By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Nemanja Bjelica made four of Sacramento’s franchise-record 19 3-pointers and finished with 25 points, helping the Kings beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 141-130.
Bogdan Bogdanovic also scored 20 points for Sacramento and combined with his Serbian teammate for a total of 45.
While leading scorer Kawhi Leonard sat out, the Toronto Raptors dominated from the start in routing the Warriors 113-93. Spaniard Serge Ibaka scored 20 points to help the Raptors improve to an NBA-best 23-7, matching the 2014-15 squad for the best start in franchise history.
Slovenian rookie Luka Doncic scored 24 and the Mavericks extended their home winning streak to 11 games while ending a 10-game skid against Atlanta in a 114-107 victory over the Hawks.
German guard Dennis Schroder scored 24 points for Oklahoma City, but Anthony Davis scored 44 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the New Orleans Pelicans narrowly held on to defeat the Thunder 118-114.
Here are last night’s results and euro-scorers.
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NBA 2018-19 |
December 12th |
Score |
|
| Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons | 108-107 |
Parker 16 p. 3 as. Hernangomez 13 p. 3 r. Batum 2 p. 3 r. 3 as. – Calderon 4 p. 4 r. Pachulia 4 p. 3 r. |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | New York Knicks | 113-106 |
Osman 6 p. 5 r. – Kanter 20 p. 10 r. 3 as. Ntilikina 16 p. 3 r. 4 as. Hezonja 2 p. |
| Indiana Pacers | Milwaukee Bucks | 113-97 |
Sabonis 12 p. 10 r. Bogdanovic 16 p. 4 r. – Giannis 12 p. 10 r. 7 as. Ilyasova 5 p. 5 r. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Brooklyn Nets | 124-127 |
Korkmaz 18 p. 6 as. – Kurucs 13 p. |
| Washington Wizards | Boston Celtics | 125-130 |
Satoransky 7 p. 3 r. – Theis 8 p. 6 r. |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Portland Trail Blazers | 92-83 |
Gasol 9 p. 7 r. 5 as. Casspi 2 p. 3 r. – Nurkic 2 p. 10 r. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Oklahoma City Thunder | 118-114 |
Schroder 24 p. 3 r. Abrines 5 p. |
| Dallas Mavericks | Atlanta Hawks | 114-107 |
Doncic 24 p. 10 r. 6 as. Kleber 7 p. 3 r. – Dorsey 4 p. 4 r. Len 4 p. |
| Utah Jazz | Miami Heat | 111-84 |
Gobert 10 p. 11 r. Rubio 5 p. 6 r. 8 as. Sefolosha 6 r. |
| Sacramento Kings | Minnesota Timberwolves | 141-130 |
Bjelica 25 p. 5 r. Bogdanovic 20 p. 6 as. Koufos 4 p. – Saric 18 p. 6 r. |
| Golden State Warriors | Toronto Raptors | 93-113 |
Jerebko 3 p. 4 r. 4 as. – Ibaka 20 p. 12 r. Valanciunas 6 p. 7 r. |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Raptors (1) | 23 | 7 | .767 | — | 115.6 | 107.0 | 8.36 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.5 | 118.1 | 109.2 | 9.30 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3.5 | 114.2 | 112.0 | 1.62 |
| Indiana Pacers (4) | 18 | 10 | .643 | 4.0 | 106.4 | 101.3 | 3.82 |
| Boston Celtics (5) | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4.5 | 111.1 | 103.6 | 6.77 |
| Charlotte Hornets (6) | 14 | 13 | .519 | 7.5 | 113.9 | 110.7 | 2.54 |
| Detroit Pistons (7) | 13 | 13 | .500 | 8.0 | 109.0 | 110.2 | -1.91 |
| Orlando Magic (8) | 12 | 15 | .444 | 9.5 | 104.6 | 107.9 | -2.91 |
| Miami Heat (9) | 11 | 16 | .407 | 10.5 | 107.2 | 108.6 | -2.59 |
| Washington Wizards (10) | 11 | 17 | .393 | 11.0 | 112.1 | 116.9 | -4.84 |
| Brooklyn Nets (11) | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11.5 | 109.3 | 111.1 | -2.31 |
| New York Knicks (12) | 8 | 21 | .276 | 14.5 | 108.3 | 114.9 | -6.28 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (13) | 7 | 21 | .250 | 15.0 | 103.4 | 111.2 | -7.46 |
| Atlanta Hawks (14) | 6 | 21 | .222 | 15.5 | 107.9 | 118.0 | -9.68 |
| Chicago Bulls (15) | 6 | 22 | .214 | 16.0 | 101.8 | 112.9 | -9.90 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets (1) | 18 | 9 | .667 | — | 110.0 | 103.7 | 6.53 |
| Golden State Warriors (2) | 19 | 10 | .655 | — | 115.6 | 110.6 | 4.72 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (3) | 17 | 9 | .654 | 0.5 | 111.7 | 105.2 | 4.83 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (4) | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1.0 | 115.3 | 113.2 | 2.14 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (4) | 17 | 10 | .630 | 1.0 | 113.1 | 110.9 | 1.45 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (6) | 16 | 11 | .593 | 2.0 | 102.9 | 102.1 | 1.40 |
| Dallas Mavericks (7) | 15 | 11 | .577 | 2.5 | 110.2 | 108.0 | 1.18 |
| Sacramento Kings (8) | 15 | 12 | .556 | 3.0 | 115.3 | 115.5 | 0.19 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (9) | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.5 | 111.0 | 109.8 | 1.73 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (10) | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4.5 | 117.4 | 115.5 | 2.24 |
| San Antonio Spurs (10) | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.5 | 110.3 | 112.4 | -2.14 |
| Utah Jazz (12) | 14 | 15 | .483 | 5.0 | 107.4 | 107.0 | 2.05 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (13) | 13 | 15 | .464 | 5.5 | 110.5 | 111.0 | 0.55 |
| Houston Rockets (14) | 12 | 14 | .462 | 5.5 | 108.4 | 109.5 | -1.12 |
| Phoenix Suns (15) | 4 | 24 | .143 | 14.5 | 102.2 | 114.1 | -10.25 |