By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
The New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks fought hard all night long. Enes Kanter (17 p. 18 r.) and Kristaps Porzingis ( 17 p. 7 r.) did everything they could but Giannis did it again.
The “Greek Freak” hit tough go-ahead lay-up to put Milwaukee up two, 92-90 with less than 2 seconds left which ultimately resulted in a Bucks win. Giannis enjoyed another monster outing despite an ankle issue finishing with 29 points and 11 rebounds. On the contrary, Malcolm Brogdon has been diagnosed with a partially torn left quadriceps tendon, which will keep him out for 6-8 weeks, according to Bucks announcement. Of course, he missed the game while Jabari Parker returned after one year and scored 12 points.
The Charlotte Hornets were on a tear offensively as they beat the Indiana Pacers 133-126. Kemba Walker led all scorers with 41 points and Nicolas Batum was the perfect side-kick.
The French wing has found his rhythm scoring a season-high 31 points, adding 9 boards and 2 assists in a win. Bojan Bogdanovic and Domantas Sabonis scored 18 and 10 points respectively.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers
| CHARLOTTE HORNETS | INDIANA PACERS | 133-126 | Batum 31 p. 9 r. 2 a. – Bogdanovic 18 p 2 r. 2 a., Sabonis 8 p. 3 r. 2 a. 1 s. 1 v. |
| BOSTON CELTICS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 119-110 | Theis 4 p. 3 r. 3 a. 1 s. 2 b. – Schroder 25 p. 3 r. 1 a., Belinelli 15 p. 2 a., Ilyasova 7 p. 4 r. 1 b., Dorsey 1 p. 1 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
| BROOKLYN NETS | LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 99-102 | – |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 130-105 | Ibaka 7 p. 5 r. 1 a., Valanciunas 18 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b., Poeltl 4 p. 5 r. 1 a. 2 b. – Nurkic 20 p. 7 r. 3 a. 2 s. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | MIAMI HEAT | 103-97 | Saric 17 p. 10 r. 2 s. – Dragic 10 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 92-90 | Antetokounmpo 29 p. 11 r. 2 a. 3 s. 2 b. – Porznigis 17 p. 7 r. 2 b., Kanter 17 p. 18 r. 2 a., Ntilikina 9 p. 2 r. 5 a. 1 s. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 100-114 | Abrines 14 p. 1 r. |
| PHOENIX SUNS | UTAH JAZZ | 97-129 | Bender 16 p. 9 r. 5 a. 1 s. – Gobert 10 p. 9 r. 1 a. 1 s. 5 b., Rubio 14 p. 6 r. 9 a. 2 s., Jerebko 2 p. 1 r. 1 a. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 104-119 | Bogdanovic 12 p. 3 r. 6 a. 3 s., Koufos 4 p. 3 r. – Pachulia 8 p. 13 r. 1 s. 1 b., Casspi 2 p. 4 r. 1 s. |