By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
There is something about Giannis and the Knicks. After a game-winner in MSG last year, and a game-winner at Milwaukee just a few days ago, the “Greek Freak” continued to “torch” the New York Knicks.
The Greek Freak got the crowd to rise with a mesmerizing dunk on Tim Hardaway Jr.
He finished with 23 points, 11 boards, 5 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks.
Enens Kanter had a big double-double (19 p. 16 r.) for the losing side but the bad news for New York was much bigger than just one loss.
Kristaps Porzingis suffered a torn ACL and will miss the rest of the season.
Dario Saric had 20 points and 7 boards as the 76ers ended the Wizards 5-game winning streak.
French big-man Ian Mahinmi had 13 points and 4 boards for the losing side.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers
| ORLANDO MAGIC | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 116-98 | Fournier 19 p. 6 r. 3 a. 1 s., Hezonja 10 p. 6 r. 2 a. – Calderon 1 a., |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | BOSTON CELTICS | 111-91 | Ibaka 8 p. 5 r. 1 a., Valanciunas 2 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Poeltl 4 p. 5 r. 1 a. 3 b. – Theis 10 p. 2 r. 1 a., Yabusele 4 p. 3 r. |
| ATLANTA HAWKS | MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | 108-82 | Schroder 22 p. 3 r. 5 a. 1 s. 1 b., Ilyasova 8 p. 4 r. 2 s. 1 b., Dorsey 10 p. 1 r. 7 a. 2 s. – Gasol 8 p. 6 r. 2 a. |
| BROOKLYN NETS | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 113-123 | Capela 18 p. 11 r. 1 s. 4 b. |
| NEW YORK KNICKS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 89-103 | Porzingis 10 p. 2 r. 3 b. Kanter 19 p. 16 r. 1 a. 1 s., Hernangomez 2 p. 1 r., Ntilikina 2 p. 2 a. – Antetokounmpo 23 p. 11 r. 6 a. 1 s. 2 b. |
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 115-102 | Saric 20 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. – Mahinmi 13 p. 4 r., Satoransky 6 p. 2 r. 3 a. 2 s., Gortat 4 p. 4 t. 1 s. 1 b. |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | 105-125 | Abrines 9 p. 1 r. 2 s. 1 b. – Pachulia 2 p. 2 r. Casspi 2 p. 3 r. 2 a. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | PHOENIX SUNS | 112-93 | Zubac 1 b. – Bender 8 p. 6 r. 4 a., Len 2 p. 2 r. |
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
55
|
39
|
16
|
5666 – 5427
|
239
|
||
|
2
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
53
|
37
|
16
|
5903 – 5491
|
412
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
52
|
30
|
22
|
5666 – 5703
|
-37
|
||
|
4
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
54
|
31
|
23
|
5800 – 5702
|
98
|
||
|
5
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
53
|
30
|
23
|
5546 – 5543
|
3
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
55
|
30
|
25
|
5867 – 5810
|
57
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5424 – 5469
|
-45
|
||
|
8
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
51
|
26
|
25
|
5488 – 5429
|
59
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
52
|
26
|
26
|
5361 – 5351
|
10
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
53
|
23
|
30
|
5639 – 5638
|
1
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
55
|
23
|
32
|
5710 – 5800
|
-90
|
||
|
12
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
55
|
19
|
36
|
5779 – 5993
|
-214
|
||
|
13
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
53
|
18
|
35
|
5483 – 5789
|
-306
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5609 – 5838
|
-229
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
54
|
17
|
37
|
5603 – 5821
|
-218
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
54
|
41
|
13
|
6230 – 5835
|
395
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
52
|
39
|
13
|
5935 – 5506
|
429
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
55
|
34
|
21
|
5551 – 5390
|
161
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
56
|
34
|
22
|
6105 – 5918
|
187
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
55
|
31
|
24
|
5865 – 5656
|
209
|
||
|
6
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5778 – 5721
|
57
|
||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5644 – 5594
|
50
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
53
|
28
|
25
|
5868 – 5888
|
-20
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
52
|
27
|
25
|
5597 – 5568
|
29
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
53
|
25
|
28
|
5481 – 5423
|
58
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
53
|
22
|
31
|
5657 – 5813
|
-156
|
||
|
12
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
53
|
18
|
35
|
5260 – 5439
|
-179
|
||
|
13
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
55
|
18
|
37
|
5755 – 6169
|
-414
|
||
|
14
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
53
|
17
|
36
|
5215 – 5646
|
-431
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
54
|
17
|
37
|
5481 – 5596
|
-115
|
||