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 Cavs – Charlotte Hornets 115-92 (Pokusevski 11p, Bertans, 3p, Micic 2p)
Atlanta Hawks – Boston Celtics 120-118 (Bogdan 22p, Krejci 16p, Capela 14p, 12r – Porzingis 17p, Mykhailiuk 6p)
New York Knicks – Detroit Pistons 124-99 (Bojan 13p, Hartenstein 6p, 10r – Fournier 15p, Evbuomwan 3p)
Toronto Raptors – Brooklyn Nets 88-96 (Schroder 19p, 7as)
Chicago Bulls – Washington Wizards 105-107 (Vucevic 9p, 16r – Vukcevic 6p)
Houston Rockets – Portland Trail Blazers 110-92 (Camara 12p, Rupert 9p)
San Antonio Spurs – Phoenix Suns 104-102 (Sochan 26p, 18r, Osman 7p – Nurkic 6p, 9r)
Denver Nuggets – Memphis Grizzlies 128-103 (Jokic 29p, 11r, 8as – Aldama 5p, 9r)
Utah Jazz – Dallas Mavericks 105-115 (Markkanen 34p, 7r – Doncic 29p, 12r, 13r, Kleber 3p)
Sacramento Kings – Philadelphia 76ers 108-96 (Sabonis 11p, 13r, 10as, Len 7p, 5r)
LA Clippers – Indiana Pacers 116-133 (Zubac 9p, 11r)
Eastern Conference
| TEAM | W | L | WIN% | GB | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | OT | LAST10 | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Boston Celtics– e | 57 | 15 | .792 | — | 38-8 | 15-1 | 32-3 | 25-12 | 2-3 | 9-1 | L 1 |
| 2 Milwaukee Bucks– ps | 46 | 25 | .648 | 10.5 | 31-14 | 10-7 | 29-7 | 17-18 | 2-1 | 6-4 | W 2 |
| 3 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 |
| 5 Orlando Magic– ps | 42 | 29 | .592 | 14.5 | 30-17 | 9-6 | 25-10 | 17-19 | 2-1 | 7-3 | L 1 |
| 6 Indiana Pacers– ps | 41 | 32 | .562 | 16.5 | 28-17 | 11-4 | 21-15 | 20-17 | 0-1 | 6-4 | W 1 |
| 7 Miami Heat– ps | 39 | 32 | .549 | 17.5 | 27-18 | 11-3 | 18-16 | 21-16 | 1-0 | 4-6 | W 1 |
| 8 Philadelphia 76ers– ps | 39 | 33 | .542 | 18 | 26-20 | 6-8 | 21-15 | 18-18 | 0-2 | 4-6 | L 1 |
| 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Denver Nuggets– ps | 51 | 21 | .708 | — | 29-15 | 8-5 | 29-6 | 22-15 | 0-1 | 9-1 | W 4 |
| 2 Oklahoma City Thunder– ps | 49 | 21 | .700 | 1 | 31-15 | 12-4 | 28-7 | 21-14 | 3-0 | 7-3 | L 1 |
| 3 Minnesota Timberwolves– ps | 49 | 22 | .690 | 1.5 | 34-12 | 11-3 | 25-9 | 24-13 | 1-4 | 7-3 | W 2 |
| 4 New Orleans Pelicans | 44 | 27 | .620 | 6.5 | 26-18 | 9-6 | 20-13 | 24-14 | 0-1 | 8-2 | W 2 |
| 5 LA Clippers | 44 | 27 | .620 | 6.5 | 27-18 | 8-5 | 22-13 | 22-14 | 0-1 | 4-6 | L 2 |
| 6 Sacramento Kings | 42 | 29 | .592 | 8.5 | 27-17 | 9-6 | 21-13 | 21-16 | 5-1 | 7-3 | W 2 |
| 7 Dallas Mavericks | 42 | 29 | .592 | 8.5 | 26-19 | 9-5 | 22-15 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 8-2 | W 4 |
| 8 Phoenix Suns | 42 | 30 | .583 | 9 | 23-20 | 7-8 | 23-14 | 19-16 | 3-0 | 6-4 | L 1 |
| 9 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 |