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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON | 43 | 17 | |
| 42 | 17 | ||
| 39 | 19 | ||
| 38 | 25 | ||
| 34 | 25 | ||
| NEW YORK | 34 | 27 | |
| MIAMI | 32 | 28 | |
| ATLANTA | 30 | 30 | |
| 29 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 31 | ||
| 27 | 33 | ||
| 26 | 35 | ||
| ORLANDO | 25 | 35 | |
| CHARLOTTE | 18 | 43 | |
| DETROIT | 15 | 45 |
WEST
| TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENVER | 42 | 18 | |
| MEMPHIS | 35 | 23 | |
| 3 SACRAMENTO | 35 | 25 | |
| 33 | 28 | 7-3 | |
| 33 | 29 | ||
| 32 | 29 | ||
| 31 | 31 | ||
| 30 | 30 | 4-6 | |
| 9 | 30 | 30 | 4-6 |
| 30 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 32 | ||
| 14 | 46 | ||
| 13 | 46 |
-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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