By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic was on top of his game leading the Nuggets to a 117-109 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs.
In Aldridge’s absence, it was the French leading the way for San Antonio. Joffrey Lauvergne had a career night with 26 points, 12 boards, 3 assists and a block while Tony Parker added 17 points.
Bogdan Bogdanovic and the Kings took care of business in Dallas as they beat the Kings 114-109 in Dallas.
The Serbian star scored 19 points adding adding 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
Dirk Nowitzki had 12 points for the losing side.
Goran Dragic was unstoppable offensively against the Raptors scoring 28 points but the Raptors edged the Heat 115-112 in Toronto.
Serge Ibaka double-doubled with 14 points and 10 boards for the winning side.
Even though the Bucks led the Hawks by 13 going into the fourth, Milwaukee needed Giannis’ heroics late to defeat Atlanta.
With the game tied, the Greek Freak delivered back-to-back Buckets to eventually down the Hawks 97-92.
Giannis had a double-double, 15 points & 15 boards, adding 3 assists, a steal and 2 blocks.
German point-guard Dennis Schroder led the way for Atlanta with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| TORONTO RAPTORS | MIAMI HEAT | 115-112 | Ibaka 14 p. 10 r., Valanciunas 6 p. 10 r., Poeltl 4 p. 1 r. 1 b. – Dragic 28 p. 2 r. 4 . 1 s. |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 97-92 | Antetokounmpo 15 p. 15 r. 3 a. 1 s. 2 b. – Schroder 18 p. 3 r. 4 a. 1 s., Dorsey 3 r. 1 a., Ilyasova 15 p. 7 r. 2 a. 2 s., |
| MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | HOUSTON ROCKETS | 108-126 | Bjelica 3 p. – Capela 14 p. 12 r. 1 a. 1 b. |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 112-120 | Abrines 3 r. 1 a. – Osman 5 p. 2 r. 1 a. |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | SACRAMENTO KINGS | 109-114 | Nowitzki 12 p. 6 r. 3 a. 1 b., Kleber 1 r. – Bogdanovic 19 p. 5 r. 4 a., Koufos 11 p. 7 r. 2 a. 1 b. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 117-109 | Jokic 23 p. 13 r. 11 a. 1 b. – Betans 12 p. 4 r. 1 a., Gasol 10 p. 7 r. 3 a. 1 b., Parker 17 p. 1 r. 4 a. 1 s., Lauvergne 26 p. 12 r. 3 a. 1 b. |
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#
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TEAM
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PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
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+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
56
|
40
|
16
|
6254 – 5794
|
460
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
58
|
40
|
18
|
5966 – 5749
|
217
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
56
|
34
|
22
|
6170 – 6159
|
11
|
||
|
4
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
56
|
32
|
24
|
6005 – 5902
|
103
|
||
|
5
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
56
|
32
|
24
|
5839 – 5830
|
9
|
||
|
6
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
57
|
32
|
25
|
6085 – 6014
|
71
|
||
|
7
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
54
|
29
|
25
|
5808 – 5701
|
107
|
||
|
8
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
57
|
30
|
27
|
5728 – 5778
|
-50
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
56
|
27
|
29
|
5789 – 5801
|
-12
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
56
|
23
|
33
|
5939 – 5976
|
-37
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
58
|
23
|
35
|
6003 – 6142
|
-139
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
56
|
20
|
36
|
5792 – 6104
|
-312
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
58
|
19
|
39
|
6114 – 6360
|
-246
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
56
|
18
|
38
|
5914 – 6152
|
-238
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
58
|
18
|
40
|
6018 – 6256
|
-238
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
57
|
44
|
13
|
6602 – 6126
|
476
|
||
|
2
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
56
|
43
|
13
|
6404 – 5916
|
488
|
||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
59
|
35
|
24
|
5993 – 5811
|
182
|
||
|
4
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
60
|
35
|
25
|
6575 – 6404
|
171
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
58
|
32
|
26
|
6168 – 5974
|
194
|
||
|
6
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
57
|
31
|
26
|
6122 – 6073
|
49
|
||
|
7
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
57
|
31
|
26
|
5967 – 5912
|
55
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
56
|
30
|
26
|
6206 – 6219
|
-13
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
55
|
29
|
26
|
5917 – 5876
|
41
|
||
|
10
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
57
|
29
|
28
|
5895 – 5800
|
95
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
55
|
23
|
32
|
5886 – 6024
|
-138
|
||
|
12
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
55
|
18
|
37
|
5440 – 5641
|
-201
|
||
|
13
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
56
|
18
|
38
|
5535 – 5984
|
-449
|
||
|
14
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
58
|
18
|
40
|
6032 – 6550
|
-518
|
||
|
15
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
58
|
18
|
40
|
5920 – 6058
|
-138
|
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