Dario Saric helped Phoenix against Boston, losing efforts by Porzingis and Sabonis

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Portland beat Washington on the road, but Kristaps Porzingis delivered one of his best performances of the season with 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists while shooting 11/12 at the line. Deni Avdija had a rough night coming off the bench, as he ended with 2 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Another double-double by Domantas Sabonis, who had 15 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 assists in the loss against the Indiana Pacers, his former team. Daniel Theis had 8 points and 4 rebounds in the win.

Significant victory by the Phoenix Suns against the Boston Celtics, with Dario Saric contributing. The Croatian power forward had a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds, the first of his season.

The Orlando Magic managed to have the better of the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Moritz Wagner’s 19 points off the bench.

His brother Franz scored 9 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists, while Paolo Banchero had 11 in a rough shooting night (3/16 FG). Rudy Gobert, on the losing side, had 15 points and 7 rebounds.

Bogdan Bogdanovic had a good all-around game with 8 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists in the Hawks‘ win against Utah. Lauri Markkanen had a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds.

Jakob Poeltl had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds while adding 5 assists, but San Antonio couldn’t match up Philadelphia’s physicality, as the 76ers won 137-125 on the road.

Alperen Sengun keeps on shining, but the Houston Rockets can’t find a way to live up to the expectations. The Turkish gem had a losing effort of 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists against the Toronto Raptors, at home.

Bojan Bogdanovic, rumored to leave the Detroit Pistons during the Regular Season, scored 21 to help his team beat Charlotte. Killian Hayes came off the bench with only 4 points and 5 assists.

NBA Roundup and European performances

Detroit Pistons – Charlotte Hornets 118-112 (Bojan Bogdanovic 21 p, Hayes 4 p, 5 a)
Indiana Pacers – Sacramento Kings 107-104 (Theis 8 p, 4 r; Sabonis 15 p, 16 r, 6 a)
Washington Wizards – Portland Trail Blazers 116-124 (Porzingis 32 p, 8 r, 4 a; Avdija 2 p, 4 r, 2 a)
Boston Celtics – Phoenix Suns 94-106 (Saric 14 p, 13 r)
Houston Rockets – Toronto Raptors 111-117 (Sengun 21 p, 4 r, 4 a)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Orlando Magic 120-127 (Moritz Wagner 19 p; Franz Wagner 9 p, 6 r, 4 a; Banchero 11 p; Gobert 15 p, 7 r)
San Antonio Spurs – Philadelphia 76ers 125-137 (Poeltl 16 p, 10 r, 5 a)
Utah Jazz – Atlanta Hawks 108-115 (Bogdan Bogdanovic 8 p, 6 r, 6 a; Lauri Markkanen 25 p, 10 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 BOSTON	37	16	7-3
2 MILWAUKEE	35	17	8-2
3 PHILADELPHIA	34	17	8-2
4 BROOKLYN	31	20	4-6
5 CLEVELAND	32	22	5-5
6 MIAMI	29	24	7-3
7 NEW YORK	28	25	4-6
8 ATLANTA	27	26	6-4
9 WASHINGTON	24	27	7-3
10 CHICAGO	24	27	5-5
11 INDIANA	25	29	1-9
12 TORONTO	24	30	4-6
13 ORLANDO	21	32	4-6
14 CHARLOTTE	15	39	4-6
15 DETROIT	14	39	2-8

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	36	16	7-3
2 MEMPHIS	32	20	3-7
3 SACRAMENTO	29	22	7-3
4 DALLAS	28	25	4-6
5 LA CLIPPERS	29	26	6-4
6 PHOENIX	28	26	6-4
7 MINNESOTA	28	27	6-4
8 UTAH	27	27	7-3
9 GOLDEN STATE	26	26	5-5
10 PORTLAND	26	26	0-10
11 NEW ORLEANS	26	27	6-4
12 LA LAKERS	25	28	6-4
13 OKLAHOMA CITY	24	27	6-4
14 SAN ANTONIO	14	39	1-9
15 HOUSTON	13	39	3-7

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