By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Jonas Valanicunas (10 p. 8 r.) tied the game late with a buzzer-beating dunk but Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks prevailed in overtime with the Greek Freak willing them to victory.
First, with the Bucks down 3, he saved the ball from going out of bounds finding Jason Terry who hit a three.
Later on, with the Bucks up one Giannis hit a jumper to give his team a three-point lead and ultimately the the win, 122-119.
The Greek Freak finished with 26 points adding 12 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals and a block.
Serge Ibaka had finished with 18 points, 6 boards, an assist and 3 blocks for the losing side.
Goran Dragic and the Miami Heat suffered a heart breaking loss in New Orleans, 123-124 after overtime.
The Slovenian all-star finished the game with 30 points, 9 boards, 8 assists and a steal.
Nikola Mirotic just missed a double-double with 10 points and 9 boards providing an excellent sidekick to Anthony Davis’ monster outing,
“The Brow” had 47 points, 17 boards, 2 assists, 5 steals and 5 blocks.
Finally, Nikola Jokic helped the Nuggets win their fourth straight game by downing the Spurs 122-119.
The Serbian stud notched his third straight triple-double, 28 points, 11 boards and 11 assists.
Pau Gasol had a double-double for the losing side, 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| DETROIT PISTONS | BOSTON CELTICS | 98-110 | Theis 19 p. 7 r. 2 s. 2 b. |
| INDIANA PACERS | ATLANTA HAWKS | 116-93 | Bogdanovic 12 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s., Sabonis 21 p. 13 r. 3 a. – Schroder 9 p. 2 r. 2 a. 1 s., Drosey 11 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 105-122 | Satoransky 11 p. 2 r. 2 a. 1 s., Gortat 6 p. 8 r. 3 a., Mahinmi 4 p. 1 r. – Batum 8 p. 6 r. 8 a. 2 s. |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 119-122 | Ibaka 18 p. 6 r. 1 a. 3 b., Valanciunas 10 p. 8 r. 3 a., Poeltl 8 p. 4 r. 2 a. 3 b. – Antetokounmpo 26 p. 12 r. 6 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 120-102 | Capela 25 p. 11 r. – Bjelica 5 p. 4 r. 3 a. 3 s. |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 89-112 | Gasol 14 p. 9 r. 4 a. 1 b. – Osman 10 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Calderon 3 a., Zizic 2 p. 1 b. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | MIAMI HEAT | 124-123 | Mirotic 10 p. 9 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Dragic 30 p. 9 r. 8 a. 1 s. |
| DENVER NUGGETS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 122-119 | Jokic 28 p. 11 r. 11 a. – Gasol 12 p. 12 r. 3 a. 3 b., Parker 12 p. 4 r. 5 a. 1 s., Bertans 1 a., Lauvergne 8 p. 2 r. |
| PHOENIX SUNS | LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | 117-128 | Len 14 p. 13 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Bender 3 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 2 b. – Teodosic 3 p. 5 r. 2 a. |
| UTAH JAZZ | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 81-100 | Gobert 15 p. 9 r. 3 a. 2 s. 4 b., Rubio 4 p. 4 r. 2 a., Jerebko 8 p. 5 r. 1 s. – Nurkic 15 p. 7 r. 2 a. 3 b. |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 124-102 | Zubac 14 p. 6 r. 1 a. – Nowitzki 11 p. 4 r. 1 a. 3 b., Kleber 2 p. 1 r. 1 a. |
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#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
58
|
41
|
17
|
6495 – 6014
|
481
|
|||
|
2
|
60
|
41
|
19
|
6195 – 5976
|
219
|
|||
|
3
|
58
|
35
|
23
|
6385 – 6358
|
27
|
|||
|
4
|
59
|
34
|
25
|
6309 – 6210
|
99
|
|||
|
5
|
59
|
34
|
25
|
6338 – 6240
|
98
|
|||
|
6
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
58
|
33
|
25
|
6084 – 6083
|
1
|
||
|
7
|
56
|
31
|
25
|
6028 – 5918
|
110
|
|||
|
8
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
59
|
30
|
29
|
5953 – 6006
|
-53
|
||
|
9
|
58
|
28
|
30
|
5991 – 6009
|
-18
|
|||
|
10
|
59
|
26
|
33
|
6276 – 6279
|
-3
|
|||
|
11
|
60
|
24
|
36
|
6236 – 6373
|
-137
|
|||
|
12
|
58
|
20
|
38
|
6005 – 6342
|
-337
|
|||
|
13
|
60
|
19
|
41
|
6313 – 6579
|
-266
|
|||
|
14
|
58
|
18
|
40
|
6129 – 6376
|
-247
|
|||
|
15
|
60
|
18
|
42
|
6209 – 6476
|
-267
|
|||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
58
|
45
|
13
|
6624 – 6109
|
515
|
|||
|
2
|
59
|
45
|
14
|
6853 – 6376
|
477
|
|||
|
3
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
60
|
35
|
25
|
6112 – 5933
|
179
|
||
|
4
|
62
|
36
|
26
|
6796 – 6635
|
161
|
|||
|
5
|
60
|
34
|
26
|
6399 – 6195
|
204
|
|||
|
6
|
59
|
33
|
26
|
6190 – 6110
|
80
|
|||
|
7
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
59
|
33
|
26
|
6378 – 6315
|
63
|
||
|
8
|
58
|
32
|
26
|
6469 – 6459
|
10
|
|||
|
9
|
58
|
31
|
27
|
6301 – 6246
|
55
|
|||
|
10
|
59
|
30
|
29
|
6083 – 5997
|
86
|
|||
|
11
|
57
|
23
|
34
|
6114 – 6282
|
-168
|
|||
|
12
|
57
|
18
|
39
|
5643 – 5874
|
-231
|
|||
|
13
|
58
|
18
|
40
|
5920 – 6058
|
-138
|
|||
|
14
|
58
|
18
|
40
|
5733 – 6194
|
-461
|
|||
|
15
|
60
|
18
|
42
|
6246 – 6785
|
-539
|
|||