NBA Euro-watch: Giannis gets the win on his birthday

By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net

On his 23rd birthday, Giannis Antetokounmpo led his team to a 104-100 win over the Detroit Pistons. The “Greek Freak” scored 29 points, adding 10 boards, 4 assists, a steal and 2 blocks.

Kristaps Porzingis made his return after a two-game absence and led the Knicks to a 99-88 win over the struggling Memphis Grizzlies.

The Latvian star had 18 points, 5 rebounds, a steal and a block while Enes Kanter had a double double, 12 points and 12 boards with an assist and a block.

French rookie, Frank Ntilikina played 20 minutes and had 8 points, a couple rebounds and assists to go along with 3 steals.

For the losing side, Marc Gasol 17 points, 8 rebounds. 3 assists and 2 blocks.

Finally Danilo Gallinari returned to action for the L.A. Clippers. Despite the 113-107 loss, the Italian veteran managed 7 points 4 rebounds and a steal.

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Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers:

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	SACRAMENTO KINGS	101-95	Calderon 1 a. 1 s.,  – Bogdanovic 5 p. 2 r. 5 a. 2 s., Koufos 8 p. 5 r. 1 a.
INDIANA PACERS	CHICAGO BULLS	98-96	Bogdanovic 17 p. 2 r. 3 a. 1 s., Sabonis 6 p. 5 r. 1 a. – Markkanen 11 p. 6 r. 2 a., Zipser 6 p. 5 r. 1 a.
ORLANDO MAGIC	ATLANTA HAWKS	110-106	Fournier 27 p. 4 r. 1 a. 2 s., Vucevic 24 p. 15 r. 2 a. 1 b. – Schroder 26 p. 5 r. 7 a. 2 s., Belinelli 12 p. 7 r. 1 a., Illyasova 9 p. 7 r. 2 a. 1 s. 2 b.
BOSTON CELTICS	DALLAS MAVERICKS	97-90	Theis 7 p. 11 r. 2 a. 2 s. 1 b., Yabusele 3 p. 2 r. 3 a. – Nowitzki 16 p. 6 r. 1 s., Kleber 13 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 s. 5 b.
NEW YORK KNICKS	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	99-88	Porzingis 18 p. 5 r. 1 . 1 b., Kanter 12 p. 12 r. 1 a. 1 b., Ntilikina 8 p. 2 r. 2 a. 3 s. – Gasol 17 p. 8 r. 3 a. 2 b.
CHARLOTTE HORNETS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	87-101	Batum 15 p. 5 r. 4 a. 2 s. – Casspi 2 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Pachulia 3 r.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS	DETROIT PISTONS	104-100	Antetokounmpo 25 p. 10 r. 4 a. 2 s. 1 b.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	DENVER NUGGETS	123-114	Asik 2 p. 4 r. 1 a. – Hernangomez 3 p. 1 r. 1 a.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS	MIAMI HEAT	117-105	Gasol 12 p. 5 r. 3 a. 1 b., Parker 10 p. 3 r. 9 a., Betans 7 p. 3 r. 1 a.1 s. 1 b. – Dragic 8 p. 4 r. 6 a. 1 s.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	107-113	Gallinari 7 p. 4 4. 1 s.

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		26	22	4	2716 – 2528	188
2	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		25	18	7	2777 – 2690	87
3	TORONTO RAPTORS		22	15	7	2454 – 2290	164
4	DETROIT PISTONS		24	14	10	2503 – 2465	38
5	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		23	13	10	2488 – 2486	2
6	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		23	13	10	2371 – 2393	-22
7	INDIANA PACERS		25	14	11	2711 – 2684	27
8	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		24	13	11	2546 – 2492	54
9	NEW YORK KNICKS		24	12	12	2491 – 2487	4
10	MIAMI HEAT		24	11	13	2405 – 2501	-96
11	ORLANDO MAGIC		26	11	15	2796 – 2882	-86
12	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		23	9	14	2406 – 2442	-36
13	BROOKLYN NETS		23	9	14	2525 – 2582	-57
14	ATLANTA HAWKS		24	5	19	2468 – 2607	-139
15	CHICAGO BULLS		23	3	20	2200 – 2457	-257
WESTERN
1	HOUSTON ROCKETS		22	18	4	2510 – 2260	250
2	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		26	20	6	3063 – 2766	297
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		25	17	8	2532 – 2433	99
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		25	14	11	2682 – 2671	11
5	DENVER NUGGETS		24	13	11	2571 – 2584	-13
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		24	13	11	2466 – 2406	60
7	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		25	13	12	2736 – 2756	-20
8	UTAH JAZZ		25	13	12	2582 – 2469	113
9	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		23	11	12	2347 – 2273	74
10	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		22	8	14	2307 – 2364	-57
11	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		23	8	15	2433 – 2515	-82
12	PHOENIX SUNS		26	9	17	2798 – 3007	-209
13	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		24	8	16	2345 – 2423	-78
14	SACRAMENTO KINGS		24	7	17	2295 – 2531	-236
15	DALLAS MAVERICKS		25	7	18	2508 – 2588	-80