NBA Euro-watch: Capela doing it like Hakeem

2018-02-10T10:10:09+00:00 2018-02-10T10:10:09+00:00.

Aris Barkas

10/Feb/18 10:10

Eurohoops.net

James Harden has found a great running mate in Swiss big man Clint Capela who is taking care of the paint in Houston.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Harden had 28 points, Capela added 23 points with a career-high 25 rebounds and the Rockets never trailed in a lopsided 130-104 win over the Nuggets.

The 23-year-old Capela is the youngest Rocket to have at least 23 points and 25 rebounds in a game since Hakeem Olajuwon had 30 points and 25 rebounds against the Knicks on Feb. 14, 1985. For the losing side, Serb Nikola Jokic had 14 points.

All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Bucks, who lost for just the second time in nine games, this time on the road to the Heat (91-85) in the first game after the return of Dwyane Wade to Miami.

Former EuroLeague champ Joe Ingles scored a career-high 23 points with six assists and five rebounds for the Jazz, French big man Rudy Gobert added 20 points and 11 rebounds and Utah got the 106-94 win over Charlotte.

Croatian Dario Saric had 24 points and four 3s as the Sixers rolled 100-82 over the New Orleans Pelicans and last but not least, Cedi Osman had 16 points in his first career start in the Cavs‘ 123-107 win over Atlanta.

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Here are last night’s games and euro-scorers.

DETROIT PISTONS

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

95-108

Gallinari 16 p. 4 r.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

100-82

Saric 24 p. 5 r. Luwawu-Cabarrot 6 p. – Mirotic 12 p. 5 r.

ATLANTA HAWKS

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

107-123

Ilyasova 12 p. 5 r. Schroder 25 p. 5 r. 4 as. Dorsey 14 p. – Osman 16 p. 6 r. 5 as. Calderon 11 p. 5 r. , Zizic 1 r.

BOSTON CELTICS

INDIANA PACERS

91-97

Theis 4 p. – Bogdanovic 13 p. Sabonis 5 p. 5 r.

MIAMI HEAT

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

91-85

Dragic 6 p. 3 as. – Antetokounmpo 23 p. 11 r.

HOUSTON ROCKETS

DENVER NUGGETS

130-104

Capela 23 p. 25 r. – Jokic 14 p. 7 r. Hernangomez 6 p. 6 r.

UTAH JAZZ

CHARLOTTE HORNETS

106-94

Gobert 20 p. 11 r. Rubio 6 p. 7 as. Jerebko 10 p. 5 r. – Batum 13 p.

CHICAGO BULLS

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

114-113

Markkanen 12 p. 5 r. Zipser 3 p. – Bjelica 7 p. 8 r.

SACRAMENTO KINGS

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

100-118

Bogdanovic 10 p., Koufos 10 p. – Nurkic 6 p. 7 r.

Standings

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
54
38
16
6016 – 5579
437
2
57
40
17
5867 – 5628
239
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
54
32
22
5929 – 5948
-19
4
55
31
24
5904 – 5812
92
5
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
54
30
24
5631 – 5634
-3
6
56
31
25
5964 – 5901
63
7
MIAMI HEAT
56
30
26
5616 – 5663
-47
8
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
52
27
25
5588 – 5511
77
9
54
27
27
5571 – 5565
6
10
55
23
32
5836 – 5853
-17
11
56
23
33
5798 – 5913
-115
12
54
19
35
5597 – 5902
-305
13
56
19
37
5885 – 6108
-223
14
54
18
36
5709 – 5936
-227
15
56
17
39
5808 – 6044
-236
WESTERN
1
55
42
13
6351 – 5938
413
2
HOUSTON ROCKETS
54
41
13
6174 – 5711
463
3
56
35
21
5680 – 5471
209
4
58
34
24
6356 – 6172
184
5
56
31
25
5946 – 5762
184
6
56
31
25
5871 – 5797
74
7
53
28
25
5705 – 5663
42
8
DENVER NUGGETS
55
29
26
5882 – 5851
31
9
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
54
28
26
5950 – 5988
-38
10
UTAH JAZZ
55
27
28
5679 – 5605
74
11
54
23
31
5763 – 5894
-131
12
54
18
36
5348 – 5531
-183
13
56
18
38
5836 – 6298
-462
14
54
17
37
5315 – 5764
-449
15
55
17
38
5584 – 5717
-133

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