By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists for his first triple-double of the season and 36th overall, helping the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 132-121.
Damian Lillard added 25 points and nine assists as Milwaukee won its seventh straight at home
Trae Young led Atlanta with 32 points and 12 assists, Swiss big man Clint Capela had 10 points and 17 rebounds, and Serb Bogdan Bogdanovic added 14 points.
Slovenian star Luka Doncic recorded his 59th career regular-season triple-double with 36 points, 18 assists, and 15 assists in a season-high 46 minutes, but the Thunder beat Dallas 126-120.
The Mavs however had a historic 30-0 run in the game, coming back from a 111-87 deficit to a 117-111 lead with 4:18 to play. Jalen Williams scored 23 points for the winning side and Latvian forward Davis Bertans added 15 points.
De’Aaron Fox had 26 points and a career-high 16 assists and the Sacramento Kings beat the Denver Nuggets 123-117 to spoil Nikola Jokic’s NBA-leading eighth triple-double for the season.
The Serb genius had finished with 36 points, 14 assists, and 13 rebounds, in total his 114th career triple-double. For the winning side, Lithuanian big man Domantas Sabonis added 17 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists, while Bulgarian Sasha Vezenkov had four points.
Meanwhile Minessota remains on top of the West with French tower Rudy Gobert having a double-double (26 p. 12 r.) in the 123-117 win over Charlotte.
The rest of the games and the Euro-scorers are the following
RESULTS
LA Clippers – Golden State Warriors 113-112 (Zubac 12 p. 7 r. Theis 12 p. – Saric 6 p.)
Brooklyn – Orlando 129-101 (F. Wagner 20 p. M. Wagner 18 p. Bitadge 3 p. )
Detroit – Cleveland 101-110 (Bogdanovic 22 p. Hayes 13 p. 6 r.)
New Orleans – Chicago 118-124 (Valanciunas 15 p. 10 r. – Vuvevic 6 p. 7 r.)
Phoenix – Memphis 116-109 (Nurkic 14 p. – Aldama 7 p. 7 r.)
Portlant – Utah 113-118 (Camara 8 p. – Yurtseven 9 p. 15 r. Fontecchio 7 p. Samanic 2 p.)
LA Lakers – Houston 97-107 (Sengun 21 p. 13 r.)
Miami – Indiana 129-144
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Boston Celtics 15-4
2. Orlando Magic 14-6
3. Milwaukee Bucks 14-6
4. Philadelphia 76ers 12-7
5. New York Knicks 12-7
6. Indiana Pacers 10-8
7. Miami Heat 11-9
8. Cleveland Cavaliers 11-9
9. Brooklyn Nets 10-9
10. Atlanta Hawks 9-10
11. Toronto Raptors 9-11
12. Chicago Bulls 7-14
13. Charlotte Hornets 6-12
14. Washington Wizards 3-16
15. Detroit Pistons 2-18
Western Conference
1. Minnesota Timberwolves 15-4
2. Oklahoma City Thunder 13-6
3. Denver Nuggets 14-7
4. Sacramento Kings 11-7
5. Phoenix Suns 12-8
6. Dallas Mavericks 11-8
7. Los Angeles Lakers 12-9
8. New Orleans Pelicans 11-10
9. Los Angeles Clippers 9-10
10. Houston Rockets 8-9
11. Golden State Warriors 9-11
12. Utah Jazz 7-13
13. Portland Trail Blazers 6-13
14. Memphis Grizzlies 5-14
15. San Antonio Spurs 3-16
-Teams ranking first through sixth advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams ranking seventh through tenth compete in the Play-Ins