By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Bogdan Bogdanovic posted a new NBA personal-high sinking 26 points, but the Sacramento Kings suffered a 133-121 home defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers. Nemanja Bjelica added 11 points and Kostas Koufos (calf) remained out. Danilo Gallinari had 16 points for the winners, Marcin Gortat and Milos Teodosic also helped out, but Boban Marjanovic didn’t get any action.
The game of the night was played in Canada, where the Toronto Raptors beat the Golden State Warriors 131-128 in overtime (119-119). Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 37 points, Serge Ibaka added 20, Jonas Valanciunas had 12 and OG Anunoby five to overcome Kevin Durant’s 51 points. Swede Jonas Jerebko poured 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the losing side.
Domantas Sabonis notched his fourth straight double-double with a 20-point, 15-rebound performance for the Indiana Pacers. His teammate Bojan Bogdanovic finished up with 14 points. However, the Pacers couldn’t stop LeBron James and lost 104-96 to the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center.
Thursday’s results, the European scorers and the standings:
| Toronto Raptors | Golden State Warriors | 131-128 (119-119) | Serge Ibaka 20pts, 4reb, 1ast, 1blk, Jonas Valanciunas 12pts, 4reb, 1blk, OG Anunoby 5pts, 3reb– Jonas Jerebko 20pts, 9reb, 3ast, 1stl, 1blk |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Indiana Pacers | 104-96 | Domantas Sabonis 20pts, 15reb, 3ast, 1stl, 1blk, Bojan Bogdanovic 14pts, 3reb, 2ast |
| Sacramento Kings | Los Angeles Clippers | 121-133 | Danilo Gallinari 16pts, 4reb, 2ast, 3stl, Marcin Gortat 9pts, 5reb, 1ast, 1blk, Milos Teodosic 3ast, 1stl – Bogdan Bogdanovic 26pts, 4reb, 6ast, Nemanja Bjelica 11pts, 5reb, 1ast |
Eastern Conference
1. Toronto Raptors 19-4
2. Milwaukee Bucks 15-6
3. Philadelphia 76ers 15-8
4. Detroit Pistons 11-7
5. Indiana Pacers 13-9
6. Charlotte Hornets 11-10
7. Boston Celtics 11-10
8. Orlando Magic 10-12
9. Washington Wizards 8-13
10. Brooklyn Nets 8-14
11. Miami Heat 7-13
12. New York Knicks 7-16
13. Chicago Bulls 5-17
14. Atlanta Hawks 5-17
15. Cleveland Cavaliers 4-16
Western Conference
1. Los Angeles Clippers 15-6
2. Denver Nuggets 14-7
3. Golden State Warriors 15-8
4. Oklahoma City Thunder 13-7
5. Portland Trail Blazers 13-8
6. Memphis Grizzlies 12-8
7. Los Angeles Lakers 12-9
8. Dallas Mavericks 10-9
9. Minnesota Timberwolves 11-11
10. New Orleans Pelicans 11-11
11. Sacramento Kings 10-11
12. San Antonio Spurs 10-11
13. Utah Jazz 10-12
14. Houston Rockets 9-11
15. Phoenix Suns 4-17
Photo Credit: Sacramento Kings’ Twitter account