NBA Euro-watch: Jokic keeping Denver in the hunt

2018-03-24T05:49:52+00:00 2018-03-24T09:41:38+00:00.

Aris Barkas

24/Mar/18 05:49

Eurohoops.net

The Jazz and Clippers suffered losses and the Denver Nuggets inched closer to the 8th seed.

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets got a crucial road win over the Wizards in Washington keeping their playoff hopes alive.

The Serbian star had 25 points, 8 boards, 5 assists and a block leading the way in a 108-100 win.

Czech point-guard Tomas Satoransky did a little bit of everything with 7 points, four boards and 6 assists for the losing side.

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a heartbreaking loss in Indiana, 104-109 with Bogdan Bogdanovic leading all scorers with 28 points.

The Croatian wing added 5 boards and 3 assists in a very efficient night.

Serbian rookie Milos Teodosic hit a clutch-three in the fourth finishing with 10 points, 3 boards and 3 assists.

Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t play in the game of the Bucks against Chicago after twisting his ankle in the previous game.

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Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:

INDIANA PACERS LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 109-104 Bogdanovic 28 p. 5 r. 3 a. – Teodosic 10 p. 3 r. 3 a.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS DENVER NUGGETS 100-108 Gortat 11 p. 7 r. 3 a., Satoransky 7 p. 4 r. 6 a., Mahinmi 8 p. 5 r. 1 a. – Jokic 25 p. 8 r. 5 a. 1 b.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS PHOENIX SUNS 120-95 Calderon 4 p. 2 r. 3 a. 1 s., Zizic 4 p. 2 r. – Bender 2 p. 3 r. 1 a. 2 s., Len 14 p. 4 r. 2 s.
NEW YORK KNICKS MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 104-108 Kanter 11 p. 15 r. 1 a., Ntilikina 113 p. 5 r. 3 a. 1 s. – Bjelica 17 p. 6 r. 2 a. 2 s. 1 b.
TORONTO RAPTORS BROOKLYN NETS 116-112 Valanciunas 23 p. 8 r., Ibaka 10 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s. 2 b., Poeltl 3 r. 1 a. –
CHICAGO BULLS MILWAUKEE BUCKS 105-118 Markkanen 9 p. 6 r.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER MIAMI HEAT 105-99 Abrines 6 p. 1 a. – Dragic 20 p. 4 r. 5 a. 1 s.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS UTAH JAZZ  124-120 Parker 1 r. 2 a., Gasol 4 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Bertans 3 p. 2 r. 1 s. – Gobert 13 p. 8 r. 1 a. 1 s., Rubio 20 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s., Jerebko 3 p. 2 r. 1 a.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS BOSTON CELTICS 100-105 Nurkic 11 p. 7 r. 1 s. 1 b. – Yabusele 5 p. 3 r.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS ATLANTA HAWKS 106-94 Pachulia 2 p. 0 r. 1 s. – Schroder 16 p. 3 r. 7 a. 1 s.
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
73
54
19
8214 – 7603
611
2
72
49
23
7508 – 7227
281
3
72
43
29
7986 – 7936
50
4
71
41
30
7695 – 7491
204
5
73
42
31
7715 – 7607
108
6
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
72
40
32
7715 – 7634
81
7
73
39
34
7540 – 7517
23
8
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
72
38
34
7633 – 7652
-19
9
72
32
40
7399 – 7477
-78
10
73
32
41
7848 – 7847
1
11
73
26
47
7611 – 7860
-249
12
72
24
48
7452 – 7921
-469
13
73
23
50
7761 – 8063
-302
14
72
21
51
7510 – 7864
-354
15
72
21
51
7471 – 7843
-372
WESTERN
1
72
58
14
8170 – 7538
632
2
71
53
18
8157 – 7621
536
3
72
44
28
7633 – 7430
203
4
74
44
30
7939 – 7694
245
5
73
43
30
7478 – 7236
242
6
73
43
30
8155 – 8101
54
7
73
42
31
8029 – 7853
176
8
73
41
32
7550 – 7322
228
9
DENVER NUGGETS
73
40
33
8017 – 7903
114
10
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
72
38
34
7881 – 7826
55
11
71
31
40
7709 – 7824
-115
12
73
24
49
7262 – 7798
-536
13
72
22
50
7402 – 7586
-184
14
72
19
53
7113 – 7554
-441
15
73
19
54
7596 – 8321
-725

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