By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Once again, Euro-ballers came to play in the NBA with some notable performances. Others resulted in wins and others in losses.
The Celtics beat the Bucks in Milwaukee (96-89) with Daniel Theis (5 rebounds) earning his first career start.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s tremendous effort wasn’t enough as he had 28 points , 10 boards, 7 assists and 3 steals in 41 minutes. Mirza Teletovic had 3 points.
In Chicago, the Bulls got their first win (91-86) of the season in expense of the Atlanta Hawks.
Lauri Markkanen hit a clutch three-pointer late and finished the game with a double-double 14 points and 12 boards.
For the losing side, Marco Belinelli had 23 points on 5-of-9 three pointers which was a game high.
Memphis got revenge for last night’s loss by beating the Mavericks 96-91. Marc Gasol was a “monster” once again with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.
Dirk Nowitzki had 14 points and 7 boards while fellow German Kleber had 6 points and 4 boards.
The L.A. Clippers won in style ,(104-103) as Blake Griffin hit a game winning 3-pointer to beat the buzzer.
Danilo Gallinari added 16 points, 3 boards and 3 steals in a win.
For the Blazers, Jusuf Nurkic had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
In DeMarcus Cousins’ return to Sacramento “Boogie” was absolutely astonishing with 41 points, 23 rebounds, 6 assists against his former team, that resulted in a 114-106 win.
Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 10 points to go along with 2 boards and 4 assists with some highlight reel plays. Kosta Koufos added 8 points and 8 boards for the losing side.
| CHICAGO BULLS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 91-86 | (Markkanen 14 p., 12r. – Belinelli 23 p., 2 r., 2 a.) |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 96-91 | (M. Gasol 25 p., 13 r., 3 a. – Nowitzki 14 p., 7 r., Kleber 6 p., 6 r.) |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | BOSTON CELTICS | 89-96 | Antetokounmpo 28 p., 10 r., 7 a., 3 s., 1 b., Teletovic 3 p., 3 r. – Theis 5 r.) |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | 103-104 | Nurkic 12 p., 8 r. – Gallinari 16 p., 3 r., 3 a.) |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 106-114 | Bogdanovic 10p., 2 r., 4 a., Koufos 8 p., 8 r.) |
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#
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TEAM
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PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
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+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
443 – 432
|
11
|
||
|
2
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
476 – 449
|
27
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
537 – 534
|
3
|
||
|
4
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
510 – 516
|
-6
|
||
|
5
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
532 – 510
|
22
|
||
|
6
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
606 – 597
|
9
|
||
|
7
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
507 – 480
|
27
|
||
|
8
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
403 – 389
|
14
|
||
|
9
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
454 – 412
|
42
|
||
|
10
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
425 – 434
|
-9
|
||
|
11
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
570 – 578
|
-8
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
380 – 409
|
-29
|
||
|
13
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
491 – 531
|
-40
|
||
|
14
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
502 – 541
|
-39
|
||
|
15
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
280 – 326
|
-46
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
412 – 373
|
39
|
||
|
2
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
444 – 367
|
77
|
||
|
3
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
529 – 514
|
15
|
||
|
4
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
5
|
4
|
1
|
502 – 476
|
26
|
||
|
5
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
554 – 482
|
72
|
||
|
6
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
5
|
3
|
2
|
600 – 568
|
32
|
||
|
7
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
419 – 391
|
28
|
||
|
8
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
438 – 456
|
-18
|
||
|
9
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
471 – 482
|
-11
|
||
|
10
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
537 – 552
|
-15
|
||
|
11
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
522 – 569
|
-47
|
||
|
12
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
508 – 589
|
-81
|
||
|
13
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
389 – 404
|
-15
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
493 – 520
|
-27
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
587 – 640
|
-53
|
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