By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Luka Doncic’s amazing scoring run continued on Saturday. The 19-year-old Slovenian was the victim of many tough defensive plays, replied with some shoving of his own and ultimately helped the Dallas Mavericks get a 113-104 victory over the Boston Celtics. He posted totals of 15 points and eight rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo was the man-to-go in Milwaukee Bucks’ 135-129 win against the San Antonio Spurs. His clutch points aided his team to get out of 11-point-hole in the last period and brought is total to 34 points. He also grabbed 18 boards and dished eight assists.
Dario Saric notched 19 points and 14 rebounds in the Minnesota Timberwolves 111-96 win against the Chicago Bulls. Clint Capela also scored a double-double, but the Houston Rockets lost 117-108 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ersan Ilyasova was on the Bucks’ injury list due to knee soreness. Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Lauri Markkanen and Kostas Koufos remained on the sidelines.
All Saturday’s results and the European scorers of all seven games:
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | 117-108 | Cedi Osman 7pts, 3reb, 3ast, 2stl – Clint Capela 12pts, 10reb, 3ast, 4blk, Isaiah Hartenstein 0pts |
| Washington Wizards | New Orleans Pelicans | 124-114 | Tomas Satoransky 2pts, 3reb, 1ast, 1stl – Nikola Mirotic 24pts, 9reb, 1ast, 1stl |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Chicago Bulls | 111-96 | Dario Saric 19pts, 14reb, 1stl |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Denver Nuggets | 98-105 | Dennis Schroder 18pts, 2reb, 2ast, 1stl, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot 3pts, 5reb, 1ast, 1stl, 1blk, Alex Abrines 1reb, 1ast – Nikola Jokic 16pts, 6reb, 5ast, 1blk, Juan Hernangomez 15pts, 8reb, 2stl, 1blk |
| Dallas Mavericks | Boston Celtics | 113-104 | Luka Doncic 15pts, 3stl, 1blk, Maxi Kleber 7pts, 7reb, 1ast, 1stl |
| Milwaukee Bucks | San Antonio Spurs | 135-129 | Giannis Antetokounmpo 34pts, 18reb, 8ast, 2stl, 1blk – Davis Bertans 17pts, 6reb, 1ast, 1stl, Marco Belinelli 12pts, 2reb, 3ast, Jakob Poeltl 7pts, 5reb, 2ast, 1blk |
| Golden State Warriors | Sacramento Kings | 117-116 | Jonas Jerebko 4pts, 9reb, 2ast – Bogdan Bogdanovic 10pts, 2reb, 2ast, 1stl, Nemanja Bjelica 1pts, 4reb, 2ast, 1stl, 1blk. |
The standings:
Eastern Conference
1. Toronto Raptors 16-4
2. Milwaukee Bucks 14-5
3. Philadelphia 76ers 13-8
4. Indiana Pacers 11-8
5. Detroit Pistons 9-7
6. Boston Celtics 10-10
7. Charlotte Hornets 9-9
8. Orlando Magic 9-10
9. Brooklyn Nets 8-12
10. Miami Heat 7-11
11. Washington Wizards 7-12
12. New York Knicks 6-14
13. Chicago Bulls 5-15
14. Cleveland Cavaliers 4-14
15. Atlanta Hawks 3-16
Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors 14-7
2. Los Angeles Clippers 12-6
3. Memphis Grizzlies 12-6
4. Denver Nuggets 13-7
5. Portland Trail Blazers 12-7
6. Oklahoma City Thunder 12-7
7. Los Angeles Lakers 11-7
8. Sacramento Kings 10-9
9. New Orleans Pelicans 10-10
10. Dallas Mavericks 9-9
11. Houston Rockets 9-9
12. San Antonio Spurs 9-10
13. Minnesota Timberwolves 9-11
14. Utah Jazz 8-11
15. Phoenix Suns 4-14