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:
- Denver 26-13
- Memphis 25-13
- New Orleans 24-16
- Dallas 23-17
- Sacramento 20-18
- Los Angeles Clippers 21-20
- Phoenix 20-20
- Golden State 20-20
- Portland 19-19
- Utah 20-22
- Minnesota 19-21
- Los Angeles Lakers 19-21
- OKC 17-22
- San Antonio 13-27
- Houston 10-29
Eastern Conference:
- Boston 28-12
- Brooklyn 26-13
- Milwaukee 25-14
- Cleveland 25-15
- Philadelphia 23-15
- New York Knicks 22-18
- Indiana 22-18
- Miami 21-19
- Chicago 19-21
- Atlanta Hawks 18-21
- Washington 17-23
- Toronto 16-23
- Orlando 15-25
- Charlotte 11-29
- Detroit 11-31
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