By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
In a battle between two of the most versatile and skilled big-men in the NBA, Nikola Jokic’s Denver Nuggets beat Kristaps Porzingis’ New York Knicks 130-118.
For the losing side, Latvian star Kristaps Porzingis had 21 points and 7 boards while Enes Kanter scored 20 along with 7 boards.
Earlier, Russell Westbrook single handedly carried the Oklahoma City Thunder to victory. The reigning MVP poured in a season-high 46 points, adding 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals.
Bradley Beal had the hot hand for the Wizards as he scored 41 points adding 12 boards and 7 assists.
The “Polish Hammer”, Marcin Gortat finished with 4 points as he battled foul-trouble playing only 20 minutes.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| MIAMI HEAT | SACRAMENTO KINGS | 88-89 | Dragic 23 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s. – Bogdanovic 11 p. 3 r. 3 a. 1 b., Koufos 6 p. 6 r. 1 a., |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 121-112 | Gortat 4 p. 1 r. 1 a., Satoransky 2 p. 1 a., Mahunmi 4 p. 3 r. 2 a. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 130-118 | Jokic 18 p. 7 r. 10 a. – Porzingis 21 p. 7 r. 1 b., Kanter 20 p. 7 r. 1 a., Hernangomez 9 p. 2 r., Ntilikina 3 p. 1 r. 3 a. 1 s. 1 b. |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 126-113 | Pachulia 9 p. 6 r. 3 a. – Bjelica 11 p. 6 r. 3 a. 2 s. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
49
|
35
|
14
|
5040 – 4818
|
222
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
46
|
32
|
14
|
5117 – 4775
|
342
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
46
|
27
|
19
|
5039 – 5041
|
-2
|
||
|
4
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
48
|
27
|
21
|
4832 – 4874
|
-42
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
48
|
26
|
22
|
5107 – 5050
|
57
|
||
|
6
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
48
|
26
|
22
|
5119 – 5068
|
51
|
||
|
7
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
44
|
23
|
21
|
4766 – 4707
|
59
|
||
|
8
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
46
|
24
|
22
|
4820 – 4880
|
-60
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
46
|
22
|
24
|
4698 – 4695
|
3
|
||
|
10
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
49
|
21
|
28
|
5144 – 5223
|
-79
|
||
|
11
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
46
|
19
|
27
|
4856 – 4861
|
-5
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
48
|
18
|
30
|
4975 – 5230
|
-255
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
48
|
18
|
30
|
5074 – 5213
|
-139
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
47
|
14
|
33
|
4938 – 5183
|
-245
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
47
|
14
|
33
|
4857 – 5051
|
-194
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
49
|
39
|
10
|
5690 – 5257
|
433
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
46
|
34
|
12
|
5250 – 4890
|
360
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
50
|
32
|
18
|
5052 – 4869
|
183
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
51
|
31
|
20
|
5564 – 5411
|
153
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
48
|
28
|
20
|
5073 – 4880
|
193
|
||
|
6
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
47
|
26
|
21
|
5217 – 5198
|
19
|
||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
48
|
26
|
22
|
5017 – 4959
|
58
|
||
|
8
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
48
|
25
|
23
|
5110 – 5079
|
31
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
47
|
23
|
24
|
5063 – 5057
|
6
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
48
|
20
|
28
|
4873 – 4914
|
-41
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
47
|
18
|
29
|
5011 – 5164
|
-153
|
||
|
12
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
47
|
17
|
30
|
4669 – 4803
|
-134
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
48
|
17
|
31
|
5057 – 5385
|
-328
|
||
|
14
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
48
|
16
|
32
|
4916 – 4998
|
-82
|
||
|
15
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
48
|
15
|
33
|
4696 – 5107
|
-411
|
||