Cedi Osman, Cleveland earn a second straight win in Orlando

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Second straight win in Orlando and the third in a row overall, the Cleveland Cavaliers jumped to 51-30 with one game left on the regular-season schedule.

Turkish Cedi Osman entered the starting lineup and was among the leading players for the win, 118-94, in Amway Center Thursday. He registered 19 points with 7/11 field goals, including 4/6 from beyond the arc. Five rebounds and four assists added to the solid showing stretching to 22 minutes. Spanish Ricky Rubio threw in five points, five assists, two rebounds, and one steal in 20 minutes.

Both sides rested multiple regular starters with the Magic sidelining both Italian rookie Paolo Banchero (back) and German Franz Wagner (left ankle). The latter’s brother Moritz Wagner had nine points, four rebounds, two assists, and one block over 21 minutes. Georgian Goga Bitadze finished with seven points, seven rebounds, two blocks, and one assist in 21 minutes.

Playing without Serbian star Nikola Jokic in Footprint Center, the Denver Nuggets fell to the Phoenix Suns, 119-115. Lone European spark, Slovenian Vlatko Cancar ended up with two points, three rebounds, two steals, and two blocks in 20 minutes.

Utah Jazz out

With Finnish Lauri Markkanen among the numerous sidelined players, the Utah Jazz lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 114-98, and were eliminated from postseason contention. Croatian Luka Samanic got the start and logged eight points to go with four assists and three rebounds in 31 minutes. Lasting 25 minutes off the bench, Italian Simone Fontecchio scored 11 points.

Prevailing in Vivint Arena kept the Thunder in the Play-In zone of the Western Conference. Croatian Dario Saric posted a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double plus two blocks, one steal, and one assists over 23 minutes. French Ousmane Dieng and Olivier Sarr did not get on the board, and Serbian Aleksej Pokusevski was ruled out with a knee contusion.

More action and European showings

Philadelphia 76ers – Miami Heat 101-129 (Furkan Korkmaz 8pts, 3reb – Omer Yurtseven 4pts)
San Antonio Spurs – Portland Trail Blazers 129-127 (Sandro Mamukelashvili 4pts, 7reb, 2stl)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 y-MILWAUKEE 58 22
7-3
2 y-BOSTON 55 25
7-3
3 y-PHILADELPHIA 52 28
4-6
4 y-CLEVELAND 51 30
7-3
5 y-NEW YORK 47 33
7-3
6 BROOKLYN 44 36
5-5
7 MIAMI 43 37
6-4
8 p-ATLANTA 41 39
6-4
9 p-TORONTO 40 40
6-4
10 p-CHICAGO 38 42
6-4
11 e-INDIANA 34 46
2-8
12 e-WASHINGTON 34 46
2-8
13 ORLANDO 34 46
6-4
14 e-CHARLOTTE 26 54
4-6
15 e-DETROIT 16 64
0-10

WEST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 y-DENVER 52 28
5-5
2 y-MEMPHIS 50 30
7-3
3 y-SACRAMENTO 48 32
5-5
4 y-PHOENIX 45 35 7-3
5 LA CLIPPERS 42 38
5-5
6 GOLDEN STATE 42 38
6-4
7 LA LAKERS 41 39
7-3
8 NEW ORLEANS 41 39 8-2
9 MINNESOTA 40 40 5-5
10 OKLAHOMA CITY 39 42
4-6
11 DALLAS 38 42
3-7
12 e-UTAH 36 44
2-8
13 e-PORTLAND 33 47
2-8
14 e-SAN ANTONIO 21 59
3-7
15 e-HOUSTON 20 60
2-8

y-clinched a Playoffs berth
p-locked in a Play-In 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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