By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic started the season in an incredible way, breaking Michael Jordan’s record and after two slightly average games, he is back on form. The Slovenian sensation once again showed that he is an amazing basketball player by hitting an impossible three-pointer with 28 seconds left – Dallas defeated L.A. Clippers 103-101.
After that basket, Dončić looked at the audience and pointed his finger over his mouth, it is obvious that malicious comments reached him, so he was strongly motivated to silence all those who criticized him…
To make things better for Doncic, he finished the game with 35 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists.
On the losing side, the French veteran Nicolas Batum had 22 points.
Jakob Poeltl playd the best game of his NBA carrere. The big man from Austria had 31 points and 14 rebounds, but it was not enough for a “W”. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Spurs in a great game 117-110. Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic added for the winning side nine points and five rebounds.
Utah Jazz fell to New York 118-111. Lauri Markkanen had 13 points and six rebounds. The Italian rookie Simone Fontecchio added nine points. On the Knick’s side, German Isiah Hartenstein had two points and nine rebounds.
Results:
New Orleans Pelicans – Memphis Grizzlies 113-102 (Valanciunas 2p – Aldama 8p, 7r)
Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Clippers 103-101 (Doncic 35p, 11r, 5a – Batum 22p, Zubac 3p, 7r)
Utah Jazz – New York Knicks 111-118 (Markkanen 13p, Fontecchio 9p – Hartenstein 2p, 9r)
Portland Trail Blazers – San Antonio Spurs 117-110 (Nurkic 9p, 5r – Poeltl 31p, 14r, Sochan 6p)
Sacramento Kings – Brooklyn Nets 153-121 (Sabonis 17p, 7r, 7a, Len 4p)
West conference standings:
1. Portland Trail Blazers 10-4
2. Denver Nuggets 9-4
3. Utah Jazz 10-6
4. Pheonix Suns 8-5
5. Dallas Mavericks 8-5
6. Memphis Grizzlies 9-6
7. New Orleans Pelicans 8-6
8. Sacramento Kings 7-6
9 Los Angeles Clippers 8-7
10. Oklahoma City Thunder 6-8
11. Golden State Warriors 6-8
12. Minnesota Timberwolves 6-8
13. San Antonio Spurs 6-9
14. Los Angeles Lakers 3-10
15. Houston Rockets 2-12
East conference standings:
1. Boston Celtics 11-3
2. Milwaukee Bucks 10-3
3. Atlanta Hawks 9-5
4. Cleveland Cavaliers 8-5
5. Washington Wizards 8-6
6. Toronto Raptors 8-7
7. Philadelphia 76ers 7-7
8. Miami Heat 7-7
9. Indiana Pacers 6-6
10. New York Knicks 7-7
11. Chicago Bulls 6-8
12. Brooklyn Nets 6-9
13. Orlando Magic 4-10
14. Charlotte Hornets 4-11
15. Detroit Pistons 3-12