NBA Euro-watch: Big wins for Giannis & Dragic

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

The home team led wire-to-wire and the “Greek Freak” put together another outstanding performance finishing with 31 points, adding 10 boards, 5 assists, a steal and 2 blocks in an easy 122-101 win.

For the losing side, Luthanian stud, Domantas Sabonis led his team with 24 points off the bench while Bojdan Bogdanovic had 13 points.

Lauri Markkanen ( 22p. 12 r.) and Nikola Mirotic (20 p.) did everything in their power, but the Bulls fell short as they lost 124-115 to the Toronto Raptors.

Serge Ibaka had 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winning side.

Goran Dragic enjoyed his first double-double of the season as he scored 24 points and added 13 assists in a 111-104 win over the Detroit Pistons.

Boban Marjanovic had 14 points, 9 rebounds and a block for the visiting side.

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

ORLANDO MAGIC	HOUSTON ROCKETS	98-116	Fournier 10 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b., Hezonja 14 p. 9 r. 2 a. – Capela 21 p. 8 r. 2 b.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	112-106	Saric 15 p. 7 r. 1 a., Luwawu-Cabbarot 3 p. 1 r. – Gasol 3 r. 4 a., Bertans 13 p. 5 r. 1 a., Lauvergne 4 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 s.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS	NEW YORK KNICKS	121-103	Gortat 21 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s. 1 b., Satoransky 10 p. 2 r. 1 a., Mahinmi 8 p. 3 r. – Porzingis 16 p. 6 r. 1 a. 2 b., Kanter 12 p.  r. 1 a., Ntilikina 7 p. 1 r. 1 a. 1 s.
BROOKLYN NETS	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	98-97	–
MIAMI HEAT	DETROIT PISTONS	111-104	Dragic 24 p. 5 r. 13 a. – Marjanovic 15 p. 9 r. 3 a., 1 b.
BOSTON CELTICS	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	102-88	Theis 6 p., Yabusele 1 r.- Calderon 6 p. 2 r. 1 s., Osman 2 p. 1 r. 1 a.
CHICAGO BULLS	TORONTO RAPTORS	115-124	Markkanen 22 p.12 r. 1 a. 1 s., Mirotic 20 p. 5 r. 2 a. 1 b., Zipser 4 r. – Valanciunas 4 r., Ibaka 16 p. 7 r. 1 a. 3 b.. Poeltl 6 p. 2 r. 1 a.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS	INDIANA PACERS	122-101	Antetokounmpo 31 p. 10 r. 5 a. 1 s. 2 b.- Bogdanovic 13 p. 3 r. 3 a., Sabonis 24 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s.
DALLAS MAVERICKS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	122-125	Nowitzki 12 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s., Kleber 5 p. 1 r., 1 b. – Pachulia 7 p. 2 r. 2 a.,
DENVER NUGGETS	PHOENIX SUNS	134-111	Jokic 14 p. 9 r. 8 a. 2 s. – Len 6 p. 5 r.
UTAH JAZZ	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	98-108	Rubio 11 p. 2 r. 7 a. 4 s., Jerebko 7 p. –
LOS ANGELES LAKERS	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	96-133	–

 

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		41	31	10	4240 – 4028	212
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		36	26	10	4017 – 3737	280
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		38	25	13	4177 – 4074	103
4	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		38	22	16	4053 – 3951	102
5	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		36	20	16	3813 – 3809	4
6	DETROIT PISTONS		36	20	16	3679 – 3646	33
7	MIAMI HEAT		37	20	17	3725 – 3781	-56
8	INDIANA PACERS		38	19	19	4059 – 4082	-23
9	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		37	18	19	4011 – 4024	-13
10	NEW YORK KNICKS		38	18	20	3924 – 3953	-29
11	BROOKLYN NETS		38	15	23	4064 – 4151	-87
12	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		37	14	23	3883 – 3933	-50
13	CHICAGO BULLS		38	13	25	3853 – 4067	-214
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		39	12	27	4077 – 4297	-220
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		37	10	27	3843 – 3991	-148
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		38	30	8	4386 – 4019	367
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		36	27	9	4149 – 3838	311
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		39	26	13	3949 – 3832	117
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		39	24	15	4227 – 4124	103
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		37	20	17	3831 – 3719	112
6	DENVER NUGGETS		37	20	17	3992 – 3920	72
7	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		37	19	18	3792 – 3771	21
8	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		37	19	18	4110 – 4102	8
9	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		36	17	19	3806 – 3806	0
10	UTAH JAZZ		38	16	22	3843 – 3866	-23
11	PHOENIX SUNS		40	15	25	4237 – 4507	-270
12	DALLAS MAVERICKS		39	13	26	3961 – 4053	-92
13	SACRAMENTO KINGS		37	12	25	3602 – 3936	-334
14	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		38	12	26	3758 – 3891	-133
15	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		36	11	25	3852 – 4005	-15