By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Luka Doncic once again impressed on Saturday night. He had 24 points in Dallas Mavericks 112-109 win over the depleted Golden State Warriors. Despite his sore left shoulder, the 19-year-old forward was his team’s top scorer and also grabbed nine rebounds.
The Utah Jazz escaped from the “TD Garden” with a 98-86 victory over the Boston Celtics. Ricky Rubio with 20 points and Rudy Gobert with 12 were among the main contributors.
Nikola Vucevic scored a season-high in a second straight game. He sank 36 points in Orlando Magic’s 130-117 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Victor Oladipo was out for most of the game due to a sore right knee, but Bojan Bogdanovic led the Indiana Pacers to a 97-89 win over the Atlanta Hawks with 22 points. Domantas Sabonis pitched in with nine points and a career-high 16 boards.
Nikola Jokic and Juancho Hernangomez got a double-double, but the Denver Nuggets suffered a 125-115 loss at the hands of the New Orleans Pelicans. Nikola Mirotic had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the winning side, while Anthony Davis scored 40 points.
Danilo Gallinari sank 28 points in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 127-119 away win over the Brooklyn Nets. His teammates, Milos Teodosic and Boban Marjanovic, didn’t play.
Clint Capela had 23 points and 16 rebounds in the Houston Rockets 132-112 victory against the Sacramento Kings. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 14 points for the losing side.
Dennis Schroder got 15 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-100 away win against the Phoenix Suns. Alex Abrines sat out due to an illness.
Raptors’ OG Anunoby (wrist) and Kings’ Kostas Koufos (calf) were also sidelined.
Take a look at the results of all ten matches and their European scorers:
| Brooklyn Nets | Los Angeles Clippers | 119-127 | Danilo Gallinari 28pts, 3reb, 2ast, 1stl, Marcin Gortat 10pts, 8reb |
| Charlotte Hornets | Philadelphia 76ers | 119-122 (110-110) | Furkan Korkmaz 3pts, 4reb, 3ast – Tony Parker 2pts, 3reb, 5ast, Willy Hernangomez 1pt, 4reb, 1ast, 1stl, Nicolas Batum 1reb, 4ast, 1stl, 1blk |
| Indiana Pacers | Atlanta Hawks | 97-89 | Bojan Bogdanovic 22pts, 4reb, Domantas Sabonis 9pts, 16reb, 6ast, 1stl, 1blk – Alex Len 5pts, 12reb, 4ast, 3stl, Tyler Dorsey 4reb, 1stl |
| Orlando Magic | Los Angeles Lakers | 130-117 | Nikola Vucevic 36pts, 13reb, 2stl, Evan Fournier 15pts, 5reb, 4ast – Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 8pts, Moritz Wagner 0pts |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Denver Nuggets | 125-115 | Nikola Mirotic 20pts, 10reb, 2ast, 3blk – Nikola Jokic 25pts, 10reb, 8ast, 1stl, Juan Hernangomez 20pts, 11reb, 2ast, 1blk |
| Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | 86-98 | Guerschon Yabusele 9pts, 2reb, 2stl, Daniel Theis 7pts, 2reb – Ricky Rubio 20pts, 4reb, 2ast, 3stl, Rudy Gobert 12pts, 9reb, 3ast, 2stl, 1blk |
| Chicago Bulls | Toronto Raptors | 83-122 | Serge Ibaka 16pts, 4reb, 1ast, 2stl, 4blk, Jonas Valanciunas 8pts, 9reb, 1ast |
| Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | 132-112 | Clint Capela 23pts, 16reb, 1ast, 1stl, 4blk, Isaiah Hartenstein 1pt, 2reb, 2ast, 1stl – Bogdan Bogdanovic 14pts, 1reb, 5ast, 1stl, Nemanja Bjelica 2pts, 1reb |
| Dallas Mavericks | Golden State Warriors | 112-109 | Luka Doncic 24pts, 9reb, 4ast, Maxi Kleber 1ast, 2blk – Jonas Jerebko 5pts, 10reb, 4ast |
| Phoenix Suns | Oklahoma City Thunder | 100-110 | Dragan Bender 2ast – Dennis Schroder 15pts, 5reb, 7ast, 4stl, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 12pts, 4reb, 1ast |
The standings:
Eastern Conference
1. Toronto Raptors 13-4
2. Milwaukee Bucks 11-4
3. Indiana Pacers 10-6
4. Philadelphia 76ers 11-7
5. Boston Celtics 9-7
6. Detroit Pistons 7-6
7. Orlando Magic 8-8
8. Charlotte Hornets 7-8
9. Brooklyn Nets 7-10
10. Miami Heat 6-9
11. Washington Wizards 5-10
12. New York Knicks 4-12
13. Chicago Bulls 4-13
14. Atlanta Hawks 3-13
15. Cleveland Cavaliers 2-12
Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors 12-5
2. Portland Trail Blazers 10-5
3. Oklahoma City Thunder 10-5
4. Los Angeles Clippers 10-5
5. Memphis Grizzlies 9-5
6. Denver Nuggets 10-6
7. New Orleans Pelicans 9-7
8. Houston Rockets 8-7
9. Los Angeles Lakers 8-7
10. Utah Jazz 8-8
11. Sacramento Kings 8-8
12. San Antonio Spurs 7-7
13. Dallas Mavericks 7-8
14. Minnesota Timberwolves 7-9
15. Phoenix Suns 3-12