By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Serbian big man Nikola Jokic continues to make a strong case for his third straight MVP. The Denver Nuggets star is averaging a triple-double, and the Memphis Grizzlies could do nothing about it 113-97.
In a battle for the top seed in the West, Nikola Jokic inked 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists for his 25th triple-double this season, and the Nuggets won every single game when the Serbian is able to do that.
It’s now almost impossible to find an argument not to give Nikola another MVP award.
Paolo Banchero, the Italian rooky had another good game for the Magic. He led his team with 31 points over the Charlotte Hornets 117-106. The German Moritz Wagner added 13 points.
The Lithuanian big man Domantas Sabonis did the same thing for the Sacramento Kings. They topped the Los Angeles Clippers 128-127 and Sabonis had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists.
Nikola Vucevic from Montenegro had 13 points and nine rebounds for Chicago but the Phoenix Suns won 125-104. To top off nice performances from Euro bigs, Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 14 rebounds. The French international led Minnesota to a win over the Lakers 110-102.
NBA Roundup
Charlotte Hornets – Orlando Magic 106-117 (Banchero 31p, M. Wagner 13p, F. Wagner 9p)
Atlanta Hawks – Portland Trail Blazers 129-111 (Bogdanovic 7p)
Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets 105-115
Chicago Bulls – Phoenix Suns 104-125 (Vucevic 13p, 9r)
Miami Heat – New York Knicks 120-122 (Hartenstein 4p)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Utah Jazz 130-103 (Saric 11p, Dieng 9p – Markkanen 20p, 10r)
Denver Nuggets – Memphis Grizzlies 113-97 (Jokic 18p, 18r, 10a – Aldama 1p, 4r)
Golden State Warriors – New Orleans Pelicans 108-99 (Hernangomez 6p, 6r)
Sacramento Kings – Los Angeles Clippers 128-127 (Sabonis 23p, 10r, 7a – Batum 11p)
Los Angeles Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolves 102-110 (Schroder 6p, 12a – Gobert 22p, 14r)
2022-23 STANDINGS
EAST
EAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
---|---|---|---|
MILWAUKEE | 45 | 17 | |
45 | 19 | ||
40 | 22 | ||
39 | 26 | ||
38 | 27 | ||
BROOKLYN | 35 | 28 | |
MIAMI | 33 | 31 | |
ATLANTA | 32 | 31 | |
31 | 33 | ||
30 | 32 | ||
29 | 35 | ||
28 | 36 | ||
ORLANDO | 27 | 37 | |
CHARLOTTE | 20 | 45 | |
DETROIT | 15 | 48 |
WEST
TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
---|---|---|---|
DENVER | 45 | 19 | |
MEMPHIS | 38 | 24 | |
3 SACRAMENTO | 37 | 25 | |
35 | 29 | 7-3 | |
34 | 30 | ||
33 | 31 | ||
33 | 32 | ||
33 | 33 | 4-6 | |
9 | 31 | 33 | 4-6 |
31 | 33 | ||
30 | 34 | ||
29 | 34 | ||
29 | 34 | ||
16 | 47 | ||
13 | 49 |
-Top six teams of each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seeded 7th to 10th will compete in Play-In tournament