Luka Doncic’s 34 points took down the Minnesota Timberwolves

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Getting the first win of the season against the 1st seeded team in the Western Conference, the Dallas Mavericks took down the Minnesota Timberwolves with a special effort from Luka Doncic.

The Slovenian superstar led his team with a performance of 34 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists, shooting 12/26 from the field with 5/12 from beyond the arc. On the other end, Rudy Gobert went close to a double-double under the rim with 9 points and 17 boards.

Elsewhere, Nikola Jokic had a unique stat line of 4 points, 7 rebounds, 16 assists, and 5 blocks to give Denver the comfortable win over Detroit, with Bojan Bogdanovic’s 14 points that weren’t enough.

Being still undefeated in this year’s NBA Regular Season against the Kings, the New Orleans Pelicans managed to win 133-100 on the road in Sacramento in what came down as the Lithuanian duel between Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis.

The former had a double-double of 15 points (6/10 FG) and 12 rebounds, while the latter couldn’t deliver another triple-double but still had 17 points (8/12 FG), 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in the losing effort.

Jusuf Nurkic put up a monster double-double of 18 points, 19 rebounds, and 5 assists against Memphis, but the Phoenix Suns lost 121-115 at home. The same happened to Ivica Zubac, who had 22 points and 19 rebounds against the Lakers in the Clippers’ Los Angeles derby defeat.

NBA Results and other European performances

Orlando Magic – Atlanta Hawks 117-110 OT (Bogdan Bogdanovic 18 p; Capela 4 p, 12 r; Mo Wagner 15 p, 7 r)
Sacramento Kings – New Orleans Pelicans 100-133
Dallas Mavericks – Minnesota Timberwolves 115-108
Denver Nuggets – Detroit Pistons 131-114 (Hayes 2 p, 6 a)
Phoenix Suns – Memphis Grizzlies 115-121
Golden State Warriors – Toronto Raptors 118-133 (Poeltl 14 p, 11 r, 5 a; Schroder 13 p, 3 r, 4 a; Saric 11 p, 5 r, 4 a)
Los Angeles Lakers – Los Angeles Clippers 106-103

Standings (via NBA.com)

Eastern Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
1

Boston Celtics

28 7 .800 22-4 10-1 17-0 11-7 1-3 8-2 W 2
2

Milwaukee Bucks

25 11 .694 3.5 20-10 6-5 16-3 9-8 1-1 6-4 L 1
3

Philadelphia 76ers

23 12 .657 5 17-9 5-3 13-6 10-6 0-1 5-5 L 2
4

Orlando Magic

21 15 .583 7.5 15-9 5-2 13-4 8-11 1-1 5-5 W 2
5

New York Knicks

21 15 .583 7.5 16-9 4-3 10-4 11-11 0-0 6-4 W 4
6

Cleveland Cavaliers

21 15 .583 7.5 13-9 3-3 12-8 9-7 2-0 7-3 W 3
7

Indiana Pacers

20 15 .571 8 17-11 9-2 11-8 9-7 0-0 7-3 L 1
8

Miami Heat

20 15 .571 8 15-10 7-0 9-6 11-9 0-0 6-4 L 1
9

Brooklyn Nets

16 21 .432 13 13-11 1-4 10-9 6-12 0-2 3-7 L 1
10

Chicago Bulls

16 21 .432 13 11-15 3-5 12-9 4-12 2-2 6-4 W 1
11

Toronto Raptors

15 21 .417 13.5 9-17 0-9 9-9 6-12 1-1 4-6 W 1
12

Atlanta Hawks

14 21 .400 14 9-17 4-4 5-9 9-12 1-1 4-6 L 2
13

Charlotte Hornets

8 25 .242 19 7-16 3-5 4-11 4-14 1-0 1-9 L 1
14

Washington Wizards

6 29 .171 22 4-24 1-9 3-12 3-17 0-0 2-8 L 4
15

Detroit Pistons

3 33 .083 25.5 3-20 1-7 2-14 1-19 0-2 1-9 L 4

Western Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
1

Minnesota Timberwolves

25 10 .714 18-6 4-1 14-2 11-8 1-0 5-5 L 1
2

Denver Nuggets

26 12 .684 0.5 16-9 2-3 15-4 11-8 0-0 8-2 W 1
3

Oklahoma City Thunder

23 11 .676 1.5 14-8 5-2 14-5 9-6 2-0 7-3 L 2
4

LA Clippers

22 13 .629 3 17-10 5-3 14-4 8-9 0-1 7-3 L 1
5

Sacramento Kings

21 14 .600 4 15-12 5-4 13-7 8-7 3-0 5-5 L 1
6

Dallas Mavericks

22 15 .595 4 17-12 6-3 11-7 11-8 0-0 6-4 W 3
7

New Orleans Pelicans

22 15 .595 4 15-13 4-5 12-8 10-7 0-1 6-4 W 1
8

Houston Rockets

18 16 .529 6.5 14-10 7-2 15-6 3-10 0-2 5-5 W 1
9

Phoenix Suns

19 17 .528 6.5 12-13 3-6 11-11 8-6 2-0 5-5 L 1
10

Los Angeles Lakers

18 19 .486 8 14-12 5-2 12-6 6-13 1-1 3-7 W 1
11

Golden State Warriors

17 19 .472 8.5 11-15 3-6 11-10 6-9 1-2 5-5 L 1
12

Utah Jazz

17 20 .459 9 10-15 3-5 11-5 6-15 2-1 7-3 W 1
13

Memphis Grizzlies

13 23 .361 12.5 10-19 5-6 3-13 10-10 1-1 6-4 W 2
14

Portland Trail Blazers

10 25 .286 15 5-20 1-4 5-11 5-14 2-2 4-6 W 1
15

San Antonio Spurs

5 30 .143 20 5-19 1-7 2-15 3-15 1-1 1-9 L 5

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images

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