By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets stunned the Bucks in a tense overtime win. The Serbian beast scored a double-double of 35 points and 13 rebounds in the overtime thriller against the Greek Freak’s Bucks. Antetokounmpo, who was fouled-out, finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
The Jazz faced no struggle against the Timberwolves, paced by Ricky Rubio’s 23-point performance.
Bogdan Bogdanovic tapped 15 points in Kings’ narrow win against Zubac’s Lakers (the Croatian big man had 7 points and 10 rebounds).
Lauri Markkanen and the Bulls prevailed over Wizards, with the Finnish rookie adding 23 points to the win, including 5 three-pointers. Marcin Gortat and Tomas Satoransky shared 10 and 9 points each for Wizards.
Hawks beat the magic, as Greek-American guard Tyler Dorsey tapped 19 points and shadowed Nikola Vucevic’s double-double of 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Marco Belinelli’s performance against the Hornets paced the Sixers to the win. The Italian added 22 points and was the leading scorer of his team, followed by Ersan Ilyasova’s 16 points and Furkan Korkmaz’s 3. For the opposing side, Willy Hernangomez finished with a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Bojan Bogdanovic’s Pacers marched over the Clippers, as the experienced guard added 15 points. Danilo Gallinari and Domantas Sabonis tapped 7 and 2 points respectively for the LA side.
The Spurs bounced back and took the Rockets down, despite Clint Capela’s double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Jusuf Nurkic shared 10 points and 8 rebounds in the Trail Blazers’ win over the Grizzlies.
Check out last night’s Euro-scorers and scores:
| PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | CHARLOTTE HORNETS | 119-102 | Ilyasova 16 p. 3 r., Belinelli 22 p. 3 as., Korkmaz 3 p. – Batum 8 p., Hernangomez 15 p. 11 reb. |
| INDIANA PACERS | LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | 111-104 | Bogdanovic 15 p. 5 reb., Sabonis 2 p. 4 reb. – Gallinari 7 p. 6 reb., |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 83-100 | Capela 11 p. 10 reb. – Lauvergne 1 reb., Gasol 2 p. 8 reb., Parker 4 p. 3 as. |
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | CHICAGO BULLS | 94-113 | Gortat 10 p. 7 reb, Satoransky 9 p. 6 reb 5 as. – Markkanen 23 p. 6 reb, |
| ORLANDO MAGIC | ATLANTA HAWKS | 88-94 | Vucevic 10 p. 14 reb., Hezonja 14 p. 2 reb – Dorsey 19 p. 2 as. |
| DALLAS MAVERICKS | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 87-98 | Nowitzki 9 p. 7 reb, Kleber 2 p. 3 reb – Calderon 8 p. 2 as., Osman 6 p. 1 as |
| DETROIT PISTONS | BROOKLYN NETS | 108-98 | – |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 109-104 | Abrines 3 p. 1 reb – Mirotic 4 p. 4 reb. |
| UTAH JAZZ | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | 121-97 | Gobert 6 p. 13 reb, Rubio 23 p. 7 reb., Jerebko 13 p. 1 reb., 1 as. – Bjelica 7 p. 5 reb. |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | DENVER NUGGETS | 125-128 (OT) | Antetokounmpo 18 p. 12 reb. – Jokic 35 p. 13 r. |
| PHOENIX SUNS | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | 107-117 | Bender 14 p. 10 reb. – Pachulia 2 blk |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 98-113 | Gasol 7 p. 5 reb. – Nurkic 10 p. 8 reb. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | LOS ANGELES LAKERS | 84-83 | Bogdanovic 15 p. 4 reb. – Zubac 7 p. 10 reb. |
Standings:
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
76
|
55
|
21
|
8533 – 7940
|
593
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
76
|
53
|
23
|
7921 – 7607
|
314
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
77
|
47
|
30
|
8509 – 8442
|
67
|
||
|
4
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
76
|
46
|
30
|
8276 – 7997
|
279
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
77
|
46
|
31
|
8137 – 8002
|
135
|
||
|
6
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
77
|
42
|
35
|
8221 – 8150
|
71
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
77
|
41
|
36
|
7957 – 7911
|
46
|
||
|
8
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
77
|
41
|
36
|
8202 – 8217
|
-15
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
77
|
37
|
40
|
7954 – 7975
|
-21
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
78
|
34
|
44
|
8387 – 8417
|
-30
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
77
|
27
|
50
|
8050 – 8327
|
-277
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
77
|
26
|
51
|
7928 – 8435
|
-507
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
77
|
25
|
52
|
8192 – 8505
|
-313
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
76
|
22
|
54
|
7889 – 8258
|
-369
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
77
|
22
|
55
|
7963 – 8382
|
-419
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
77
|
62
|
15
|
8707 – 8017
|
690
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
77
|
56
|
21
|
8771 – 8236
|
535
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
77
|
48
|
29
|
8169 – 7940
|
229
|
||
|
4
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
77
|
45
|
32
|
7890 – 7640
|
250
|
||
|
5
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
78
|
45
|
33
|
8377 – 8135
|
242
|
||
|
6
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
77
|
44
|
33
|
7982 – 7704
|
278
|
||
|
7
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
78
|
44
|
34
|
8546 – 8401
|
145
|
||
|
8
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
77
|
43
|
34
|
8555 – 8538
|
17
|
||
|
9
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
77
|
42
|
35
|
8485 – 8390
|
95
|
||
|
10
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
77
|
41
|
36
|
8414 – 8345
|
69
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
76
|
33
|
43
|
8223 – 8330
|
-107
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
78
|
25
|
53
|
7735 – 8306
|
-571
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
77
|
23
|
54
|
7875 – 8079
|
-204
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
77
|
21
|
56
|
7610 – 8070
|
-460
|
||
|
15
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
78
|
19
|
59
|
8098 – 8860
|
-762
|
||