By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Dallas Mavericks won 99-95 against the Phoenix Suns, but Luka Doncic played only three minutes because of an ankle sprain. Dairis Bertans was scoreless in ten minutes on the court.
“He looked good, looked fine. But we’ll see how he feels as we go forward here. We’ll have probably more information once we get to Utah”, Jason Kidd said about his injury after the game.
The Los Angeles Clippers destroyed the San Antonio Spurs with 11 points and 5 rebounds by Ivica Zubac. Nicolas Batum added 9 points coming off the bench. On the losing side, Jakob Poeltl scored 10.
In the Turkish derby between Cedi Osman and Alperen Sengun, the former won the encounter. He came off the bench with 10 points, while the latter had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in the losing effort. Both Ricky Rubio and Boban Marjanovic came off the bench.
The Detroit Pistons produced a shocking upset against the Brooklyn Nets. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 11 points and 6 rebounds, while Killian Hayes had 16 points and 5 rebounds off the bench.
Chicago lost against the Charlotte Hornets, and Nikola Vucevic couldn’t really help. The Montenegrin center went close to a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Isaiah Hartenstein came off the bench for the New York Knicks, scoring 4 points and grabbing 6 rebounds in the OT win against the Boston Celtics.
Thursday’s (26/1) NBA Results and notable Euro performers:
Boston Celtics – New York Knicks 117-120 OT (Hartenstein 4 p, 6 r)
Brooklyn Nets – Detroit Pistons 122-130 (Bojan Bogdanovic 11 p, 6 r; Hayes 16 p, 5 r)
Charlotte Hornets – Chicago Bulls 111-96 (Vucevic 12 p, 9 r)
Houston Rockets – Cleveland Cavaliers 95-113 (Sengun 14 p, 7 r, 7 a; Osman 10 p; Rubio 5 p, 7 a)
Phoenix Suns – Dallas Mavericks 95-99
Los Angeles Clippers – San Antonio Spurs 138-100 (Zubac 11 p, 5 r; Batum 9 p; Poeltl 10 p)