Domantas Sabonis and Nicolas Batum witness history in the Kings-Clippers matchup

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers put up one of the craziest NBA games ever, as the guest got the 176-175 on-the-road win after two OTs.

This is the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history, the second time two teams go over 170 points in a game and the game with the most three-pointers made (44) ever.

Domantas Sabonis and his team will be remembered on the winning side of this encounter, with the Lithuanian center putting up a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds while adding 4 assists.

Coming off the bench for the Los Angeles Clippers, Nicolas Batum had a losing effort of 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists while shooting 7/12 from the field and 5/10 from three.

Milwaukee convincingly beat the Miami Heat at home, but Giannis Antetokounmpo injured his knee and had to leave the court after 6 minutes of playing time. He had 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The Chicago Bulls destroyed the Brooklyn Nets at home, and Nikola Vucevic helped with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Playing against his former team, Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points and 6 rebounds in the loss against the New York Knicks. Coming off the bench for Washington, Deni Avdija added 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Cedi Osman couldn’t help Cleveland get the on-the-road win against Atlanta, as his 10 points and 5 rebounds weren’t enough. His fellow countryman Alperen Sengun struggled offensively (5 points, 2/10 FG) but had 9 rebounds and 8 assists in the Rockets’ loss against Golden State.

A double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds by Rudy Gobert wasn’t sufficient for the Minnesota Timberwolves, which lost 121-113 against Charlotte at home.

NBA results and European performances:

Washington Wizards – New York Knicks 109-115 (Porzingis 23 p, 6 r; Avdija 11 p, 7 r, 5 a)
Atlanta Hawks – Cleveland Cavaliers 136-119 (Osman 10 p, 5 r)
Milwaukee Bucks – Miami Heat 128-99 (Antetokounmpo 4 p, 4 r, 4 a)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Charlotte Hornets 113-121 (Gobert 17 p, 10 r)
Chicago Bulls – Brooklyn Nets 131-87 (Vucevic 13 p, 10 r)
Phoenix Suns – Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115 (Saric 8 p, 4 r)
Golden State Warriors – Houston Rockets 116-101 (Sengun 5 p, 9 r, 8 a)
Los Angeles Clippers – Sacramento Kings 175-176 2OT (Sabonis 20 p, 10 r, 4 a; Batum 19 p, 8 r, 2 a)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 BOSTON 43 17
8-2
2 MILWAUKEE 42 17
10-0
3 PHILADELPHIA 39 19
7-3
4 CLEVELAND 38 25
7-3
5 BROOKLYN 34 25
4-6
6 NEW YORK 34 27
7-3
7 MIAMI 32 28
4-6
8 ATLANTA 30 30
5-5
9 TORONTO 29 31
7-3
10 WASHINGTON 28 31
5-5
11 CHICAGO 27 33
4-6
12 INDIANA 26 35
2-8
13 ORLANDO 25 35
6-4
14 CHARLOTTE 18 43
3-7
15 DETROIT 15 45
2-8

WEST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 DENVER 42 18
8-2
2 MEMPHIS 35 23
4-6
3 SACRAMENTO 35 25
6-4
4 PHOENIX 33 28 7-3
5 LA CLIPPERS 33 29
5-5
6 DALLAS 32 29
6-4
7 MINNESOTA 31 31
4-6
8 NEW ORLEANS 30 30 4-6
9 GOLDEN STATE 30 30 4-6
10 UTAH 30 31
5-5
11 OKLAHOMA CITY 28 31
4-6
12 PORTLAND 28 31
5-5
13 LA LAKERS 28 32
5-5
14 SAN ANTONIO 14 46
0-10
15 HOUSTON 13 46
2-8

-Top six teams of each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seeded 7th to 10th will compete in Play-In tournament

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images

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