Luka Doncic wins the European duel with Valanciunas, Banchero pushes Orlando

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Another triple-double by Luka Doncic, who had 34 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in his team’s 127-117 win against New Orleans.

The Slovenian phenomenon won the duel against Jonas Valanciunas, who still delivered a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds.

Starting from the bench, Willy Hernangomez had a solid game with 6 points and 10 boards. Davis Bertans scored 5 in the Mavs’ victory.

Paolo Banchero keeps on shining, as the future Rookie of the Year scored 25 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists against the Golden State Warriors.

Franz Wagner added 24 points, while his brother Moritz lost the spot in the starting five, scoring only 4 points with 5 rebounds in 17 minutes on the court.

Lauri Markkanen couldn’t beat his former team, as the Chicago Bulls got the 126-118 win against the Utah Jazz despite a performance of 28 points by the Finnish superstar.

On the winning side, Nikola Vucevic had a monstrous double-double of 15 points and 16 rebounds, while Goran Dragic scored 5 points with 4 assists off the bench.

Dennis Schroder’s good moment continues, as the German playmaker put up 27 points in the Lakers’ win against Sacramento.

Domantas Sabonis went close to another triple-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists, but he wasn’t enough.

Jeremy Sochan had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in San Antonio’s 121-116 home loss against the Boston Celtics.

Results:

San Antonio Spurs – Boston Celtics 116-121 (Sochan 11 p, 5 r, 3 a)
Chicago Bulls – Utah Jazz 126-118 (Markkanen 28 p; Vucevic 15 p, 16 r; Dragic 5 p, 4 a)
Dallas Mavericks – New Orleans Pelicans 127-117 (Doncic 34 p, 10 r, 10 a; Valanciunas 25 p, 10 r; Willy Hernangomez 6 p, 10 r; Bertans 5 p)
Golden State Warriors – Orlando Magic 101-115 (Banchero 25 p, 5 r, 3 a; Franz Wagner 24 p)
Sacramento Kings – Los Angeles Lakers 134-136 (Schroder 27 p; Sabonis 25 p, 12 r, 7 a)

Standings
Western Conference:

  1. Denver 26-13
  2. Memphis 25-13
  3. New Orleans 24-16
  4. Dallas 23-17
  5. Sacramento 20-18
  6. Los Angeles Clippers 21-20
  7. Phoenix 20-20
  8. Golden State 20-20
  9. Portland 19-19
  10. Utah 20-22
  11. Minnesota 19-21
  12. Los Angeles Lakers 19-21
  13. OKC 17-22
  14. San Antonio 13-27
  15. Houston 10-29

Eastern Conference:

  1. Boston 28-12
  2. Brooklyn 26-13
  3. Milwaukee 25-14
  4. Cleveland 25-15
  5. Philadelphia 23-15
  6. New York Knicks 22-18
  7. Indiana 22-18
  8. Miami 21-19
  9. Chicago 19-21
  10. Atlanta Hawks 18-21
  11. Washington 17-23
  12. Toronto 16-23
  13. Orlando 15-25
  14. Charlotte 11-29
  15. Detroit 11-31

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