NBA Euro-watch: Saric and Sixers win 16th straight

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

Croatian forward Dario Saric scored 24 points and Italian wing Marco Belinelli scored 13 points for the Sixers who jumped on the Bucks and never looked back (130-95).

The “Greek Freak” had 10 points, 10 boards and 3 assists for the losing side.

The Bucks will now face the Boston Celtics in the first round.

The Minnesota Timberwolves hosted the Denver Nuggets with the final playoff spot on the line and it was the home team that prevailed, 112-106 after overtime.

Nikola Jokic put on a show for Denver with 35 points and 10 rebounds.

Additionally, the Serbian was unstoppable in the third quarter connecting on all seven of his shots for 17 points.

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

BOSTON CELTICS	BROOKLYN NETS	110-97	Yabusele 16 p. 5 r. 1 a. 2 s. 1 b. – Mozgov 7 p. 6 r. 3 a. 1 b.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	NEW YORK KNICKS	98-110	Osman 18 p. 7 r. 6 a., Calderon 1 r., Zizic 20 p. 7 r. 1 s. – Ntilikina 16 p. 4 r. 4 a. 4 s. 1 b.
MIAMI HEAT	TORONTO RAPTORS	116-109	Ibaka 2 p. 1 r. 1 a. 2 b., Valanciunas 12 p. 7 r. 2 a. 3 b., Poeltl 16 p. 12 r. 3 s. 2 b.
ORLANDO MAGIC	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	101-92	Vucevic 2 p. 4 r. 3 a. 1 s., Hezonja 15 p. 8 r. 6 a. 2 s. – Gortat 9 p. 10 r. 1 a. 1 s., Satoransky 13 p. 9 r. 4 a ., Mahnmi 3 p. 5 r.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	MILWAUKEE BUCKS	130-95	Saric 24 p. 5 r. 1 a., Belinelli 13 p. 3 r. 5 a. 2 s., Ilyasova 3 p. 3 r. 1 s., Korkmaz 1 a. – Antetokounmpo 10 p. 10 r. 3 a.
CHICAGO BULLS	DETROIT PISTONS	87-119	Markkanen 20 p. 8 r. 1 a. 2 s., Asik 3 r. 1 b.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	DENVER NUGGETS	112-106	Bjelica 2 r. 3 s. – Jokic 35 p. 10 r. 3 a. 1s.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	122-98	Mirotic 21 p. 15 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Parker 11 p. 2 r. 1 a., Gasol 6 p. 7 r. 4 a., Bertans 4 p. 2 r., Lauvergne 3 p. 1 r. 3 a.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	137-123	–
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	115-100	Marjanovic 12 p. 10 r. – Zubac 6 p. 5 r. 2 a. 1 s. 3 b.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS	UTAH JAZZ	102-93	Nurkic 13 p. 9 r. 3 a. 1 s. 4 b. – Rubio 17 p. 5 r. 5 a. 1 s., Gobert 13 p. 13 r. 1 a.1 b., Jerebko 5 p. 2 r. 1 b.
SACRAMENTO KINGS	HOUSTON ROCKETS	96-83	Bogdanovic 12 p. 5 r. 5 a. 2 s. –

 

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	TORONTO RAPTORS		82	59	23	9156 – 8518	638
2	BOSTON CELTICS		82	55	27	8529 – 8235	294
3	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		82	52	30	9004 – 8635	369
4	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		82	50	32	9091 – 9014	77
5	INDIANA PACERS		82	48	34	8656 – 8543	113
6	MIAMI HEAT		82	44	38	8480 – 8441	39
7	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		82	44	38	8731 – 8756	-25
8	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		82	43	39	8742 – 8694	48
9	DETROIT PISTONS		82	39	43	8509 – 8521	-12
10	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		82	36	46	8874 – 8853	21
11	NEW YORK KNICKS		82	29	53	8566 – 8858	-292
12	BROOKLYN NETS		82	28	54	8741 – 9048	-307
13	CHICAGO BULLS		82	27	55	8440 – 9017	-577
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		82	25	57	8479 – 8874	-395
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		82	24	58	8475 – 8922	-447
WESTERN
1	HOUSTON ROCKETS		82	65	17	9213 – 8518	695
2	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		82	58	24	9304 – 8814	490
3	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		82	49	33	8661 – 8448	213
4	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		82	48	34	8844 – 8564	280
5	UTAH JAZZ		82	48	34	8540 – 8187	353
6	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		82	48	34	9161 – 9054	107
7	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		82	47	35	8424 – 8187	237
8	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		82	47	35	8980 – 8797	183
9	DENVER NUGGETS		82	46	36	9020 – 8899	121
10	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		82	42	40	8937 – 8934	3
11	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		82	35	47	8862 – 8989	-127
12	SACRAMENTO KINGS		82	27	55	8104 – 8677	-573
13	DALLAS MAVERICKS		82	24	58	8390 – 8639	-249
14	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		82	22	60	8145 – 8654	-509
15	PHOENIX SUNS		82	21	61	8522 – 9290	-768