Sochan dominates Suns, Bogdanovic and Krejci shine against Boston

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Nikola Miloradovic

26/Mar/24 11:13

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Great night for European players in the NBA

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Domantas Sabonis, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic dominated their respective teams’ wins, but they weren’t the only European stars shining brightly in the NBA last evening.

Believe it or not, the Boston Celtics blew a 30-point lead against the Atlanta Hawks, with Quin Snyder’s side taking a 120-118 win.

Bogdan Bogdanovic had a great game with 22 points, while Vit Krejci scored a career-high 16 points with six rebounds for the winners. Clint Capela reached another double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Kristaps Porzingis scored 17 points for Boston, while Svy Mykhailiuk added six in less than 10 minutes.

Victor Wembanyama missed the game due to an ankle injury, but that didn’t stop the San Antonio Spurs from defeating the Phoenix Suns 104-102.

Jeremy Sochan dominated with 26 points and 18 rebounds, while Cedi Osman added seven points for the winning team. On the other side, Jusuf Nurkic had six points with nine rebounds.

In a low-scoring game, the Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors on the road 88-96. Dennis Schroder stood out, scoring 19 points, seven assists, and five boards.

The LA Clippers fell at home to the Indiana Pacers 116-133, with Ivica Zubac almost reaching a double-double, scoring nine points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

As for the European players, Evan Fournier scored 15 points against his former team as the Detroit Pistons lost to the New York Knicks 124-99, while Bojan Bogdanovic had 13 for the winning side. Aleksej Pokusevski had 11 points and five rebounds in the Charlotte Hornets‘ 115-92 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

It’s also worth noting that Tristan Vukcevic scored his first NBA points, hitting two triples in the Washington Wizards 105-107 win over Chicago Bulls.

NBA results:

Cleveland CavsCharlotte Hornets 115-92 (Pokusevski 11p, Bertans, 3p, Micic 2p)
Atlanta HawksBoston Celtics 120-118 (Bogdan 22p, Krejci 16p, Capela 14p, 12r – Porzingis 17p, Mykhailiuk 6p)
New York KnicksDetroit Pistons 124-99 (Bojan 13p, Hartenstein 6p, 10r – Fournier 15p, Evbuomwan 3p)
Toronto RaptorsBrooklyn Nets 88-96 (Schroder 19p, 7as)
Chicago BullsWashington Wizards 105-107 (Vucevic 9p, 16r – Vukcevic 6p)
Houston RocketsPortland Trail Blazers 110-92 (Camara 12p, Rupert 9p)
San Antonio SpursPhoenix Suns 104-102 (Sochan 26p, 18r, Osman 7p – Nurkic 6p, 9r)
Denver NuggetsMemphis Grizzlies 128-103 (Jokic 29p, 11r, 8as – Aldama 5p, 9r)
Utah JazzDallas Mavericks 105-115 (Markkanen 34p, 7r – Doncic 29p, 12r, 13r, Kleber 3p)
Sacramento KingsPhiladelphia 76ers 108-96 (Sabonis 11p, 13r, 10as, Len 7p, 5r)
LA ClippersIndiana Pacers 116-133 (Zubac 9p, 11r)

Eastern Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
Boston Celtics– e 57 15 .792 38-8 15-1 32-3 25-12 2-3 9-1 L 1
Milwaukee Bucks– ps 46 25 .648 10.5 31-14 10-7 29-7 17-18 2-1 6-4 W 2
Cleveland Cavaliers– ps 44 28 .611 13 29-19 10-5 23-14 21-14 3-1 4-6 W 1
4

43 28 .606 13.5 29-15 9-5 24-13 19-15 0-0 7-3 W 2
Orlando Magic– ps 42 29 .592 14.5 30-17 9-6 25-10 17-19 2-1 7-3 L 1
Indiana Pacers– ps 41 32 .562 16.5 28-17 11-4 21-15 20-17 0-1 6-4 W 1
Miami Heat– ps 39 32 .549 17.5 27-18 11-3 18-16 21-16 1-0 4-6 W 1
Philadelphia 76ers– ps 39 33 .542 18 26-20 6-8 21-15 18-18 0-2 4-6 L 1
Chicago Bulls 34 38 .472 23 18-24 5-9 18-19 16-19 7-3 4-6 L 3
10 Atlanta Hawks 32 39 .451 24.5 19-26 8-6 18-17 14-22 3-1 5-5 W 2
11 Brooklyn Nets 27 45 .375 30 19-25 4-9 16-19 11-26 0-4 2-8 W 1
12 Toronto Raptors 23 49 .319 34 16-28 1-12 13-23 10-26 1-3 0-10 L 11
13 Charlotte Hornets– o 17 54 .239 39.5 10-36 4-10 9-24 8-30 1-1 2-8 L 5
14 Washington Wizards– o 14 58 .194 43 10-35 4-11 6-28 8-30 0-1 5-5 W 3
15 Detroit Pistons– o 12 60 .167 45 9-37 2-13 7-31 5-29 1-2 2-8 L 7

Western Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
Denver Nuggets– ps 51 21 .708 29-15 8-5 29-6 22-15 0-1 9-1 W 4
Oklahoma City Thunder– ps 49 21 .700 1 31-15 12-4 28-7 21-14 3-0 7-3 L 1
Minnesota Timberwolves– ps 49 22 .690 1.5 34-12 11-3 25-9 24-13 1-4 7-3 W 2
New Orleans Pelicans 44 27 .620 6.5 26-18 9-6 20-13 24-14 0-1 8-2 W 2
LA Clippers 44 27 .620 6.5 27-18 8-5 22-13 22-14 0-1 4-6 L 2
Sacramento Kings 42 29 .592 8.5 27-17 9-6 21-13 21-16 5-1 7-3 W 2
Dallas Mavericks 42 29 .592 8.5 26-19 9-5 22-15 20-14 0-0 8-2 W 4
Phoenix Suns 42 30 .583 9 23-20 7-8 23-14 19-16 3-0 6-4 L 1
Los Angeles Lakers 39 32 .549 11.5 24-23 7-9 27-12 12-20 3-1 6-4 W 3
10 Golden State Warriors 36 34 .514 14 19-24 6-9 18-19 18-15 1-4 4-6 L 2
11 Houston Rockets 36 35 .507 14.5 24-19 9-5 26-11 10-24 1-4 9-1 W 9
12 Utah Jazz 29 43 .403 22 14-29 5-10 20-16 9-27 2-2 1-9 L 6
13 Memphis Grizzlies– o 24 48 .333 27 14-33 8-7 8-27 16-21 1-3 3-7 L 1
14 Portland Trail Blazers– o 19 53 .264 32 8-40 1-15 11-27 8-26 5-3 2-8 L 7
15 San Antonio Spurs– o 16 56 .222 35 10-34 1-13 9-27 7-29 2-1 3-7 W 1

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