By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Lauri Markkanen put on a show for basketball fans in one of the world’s biggest sport stages. The Finnish rookie had a career-high 33 points, including 8 three-pointers to go along with 10 boards, an assist, 2 steals and a block.
The game was decided in double overtime with Lauri Markkanen and Kristaps Porzingis (24 p. 4 r.) going back and fourth down the stretch but the Bulls prevailed in the end, 122-119.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points leading the Bucks to a 110-103 win over the Orlando Magic.
For the losing side, Even Fournier had 21 points while Mario Hezonja continued his strong performances with 14 off the bench.
The Grizzlies managed to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 105-102 behind a big performance by Marc Gasol. The Spanish star came up 3 assists shy of a triple-double finishing with 21 points, 10 boards and 7 assists and sealed the game with a steal on Cousins
Nikola Jokic had an off shooting night but still finished with 9 points, 12 boards, and 7 assists.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| CHARLOTTE HORNETS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 111-115 | Batum 4 p. 7 r. 1 a. – Nowitzki 19 p. 2 r. 2 a. 2 s. 2 b., Kleber 4 p. 1 r. 1 a. 2 s. |
| INDIANA PACERS | MIAMI HEAT | 106-114 | Sabonis 18 p. 7 r., Bogdanovic 15 p. 6 r. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | UTAH JAZZ | 104-107 | Gortat 8 p. 8 r. 2 a., Mahinmi 3 r., Satoransky 2 p. 1 r. 2 a. 1 s. – Rubio 21 p. 2 r. 3 a. 3 s., Sefolosha 2 p. 1 s., Jerebko 9 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
| BROOKLYN NETS | DETROIT PISTONS | 80-114 | Mozgov 3 p. 2 s. – Marjanovic 2 p. 1 b. |
| NEW YORK KNICKS | CHICAGO BULLS | 119-122 | Porzingis 24 p. 6 r. 1 a. 4 b., Kanter 15 p. 7 r. 2 a. 1 b., Ntilikina 1 r. 3 a. – Markkanen 33 p. 10 r. 1 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 121-112 | Capela 13 p. 9 r. 1 a. 2 b. – Nurkic 8 p. 8 r. 1 a.3 b. |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 105-102 | Gasol 21 p. 10 r. 7 a. 2 s. – Asik 4 r. 1 b. |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | ORLANDO MAGIC | 110-103 | Antetokounmpo 26 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Fournier 21 p. 4 r. 3 a. 1 s. 1 b., Hezonja 13 p. 4 r. 1 a. 2 s. |
| MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 104-88 | Bjelica 3 p. 4 r. – Abrines 1 s. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 97-110 | Jokic 9 p. 12 r. 7 a. 2 s. 3 b. – Schroder 19 p. 2 r. 10 a. 1 s., Belinelli 10 p. 1 a., Ilyasova 10 p. 9 r. 1 a. 1 s., Dorsey 1 r. |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | 106-125 | Casspi 6 p. 3 r. 3 a. 2 s., Pahculia 12 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
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#
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TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
43
|
33
|
10
|
4418 – 4197
|
221
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
39
|
28
|
11
|
4349 – 4050
|
299
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
40
|
26
|
14
|
4407 – 4328
|
79
|
||
|
4
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
41
|
24
|
17
|
4139 – 4181
|
-42
|
||
|
5
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
41
|
23
|
18
|
4362 – 4268
|
94
|
||
|
6
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
40
|
22
|
18
|
4088 – 4053
|
35
|
||
|
7
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
40
|
22
|
18
|
4239 – 4253
|
-14
|
||
|
8
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
41
|
21
|
20
|
4399 – 4378
|
21
|
||
|
9
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
38
|
19
|
19
|
4125 – 4102
|
23
|
||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
41
|
19
|
22
|
4246 – 4278
|
-32
|
||
|
11
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
39
|
15
|
24
|
4102 – 4142
|
-40
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
41
|
15
|
26
|
4342 – 4466
|
-124
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
42
|
15
|
27
|
4295 – 4551
|
-256
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
42
|
12
|
30
|
4406 – 4652
|
-246
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
41
|
11
|
30
|
4262 – 4438
|
-176
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
41
|
33
|
8
|
4755 – 4352
|
403
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
40
|
29
|
11
|
4601 – 4289
|
312
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
42
|
28
|
14
|
4269 – 4132
|
137
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
43
|
27
|
16
|
4658 – 4500
|
158
|
||
|
5
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
41
|
22
|
19
|
4242 – 4197
|
45
|
||
|
6
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
42
|
22
|
20
|
4385 – 4267
|
118
|
||
|
7
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
41
|
21
|
20
|
4400 – 4351
|
49
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
40
|
20
|
20
|
4422 – 4432
|
-10
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
39
|
18
|
21
|
4136 – 4161
|
-25
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
41
|
17
|
24
|
4143 – 4172
|
-29
|
||
|
11
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
42
|
16
|
26
|
4440 – 4710
|
-270
|
||
|
12
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
43
|
15
|
28
|
4410 – 4490
|
-80
|
||
|
13
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
40
|
13
|
27
|
3894 – 4240
|
-346
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
40
|
13
|
27
|
3963 – 4095
|
-132
|
||
|
15
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
40
|
13
|
27
|
4273 – 4445
|
-172
|
||