NBA Euro-watch: Gobert is back; Giannis heroics fall short

By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net

The “Stifle Tower” played 21 minutes in his return and had 4 points, 10 boards, 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. Ricky Rubio only played 24 minutes due to a blow-out finishing with 4 points, 5 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.

Marcin Gortat failed to score but still had 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in a loss.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 40 point effort in Boston fell short as the Celtics prevailed 111-100. Daniel Theis had 6 points, a rebound and a block in a win.

The Phoenix Suns stunned the 76ers 115-101 in Philadelphia behind Devin Booker’s season-high 46 points. Dragan Bender blocked 4 shots in a win.

For the losing side, Dario Saric barely missed a double-double with 10 points and 9 boards. He added 4 assists and a steal while Luwawu Cabbarot had 8 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Marc Gasol scored 21 points and added 7 rebounds to help the Grizzlies beat the Wolves 95-92 and end their 11 game losing streak.

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Here are last night’s results and euro-scorers:

CHARLOTTE HORNETS	ORLANDO MAGIC	104-94	Batum 11 p. 11 r. 5 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Fournier 18 p. 3 r. 2 a., Vucevic 10 p. 8 r. 5 a. 2 s. 2 b., Hezonja 1 r.
INDIANA PACERS	NEW YORK KNICKS	115-97	Bogdanovic 19 p. 2 r. 2 a. 1 s., Sabonis 12 p. 12 r. 2 a. – Ntilikina 7 p. 3 r. 2 a., Kanter 7 p. 6 r. 1 a., Hernangomez 14 p. 10 r. 3 a., Noah 3 p. 4 r. 3 a. 1 s.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	PHOENIX SUNS	101-115	Saric 10 p. 9 r. 4 a. 1 s., Luwawu Cabbarot 8 p. 2 r. 3 a. – Bender 3 p. 1 r. 4 b., Len 7 p. 3 r.
ATLANTA HAWKS	BROOKLYN NETS	90-110	Schroder 19 p. 5 r. 4 a. 1 s., Belinelli 8 p. 2 r. 2 a., Illyasova 5 p. 2 r. 1 a. 3 s.
BOSTON CELTICS	MILWAUKEE BUCKS	111-100	Theis 6 p. 1 r. 1 b. – Antetokoumpo 40 p. 9 r. 4 a.
CHICAGO BULLS	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	91-113	Markkanen 13 p. 7 r. 1 a. 2 s. 1 b., Zipser 2 r. 1 a. – Calderon 5 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s., Osman 1 r. 1 a., Zizic 2 p. 3 r.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	95-92	Gasol 21 p. 7 r. 5 a. 1 b.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	115-125	Asik 2 p. 5 r. – Casspi 1 r. 2 a.
DALLAS MAVERICKS	DENVER NUGGETS	122-105	Nowitzki 9 p. 6 r. 2 a., Kleber 2 p. 5 r. 1 a. – Hernangomez 5 p. 2 r. 1 a.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS	DETROIT PISTONS	96-93	Gasol 15 p. 10 r. 4 a. 2 b., Parker 7 p. 4 r. 3 a., Bertans 11 p. 3 r. 2 a.
UTAH JAZZ	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	116-69	Rubio 4 p. 5 r. 4 a. 2 s., Gobert 4 p. 10 r. 3 a. 1 s. 2 b., Jerebko 6 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 s., Sefolosha 8 p. 3 r. 1 a. – Gortat 7 r. 3 a. 4 s., Mahinmi 2 p. 3 r., Satoransky 8 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s.

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		25	21	4	2619 – 2438	181
2	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		24	17	7	2676 – 2595	81
3	TORONTO RAPTORS		21	14	7	2328 – 2177	151
4	DETROIT PISTONS		23	14	9	2403 – 2361	42
5	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		23	13	10	2488 – 2486	2
6	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		22	12	10	2267 – 2293	-26
7	INDIANA PACERS		24	13	11	2613 – 2588	25
8	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		23	12	11	2440 – 2400	40
9	NEW YORK KNICKS		23	11	12	2392 – 2399	-7
10	MIAMI HEAT		23	11	12	2300 – 2384	-84
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		22	9	13	2319 – 2341	-22
12	ORLANDO MAGIC		25	10	15	2686 – 2776	-90
13	BROOKLYN NETS		23	9	14	2525 – 2582	-57
14	ATLANTA HAWKS		23	5	18	2362 – 2497	-135
15	CHICAGO BULLS		22	3	19	2104 – 2359	-255
WESTERN
1	HOUSTON ROCKETS		22	18	4	2510 – 2260	250
2	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		25	19	6	2962 – 2679	283
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		24	16	8	2415 – 2328	87
4	DENVER NUGGETS		23	13	10	2457 – 2461	-4
5	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		23	13	10	2374 – 2300	74
6	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		25	14	11	2682 – 2671	11
7	UTAH JAZZ		24	13	11	2488 – 2369	119
8	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		24	12	12	2613 – 2642	-29
9	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		22	10	12	2247 – 2179	68
10	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		22	8	14	2307 – 2364	-57
11	PHOENIX SUNS		25	9	16	2685 – 2881	-196
12	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		23	8	15	2257 – 2324	-67
13	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		23	8	15	2433 – 2515	-82
14	SACRAMENTO KINGS		23	7	16	2200 – 2430	-230
15	DALLAS MAVERICKS		24	7	17	2418 – 2491	-73