By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Going close to a triple-double with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists, shooting 12/16 from the field and 5/5 at the line, Nikola Jokic pushed the Denver Nuggets to the 118-104 on-the-road win against the Washington Wizards.
On the losing side, at home, Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points with 11/17 from the field, while Deni Avdija, who started the game next to him, scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, shooting 7/9 from the field.
Lauri Markkanen scored (at least) 40 points for the third time in the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season, while addindg 12 rebounds, but the Utah Jazz lost 127-115 against Portland. For the Trail Blazers, Jusuf Nurkic dropped 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Double-double of 31 points and 14 rebounds by Giannis Antetokounmpo in the impressive 130-94 win against the San Antonio Spurs. Sandro Mamukelashvili had 12 points and 7 rebounds against his former team, while Jeremy Sochan scored 13 with 6 rebounds.
After missing five straight games, Luka Doncic produced a monstrous double-double of 30 points and 17 assists in the 41-minute losing effort against the Golden State Warriors, which won 127-125 on the road againts Dallas. Maxi Kleber added 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Despite one of his best performance of the season, with 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists, Alperen Sengun couldn’t bring Houston to the win against Memphis in the game which saw the return of Ja Morant, who had 17. Santi Aldama had scored 5 off the bench.
Jakob Poeltl went close to a double-double with 23 points and 8 rebounds, but struggled shooting at the charity stripe (6/9), while O.G. Anunoby had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2/13 from the field. Toronto lost 118-114 against Indiana at home.
The Los Angeles Lakers won 125-111 against Phoenix. Dennis Schroder had 13 points and 4 rebounds off the bench, while the potential rumored addition by the German national team Austin Reaves had a double-double of 25 points and 11 assists, with 12/13 at the line.
More NBA Results and European showings:
Miami Heat – New York Knicks 127-120
Chicago Bulls – Philadelphia 76ers 91-116 (Vucevic 8 p, 5 r)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Atlanta Hawks 125-124 (Gobert 12 p, 12 r; Capela 11 p, 8 r; Bogdanovic 11 p, 3 r)
2022-23 STANDINGS
EAST
| TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILWAUKEE | 52 | 20 | |
| 50 | 23 | ||
| 49 | 23 | ||
| 46 | 28 | ||
| 42 | 32 | ||
| BROOKLYN | 39 | 33 | |
| MIAMI | 40 | 34 | |
| ATLANTA | 36 | 37 | |
| 35 | 38 | ||
| 34 | 38 | ||
| 33 | 40 | ||
| 32 | 41 | ||
| ORLANDO | 30 | 43 | |
| CHARLOTTE | 23 | 50 | |
| DETROIT | 16 | 57 |
WEST
| TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENVER | 49 | 24 | |
| MEMPHIS | 45 | 27 | |
| 3 SACRAMENTO | 43 | 29 | |
| 38 | 34 | 5-5 | |
| 38 | 35 | ||
| 38 | 36 | ||
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 36 | 36 | 8-2 | |
| 9 | 36 | 37 | 4-6 |
| 36 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 37 | ||
| 35 | 37 | ||
| 32 | 40 | ||
| 19 | 54 | ||
| 18 | 55 |
y-clinched a Playoffs berth
e-eliminated from Playoffs
-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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