By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and got the Bucks rolling on an early 16-0 run that put Milwaukee in command for good in a 120-107 win over the short-handed Celtics.
“We just tried to play a bit harder, a bit sharper,” said the Greek Freak, who also had eight rebounds and five assists.
LeBron James had 22 points, 14 assists and 12 rebounds, the Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 112-104 and Croatian big man Ivica Zubac set season highs with 16 points and 11 rebounds, helping Los Angeles to its sixth consecutive home win.
Spaniard Ricky Rubio had 24 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 120-90 win over the Portland Trail Blazers and Finn Markkanen scored a season-high 32 points in the Bulls‘ 90-80 win over the Magic.
Last but not least, the Pacers won 114-106, ending the Nets‘ seven-game winning streak, Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic and Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis each added 17 points for the winners, but Latvian rookie Rodions Kurucs, a 2018 second-round draft pick, stole the show with a season-high 26 points for Brooklyn.
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ΝΒΑ 2018-19 |
December 21st |
Score |
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| Charlotte Hornets | Detroit Pistons | 98-86 |
Hernangomez 11 p. 6 r. Batum 2 p. 4 r. 4 as. Parker 6 p. 2 r. 2 as. – Calderon 6 p. 2 r. Pachulia 2 p. 1 r. 1 as. |
| Toronto Raptors | Cleveland Cavaliers | 126-110 |
Zizic 11 p. 6 r. Osman 12 p. 3 as. |
| Brooklyn Nets | Indiana Pacers | 106-114 |
Kurucs 24 p. 3 r. – Bogdanovic 17 p. 2 r. Sabonis 17 p. 2 r. |
| New York Knicks | Atlanta Hawks | 107-114 |
Ntilikina 1 r. 4 as. Kanter 10 p. 5 r. – Len 12 p. 7 r. |
| Boston Celtics | Milwaukee Bucks | 107-120 |
Theis 9 p. 5 r. Yabusele 5 p. – Giannis 30 p. 8 r. 5 as. 3 bl. |
| Chicago Bulls | Orlando Magic | 90-80 |
Markkanen 32 p. 6 r. 3 as. – Vucevic 19 p. 19 r. 4 as. 4 bl. Fournier 24 p. 3 r. 6 as. |
| San Antonio Spurs | Minnesota Timberwolves | 124-98 |
Belinelli 17 p. 6 r. 2 as. 1 st. Bertans 15 p. 5 r. Poeltl 12 p. 6 r. – Saric 7 p. 5 r. |
| Portland Trail Blazers | Utah Jazz | 90-120 |
Nurkic 10 p. 10 r. 4 as. – Rubio 24 p. 8 as. Gobert 11 p. 11 r. 3 as. Sefolosha 5 p. 1 r. |
| Sacramento Kings | Memphis Grizzlies | 102-99 |
Bjelica 11 p. 6 r. Koufos 4 p. 8 r. Bogdanovic 14 p. 1 r. – Gasol 12 p. 8 r. |
| Los Angeles Lakers | New Orleans Pelicans | 112-104 |
Zubac 16 p. 11 r. |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Raptors (1) | 24 | 9 | .727 | — | 114.4 | 107.0 | 7.43 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 21 | 9 | .700 | 1.5 | 117.8 | 109.0 | 8.89 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (3) | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.0 | 114.2 | 112.1 | 1.16 |
| Indiana Pacers (4) | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.5 | 105.9 | 100.8 | 3.93 |
| Boston Celtics (5) | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.5 | 111.2 | 104.3 | 5.51 |
| Detroit Pistons (6) | 15 | 14 | .517 | 7.0 | 109.7 | 110.3 | -0.83 |
| Charlotte Hornets (7) | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7.5 | 113.7 | 111.4 | 1.14 |
| Orlando Magic (8) | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | 103.5 | 107.4 | -3.69 |
| Miami Heat (8) | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | 106.6 | 107.4 | -1.93 |
| Brooklyn Nets (10) | 15 | 18 | .455 | 9.0 | 110.6 | 111.2 | -1.77 |
| Washington Wizards (11) | 12 | 20 | .375 | 11.5 | 112.9 | 117.6 | -5.23 |
| New York Knicks (12) | 9 | 24 | .273 | 15.0 | 108.6 | 115.9 | -7.27 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (13) | 8 | 24 | .250 | 15.5 | 102.9 | 111.1 | -7.56 |
| Atlanta Hawks (14) | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | 108.8 | 119.0 | -10.08 |
| Chicago Bulls (15) | 7 | 25 | .219 | 16.5 | 100.9 | 111.5 | -9.48 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets (1) | 21 | 9 | .700 | — | 110.0 | 103.4 | 7.09 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (2) | 20 | 10 | .667 | 1.0 | 112.1 | 105.3 | 5.45 |
| Golden State Warriors (3) | 21 | 11 | .656 | 1.0 | 115.5 | 110.4 | 4.93 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (4) | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | 114.7 | 114.3 | 1.03 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (4) | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | 111.8 | 110.2 | 2.54 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (4) | 18 | 13 | .581 | 3.5 | 113.3 | 111.7 | 1.36 |
| San Antonio Spurs (7) | 17 | 15 | .531 | 5.0 | 111.2 | 109.9 | 1.14 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (8) | 16 | 15 | .516 | 5.5 | 101.9 | 102.3 | 0.32 |
| Sacramento Kings (8) | 16 | 15 | .516 | 5.5 | 115.3 | 116.9 | -0.77 |
| Houston Rockets (8) | 16 | 15 | .516 | 5.5 | 109.2 | 108.7 | 0.57 |
| Dallas Mavericks (11) | 15 | 15 | .500 | 6.0 | 110.2 | 109.2 | 0.18 |
| Utah Jazz (12) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7.0 | 106.5 | 106.4 | 1.65 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (12) | 15 | 17 | .469 | 7.0 | 116.7 | 115.3 | 1.99 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (14) | 14 | 17 | .452 | 7.5 | 111.2 | 111.2 | 0.73 |
| Phoenix Suns (15) | 8 | 24 | .250 | 14.0 | 103.3 | 112.3 | -7.45 |