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.
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. |
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#
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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
|
||