Porzingis had 43 in the loss against Atlanta, Doncic suffered a strained left thigh

2023-03-09T10:25:51+00:00 2023-03-09T13:51:40+00:00.

Cesare Milanti

09/Mar/23 10:25

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During the NBA Night, there was also the duel between Nikola Vucevic and Nikola Jokic

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Kristaps Porzingis had 43 points (career-high), 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in one of his best performances ever, but the Washington Wizards lost to the Hawks.

Coming off the bench for Atlanta, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists in the win. Clint Capela added 13 points and 3 rebounds.

In the loss against New Orleans, Luka Doncic had 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 8 assists in 28 minutes on the court, before leaving it due to a strained left thigh. Jonas Valanciunas played only 7 minutes but didn’t score any points.

Nikola Vucevic had a monstrous double-double of 25 points and 15 rebounds against the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Jokic went close to a triple-double in the losing effort with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists.

Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 8 rebounds in the Clippers‘ win against Toronto, despite O.G. Anunoby’s 18 points and Jakob Poeltl’s 8 points and 11 rebounds.

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Washington WizardsAtlanta Hawks 120-122 (Avdija 2 p, 8 r)
Boston CelticsPortland Trail Blazers 115-93 (Nurkic 5 p, 6 r)
Miami HeatCleveland Cavaliers 100-104 (Rubio 5 p, 4 a)
New Orleans PelicansDallas Mavericks 113-106 (Willy Hernangomez 6 p, 3 r)
Denver NuggetsChicago Bulls 96-117
Phoenix SunsOklahoma City Thunder 132-101 (Saric 3 p)
Los Angeles ClippersToronto Raptors 108-100 (Batum 2 p, 6 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM W L LAST 10
MILWAUKEE 47 18
9-1
2 BOSTON 46 21
5-5
3 PHILADELPHIA 43 22
7-3
4 CLEVELAND 42 26
6-4
5 NEW YORK 39 28
9-1
BROOKLYN 37 28
4-6
MIAMI 35 32
3-7
ATLANTA 33 33
5-5
9 TORONTO 32 35
6-4
10 WASHINGTON 31 35
5-5
11 CHICAGO 30 36
4-6
12 INDIANA 29 37
4-6
13 ORLANDO 27 39
4-6
14 CHARLOTTE 21 46
6-4
15 DETROIT 15 51
1-9

WEST

TEAM W L LAST 10
DENVER 46 20
8-2
SACRAMENTO 38 26
7-3
3 MEMPHIS 38 26
5-5
4 PHOENIX 37 29 7-3
5 GOLDEN STATE 34 32
6-4
6 LA CLIPPERS 35 33
4-6
7 MINNESOTA 34 33
5-5
8 DALLAS 34 33 3-7
9 LA LAKERS 32 34 7-3
10 NEW ORLEANS 32 34
3-7
11 OKLAHOMA CITY 31 35
4-6
12 PORTLAND 31 35
4-6
13 UTAH 31 35
4-6
14 SAN ANTONIO 16 49
2-8
15 HOUSTON 15 50
2-8

-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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