By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The Clippers now are one game over .500 and have been playing much better since Milos’ return.
The Serbian star had 12 points, including 4 triples to go along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a 113-102 win over the Houston Rockets.
Clint Capela had 14 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks for the losing side.
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his first 20-20 game of his career in a 104-95 win over the Washington Wizards.
The “Greek Freak” had 27 points, 20 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks in another impressive performance.
Kristaps Porzingis got the Knicks back to winning ways with a 119-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
The Latvian superstar had 26 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks in a win.
Frank Ntilkina notched his first double-double finishing with 10 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.
The Miami Heat had their 7-game winning streak snapped by Lauri Markkanen and the Chicago Bulls.
The Finnish rookie had another superb performance with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and a block but more importantly he became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 100 three-pointers made (41 games).
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| DETROIT PISTONS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 107-118 | Batum 14 p. 8 r. 5 a. 2 s. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | TORONTO RAPTORS | 117-111 | Saric 11 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Ibaka 10 p. 5 r. 2 a., Valanciunas 8 p. 5 r. 1 a., Poeltl 7 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 95-104 | Gortat 4 p. 7 r. 1 s. 1 b., Mahinmi 2 r. 1 s 1 b., Satoransky 7 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Antetokounmpo 27 p. 20 r. 6 a. 2 b. |
| ATLANTA HAWKS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 102-99 | Schroder 26 p. 5 r. 7 a. 1 s., Ilyasova 20 p. 5 r., Bellineli 20 p. 2 r. 1 s. – Gasol 6 p. 5 r. 4 a. 2 b., Parker 6 p. 2 r. 4 a 4 s., Lauvergne 3 p. 1 r. 3 a., Bertans 10 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 b. |
| BROOKLYN NETS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 104-119 | Porzingis 26 p. 9 r. 2 b., Kanter 5 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 b., Ntilikina 10 p. 7 r. 10 a. 1 s. 2 b., Hernangomez 3 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
| CHICAGO BULLS | MIAMI HEAT | 119-111 | Markkanen 17 p. 9 r. 3 a. 1 s., Mirotic 18 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Dragic 22 p. 5 r. 9 a. |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 123-114 | Gasol 17 p. 7 r. 4 a. 1 s. 1 b. |
| CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 108-118 | Zizic 2 r., Calderon 1 p. 1 a. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | SACRAMENTO KINGS | 95-88 | Abrines 5 p. 1 r. 1 s. – Bogdanovic 13 p. 5 r. 2 a. 2 s., Koufos 5 p. 4 r., |
| UTAH JAZZ | INDIANA PACERS | 94-109 | Rubio 2 p. 5 r. 2 s., Jerebko 8 p. 5 r. 2 a. – Sabonis 15 p. 8 r. 4 a., Bogdanovic 10 p. 4 r. 2 a.1 s. |
| LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 113-102 | Teodosic 12 p. 6 r. 6 a. – Capela 14 p. 7 r. 2 b. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
44
|
34
|
10
|
4532 – 4300
|
232
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
42
|
29
|
13
|
4718 – 4393
|
325
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
43
|
26
|
17
|
4709 – 4676
|
33
|
||
|
4
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
43
|
25
|
18
|
4347 – 4379
|
-32
|
||
|
5
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
44
|
25
|
19
|
4701 – 4604
|
97
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
44
|
24
|
20
|
4725 – 4664
|
61
|
||
|
7
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
43
|
23
|
20
|
4516 – 4553
|
-37
|
||
|
8
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
42
|
22
|
20
|
4300 – 4278
|
22
|
||
|
9
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
40
|
20
|
20
|
4345 – 4327
|
18
|
||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
44
|
20
|
24
|
4591 – 4623
|
-32
|
||
|
11
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
42
|
17
|
25
|
4410 – 4438
|
-28
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
44
|
17
|
27
|
4521 – 4767
|
-246
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
44
|
16
|
28
|
4669 – 4809
|
-140
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
43
|
12
|
31
|
4525 – 4777
|
-252
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
43
|
12
|
31
|
4469 – 4647
|
-178
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
45
|
36
|
9
|
5214 – 4804
|
410
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
42
|
30
|
12
|
4815 – 4497
|
318
|
||
|
3
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
45
|
29
|
16
|
4896 – 4711
|
185
|
||
|
4
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
45
|
29
|
16
|
4561 – 4407
|
154
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
44
|
24
|
20
|
4581 – 4446
|
135
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
42
|
22
|
20
|
4664 – 4663
|
1
|
||
|
7
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
43
|
22
|
21
|
4621 – 4589
|
32
|
||
|
8
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
43
|
22
|
21
|
4458 – 4436
|
22
|
||
|
9
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
43
|
22
|
21
|
4567 – 4541
|
26
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
43
|
17
|
26
|
4325 – 4380
|
-55
|
||
|
11
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
44
|
16
|
28
|
4632 – 4942
|
-310
|
||
|
12
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
43
|
15
|
28
|
4587 – 4750
|
-163
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
44
|
15
|
29
|
4511 – 4597
|
-86
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
42
|
14
|
28
|
4164 – 4296
|
-132
|
||
|
15
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
43
|
13
|
30
|
4202 – 4582
|
-380
|
||