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.
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. |
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#
|
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
|
||