NBA Euro-watch: Giannis with the comeback, Gasol leads the Spurs

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 22 points and 10 rebounds to help the Bucks rally from a 20-point deficit and win back their crowd with a 102-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

On the losing side, Serb Nemanja Bjelica played his third straight game after missing the previous 15 with a sprained foot. He was scoreless.

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 25 points and the Spurs beat the New York Knicks 119-107 as Spanish star Pau Gasol added 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Latvian star Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points for the Knicks, but Porzingis fouled out late in the fourth. French rookie Frank Ntilikina dished a career high of 11 assists, playing against his idol, Tony Parker who scored 14 points.

The Trail Blazers rallied for 114-110 victory over the Sixers with Bosnian beast Jusuf Nurkic finishing the game with 21 points and 12 rebounds.

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For the Sixers, Dario Saric had 25 points. Here are last night’s results and Euro-scorers.

ORLANDO MAGIC

DETROIT PISTONS

102-89

Fournier 17 p., Hezonja 4 p.

BOSTON CELTICS

HOUSTON ROCKETS

99-98

Theis 1 r.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

102-96

Giannis 22 p. 10 r.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS

NEW YORK KNICKS

119-107

Pau Gasol 17 p. 11 r. 7 as. Parker 14 p. – Porzingis 18 p. 7 r. Kanter 12 p. , Ntilikina 9 p. 11 as.

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

114-110

Nurkic 21 p. 12 r. – Saric 25 p. 9 r.

Standings

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
BOSTON CELTICS
39
29
10
4030 – 3835
195
2
TORONTO RAPTORS
33
23
10
3651 – 3397
254
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
35
24
11
3861 – 3758
103
4
DETROIT PISTONS
34
19
15
3482 – 3456
26
5
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
33
18
15
3467 – 3482
-15
6
INDIANA PACERS
35
19
16
3761 – 3734
27
7
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
35
19
16
3697 – 3635
62
8
MIAMI HEAT
34
18
16
3410 – 3455
-45
9
NEW YORK KNICKS
35
17
18
3625 – 3629
-4
10
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
34
15
19
3669 – 3706
-37
11
CHICAGO BULLS
34
12
22
3389 – 3598
-209
12
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
34
12
22
3543 – 3616
-73
13
BROOKLYN NETS
34
12
22
3652 – 3764
-112
14
ORLANDO MAGIC
36
12
24
3773 – 3966
-193
15
ATLANTA HAWKS
34
9
25
3538 – 3687
-149
WESTERN
1
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
35
28
7
4020 – 3658
362
2
HOUSTON ROCKETS
33
25
8
3782 – 3477
305
3
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
36
25
11
3664 – 3536
128
4
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
36
22
14
3909 – 3840
69
5
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
35
20
15
3623 – 3506
117
6
DENVER NUGGETS
35
19
16
3756 – 3702
54
7
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
34
18
16
3779 – 3771
8
8
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
34
18
16
3469 – 3420
49
9
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
33
14
19
3466 – 3497
-31
10
UTAH JAZZ
36
15
21
3641 – 3657
-16
11
PHOENIX SUNS
36
13
23
3801 – 4046
-245
12
SACRAMENTO KINGS
34
12
22
3294 – 3580
-286
13
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
33
11
22
3508 – 3622
-114
14
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
35
11
24
3411 – 3541
-130
15
DALLAS MAVERICKS
36
11
25
3595 – 3695
-100
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