 | 112.2 | 2.12 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (8) | 34 | 31 | .523 | 18.0 | 107.2 | 107.4 | -0.14 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (9) | 28 | 35 | .444 | 23.0 | 110.6 | 112.7 | -2.38 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (10) | 27 | 36 | .429 | 24.0 | 107.3 | 108.7 | -0.88 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (11) | 25 | 38 | .397 | 26.0 | 107.6 | 113.0 | -4.56 |
| San Antonio Spurs (12) | 24 | 40 | .375 | 27.5 | 112.8 | 113.0 | -0.12 |
| Sacramento Kings (13) | 24 | 42 | .364 | 28.5 | 110.1 | 115.1 | -4.82 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (14) | 20 | 43 | .317 | 31.0 | 102.1 | 109.2 | -6.80 |
| Houston Rockets (15) | 15 | 48 | .238 | 36.0 | 108.4 | 118.0 | -9.11 |