By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Denver Nuggets logged a third straight win over the Dallas Mavericks with respective European stars taking over once more Wednesday evening.
Nikola Jokic notched his 21st triple-double in the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season as his side prevailed, 118-109, in Ball Arena. The Serbian big tallied 14 points behind 6/9 shots alongside 13 rebounds and ten assists. Starting alongside the Joker, Slovenian Vlatko Cancar chipped in 12 points, three rebounds, and two assists over 25 minutes. Jeff Green scored a season-high 24 points coming off the bench.
Slovenian Luka Doncic scored 37 points in the last game before the All-Star break. He added nine assists, four steals, and four rebounds lasting 35 minutes. Replacing Kyrie Irving (back) in the starting unit, French Frank Ntilikina finished with four points, two rebounds, and one steal. Latvian Davis Bertans (calf) and German Maxi Kleber (hamstring) were additional players out for the visitors.
In his Oklahoma City Thunder debut, Croatian Dario Saric tallied 12 points, five rebounds, and one steal in the win, 133-96, against the Houston Rockets. For the losing side, Turkish Alperen Sengun had eight points, ten rebounds, and two assists. Serbian Boban Marjanovic paired two points with two rebounds. Spanish Usman Garuba filed four rebounds, one steal, and one assist.
Similar to Saric, Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk played his first game since being traded to the Charlotte Hornets and put in 12 points, including two triples in the fourth quarter in a critical contribution to the win, 120-110, versus the San Antonio Spurs in Spectrum Center. Polish Jeremy Sochan logged six points and five rebounds for San Antonio.
Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic went for 28 points, five rebounds, and two assists as the Detroit Pistons lost, 127-109, to the Boston Celtics in TD Garden. French Killian Hayes recorded ten points, nine assists, two steals, and two rebounds. Paving the way for the Eastern Conference leaders, Jayson Tatum poured in 38 points.
More action and NBA showings
Indiana Pacers – Chicago Bulls 117-113 (Nikola Vucevic 19pts, 7reb, 2blk)
Atlanta Hawks – New York Knicks 101-122 (Clint Capela 10pts, 8reb, Bogdan Bogdanovic 8pts, Vit Krejci 2pts – Isaiah Hartenstein 6ptds, 11reb)
Brooklyn Nets – Miami Heat 116-105
Philadelphia 76ers – Cleveland Cavaliers 118-112
Memphis Grizzlies – Utah Jazz 117-111 (Santi Aldama 10pts – Simone Fontecchio 7pts)
Los Angeles Lakers – New Orleans Pelicans 120-102 (Dennis Schroder 10pts – Willy Hernangomez 14pts, 11reb, Jonas Valanciunas 12pts, 11reb)
2022-23 STANDINGS
EAST
| TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON | 42 | 17 | |
| 40 | 17 | ||
| 38 | 19 | ||
| 38 | 23 | ||
| 34 | 24 | ||
| NEW YORK | 33 | 27 | |
| MIAMI | 32 | 27 | |
| ATLANTA | 29 | 30 | |
| 28 | 31 | ||
| 27 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 32 | ||
| 26 | 34 | ||
| ORLANDO | 24 | 35 | |
| CHARLOTTE | 17 | 43 | |
| DETROIT | 15 | 44 |
WEST
| TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENVER | 41 | 18 | |
| MEMPHIS | 35 | 22 | |
| 3 SACRAMENTO | 32 | 25 | |
| 32 | 27 | 7-3 | |
| 32 | 28 | ||
| 31 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 29 | ||
| 30 | 29 | 4-6 | |
| 9 GOLDEN STATE | 29 | 29 | 5-5 |
| 28 | 29 | ||
| 29 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 30 | ||
| 27 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 45 | ||
| 13 | 45 |
-Top six teams of each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seeded 7th to 10th will compete in Play-In tournament
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