By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Dennis Schroder posted a season-high with 32 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 123-95 away victory against the Golden State Warriors. His teammate Russell Westbrook recorded his first 2018-19 triple-double. However, the Thunder’s win in Oakland was overshadowed by Hamidou Diallo serious left leg injury.
The Dallas Mavericks won their fifth consecutive home match. Luka Doncic was effective again with 21 points and ten rebounds in the 119-113 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
Giannis Antetokounmpo tied his season-high with 33 rebounds, grabbed 16 rebounds and finished an assist away from a triple-double in Milwaukee Bucks’ 143-100 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Cedi Osman scored 21 points, but his former teammate LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to their 109-105 away victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Clint Capela went off for a season-high 27 points and James Harden added 43 points for the streaking Houston Rockets, who beat the Detroit Pistons with 126-124.
Marc Gasol got to 20 points with two clutch free throws and also grabbed ten boards in Memphis Grizzlies’ 104-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
Bogdan Bogdanovic and Nemanja Bjelica posted 18 points each in the Sacramento Kings’ 119-110 away win against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rudy Gobert and Ricky Rubio had 13 each.
Jonas Valanciunas notched a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double in Toronto Raptors’s 124-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Nikola Mirotic and Enes Kanter also scored a double-double, so did Nikola Jokic despite his total of seven points.
Kostas Koufos remained out. Willy Hernangomez, Alex Len, OG Anunoby and Alex Abrines were also in their team’s injury list, so were Kristaps Porzingis, Lauri Markkanen, Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol.
Wednesday’s results and the European scorers:
| Charlotte Hornets | Indiana Pacers | 127-109 | Nicolas Batum 11pts, 2reb, 3ast, Tony Parker 3pts, 2reb, 3ast – Bojan Bogdanovic 20pts,, 3reb, 4ast, Domantas Sabonis 15pts, 6reb, 2ast |
| Philadelphia 76ers | New Orleans Pelicans | 121-120 | Furkan Korkmaz 2pts, 1ast, 1stl – Nikola Mirotic 13pts, 13reb, 1stl, 1blk |
| Atlanta Hawks | Toronto Raptors | 108-124 | Tyler Dorsey 2pts – Jonas Valanciunas 24pts, 13reb, 2ast, 1blk, Serge Ibaka 19pts, 9reb, 1ast |
| Boston Celtics | New York Knicks | 109-117 | Daniel Theis 2reb, 1blk – Enes Kanter 10pts, 10reb, 1ast, Frank Ntilikina 6pts, 1reb, 1ast, Mario Hezonja 3pts, 2reb, 1stl |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | 105-109 | Cedi Osman 21pts, 7reb, 2ast, 1blk |
| Chicago Bulls | Phoenix Suns | 124-116 | |
| Houston Rockets | Detroit Pistons | 126-124 | Clint Capela 27pts, 15reb, 4blk, Isaiah Hartenstein 3pts, 2reb, 1stl, 1blk – Zaza Pachulia 6pts, 2reb |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Portland Trail Blazers | 143-100 | Giannis Antetokounmpo 33pts, 16reb, 9ast, 3stl, Ersan Ilyasova 4reb, 1ast – Jusuf Nurkic 16pts, 6reb, 1blk |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | 101-103 | Dario Saric 12pts, 7reb, 3ast, 1stl – Juan Hernangomez 8pts, 6reb, 2ast, Nikola Jokic 7pts, 12reb, 10ast, 1stl |
| Dallas Mavericks | Brooklyn Nets | 119-113 | Luka Doncic 21pts, 9reb, 4ast, 2stl, Maxi Kleber 11pts, 2reb, 1ast, 2blk |
| San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies | 103-104 | Davis Bertans 8pts, 5reb, 2ast, 1stl, 1blk, Jakob Poeltl 2pts, 1reb, 1blk, Marco Belinelli 1pt – Marc Gasol 20pts, 10reb, 2ast, 2stl, Omri Casspi 11pts, 6reb, 1ast, 2blk |
| Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings | 110-119 | Rudy Gobert 13pts, 15reb, 1ast, 1stl, 2blk, Ricky Rubio 13pts, 3ast, 7reb, 1stl, 1blk – Nemanja Bjelica 18pts, 7reb, 2ast, 1blk, Bogdan Bogdanovic 18pts, 5reb, 4ast |
| Golden State Warriors | Oklahoma City Thunder | 95-123 | Jonas Jerebko 7reb, 2ast, 1stl – Dennis Schroder 32pts, 4reb, 4ast, 1stl, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 8pts, 1reb, 1stl |
The standings:
Eastern Conference
1. Toronto Raptors 15-4
2. Milwaukee Bucks 13-4
3. Philadelphia 76ers 13-7
4. Indiana Pacers 11-7
5. Detroit Pistons 8-7
6. Charlotte Hornets 9-8
7. Orlando Magic 9-9
8. Boston Celtics 9-9
9. Brooklyn Nets 8-11
10. Washington Wizards 6-11
11. Miami Heat 6-11
12. Chicago Bulls 5-13
13. New York Knicks 5-14
14. Atlanta Hawks 3-15
15. Cleveland Cavaliers 2-14
Western Conference
1. Memphis Grizzlies 12-5
2. Portland Trail Blazers 12-6
3. Los Angeles Clippers 11-6
4. Oklahoma City Thunder 11-6
5. Golden State Warriors 12-7
6. Denver Nuggets 11-7
7. Los Angeles Lakers 10-7
8. Houston Rockets 9-7
9. New Orleans Pelicans 10-8
10. Sacramento Kings 10-8
11. San Antonio Spurs 8-9
12. Dallas Mavericks 8-9
13. Utah Jazz 8-10
14. Minnesota Timberwolves 7-11
15. Phoenix Suns 3-14