NBA Euro-watch: Milos beats Jokic for Clippers 6th straight win

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

Milos Teodosic and Nikola Jokic faced each other for the first time in the NBA and Milos came out victorious.

Teodosic played 31 minutes and hit a big three to break the tie during the fourth quarter. The Serbian rookie finished the game with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and seems to be feeling more comfortable game-by-game.

For the losing side, Nikola Jokic seemed “gassed” in a tough back-to-back set but still finished with 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 2 blocks in a 104-109 loss.

Bogdan Bogdanovic scored a career-high 25 points, including 6-0f-6 three-pointers. He added 6 boards, 2 assists and a steal and was sensational despite the 105-120 loss to the Utah Jazz.

Ricky Rubio had 9 points and 7 assists for the winning side.

Goran Dragic led the Heat to another impressive win, 106-101, this time against the Bucks in Milwaukee. The Slovenian star had 15 points, 4 boards and 5 assists.

Giannis Antetokounmpo still managed to post a double-double despite the loss.

The “Greek Freak” had 22 points, 10 boards, 6 assists 2 steals and 2 blocks.

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

CHARLOTTE HORNETS	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	133-109	Batum 11 p. 3 r. 4 a. 1 s. – Gortat 8 r. 1 a. 2 s.. Mahinmi 4 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 b., Satoransky 6 p. 3 r. 7 a.
ATLANTA HAWKS	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	94-93	Schroder 13 p. 3 r. 15 a. 2 s., Ilyasova 15 p. 7 r. 1 a., Belinelli 8 p. 3 r. 4 a. 1 s., Dorsey 1 r.
BROOKLYN NETS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	95-100	Gasol 13 p. 12 r. 7 a., Parker 8 p. 3 r. 2 a., Bertans 2 p. 1 r. 2 a., Lauvergne 2 r. 1 a.
TORONTO RAPTORS	DETROIT PISTONS	96-91	Ibaka 2 p. 3 r. 1 a., Valanciunas 17 p. 16 r. 3 a. 1 b., Poeltl 8 p. 5 r. 1 s. 2 b. – Marjanovic 7 p. 6 r. 1 b.
CHICAGO BULLS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	112-119	Markkanen 11 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b., Mirotic 24 p. 6 r. 3 a. 3 s. 1 b. – Pachulia 6 p. 11 r. 5 a., Casspi 4 p. 4 r. 1 s.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	NEW YORK KNICKS	105-99	Porzingis 21 p. 9 r. 3 s. 6 b., Ntilikina 3 r. 7 a. 1 s., Kanter 20 p. 9 r. 1 b.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS	MIAMI HEAT	101-106	Antetokounmpo 22 p. 10 r. 6 a. 2 s. 2 b. – Dragic 15 p. 4 r. 5 a.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	114-90	Abrines 7 p. 2 r. – Zubac 2 p. 1 r.
SACRAMENTO KINGS	UTAH JAZZ	105-120	Bogdanovic 25 p. 6 r. 2 a. 1 s., Koufos 4 p. 5 r. 1 a., Papagiannis 2 p. 1 r. – Rubio 9 p. 1 r. 7 a. 4 s., Jerebko 7 p. 1 r.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	DENVER NUGGETS	109-104	Teodosic 15 p. 4 r. 5 a. 3 s. – Jokic 18 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s. 2 b.

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		45	34	11	4645 – 4416	229
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		43	30	13	4814 – 4484	330
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		43	26	17	4709 – 4676	33
4	MIAMI HEAT		44	26	18	4453 – 4480	-27
5	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		45	25	20	4810 – 4737	73
6	INDIANA PACERS		44	24	20	4725 – 4664	61
7	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		44	23	21	4617 – 4659	-42
8	DETROIT PISTONS		43	22	21	4391 – 4374	17
9	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		40	20	20	4345 – 4327	18
10	NEW YORK KNICKS		45	20	25	4690 – 4728	-38
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		43	18	25	4543 – 4547	-4
12	CHICAGO BULLS		45	17	28	4633 – 4886	-253
13	BROOKLYN NETS		45	16	29	4764 – 4909	-145
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		44	13	31	4633 – 4879	-246
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		44	13	31	4563 – 4740	-177
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		46	37	9	5333 – 4916	417
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		42	30	12	4815 – 4497	318
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		46	30	16	4661 – 4502	159
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		46	29	17	4998 – 4819	179
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		45	25	20	4695 – 4536	159
6	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		44	23	21	4873 – 4870	3
7	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		44	23	21	4576 – 4547	29
8	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		44	23	21	4730 – 4693	37
9	DENVER NUGGETS		45	23	22	4776 – 4752	24
10	UTAH JAZZ		44	18	26	4445 – 4485	-40
11	PHOENIX SUNS		45	16	29	4743 – 5060	-317
12	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		43	15	28	4269 – 4395	-126
13	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		44	15	29	4677 – 4864	-187
14	DALLAS MAVERICKS		45	15	30	4613 – 4702	-89
15	SACRAMENTO KINGS		44	13	31	4307 – 4702	-395