By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
“That’s my kind of shot,” said Nikola Jokic. “I love floaters, all kind of floaters.”
The Serb big man not only had his fourth triple-double of the season – and 20th in total in his career – with 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, but also his high-arching shot in the lane over the stretched arms of Bam Adebayo with 2.4 seconds left lifted the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets to a 103-99 win over the Miami Heat.
Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points in the Pacers’ 123-115 road win against the Cavs, Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Turk Cedi Osman scored 15 points for the losing side and Croatian big man Ante Zizic scored six.
Meanwhile Italian Danilo Gallinari had 20 in the 128-109 win of the Clippers over the Hornets.
Here are last night’s results and euro-scorers.
| NBA 2018-19 | 8th January | Score | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana Pacers | 115-123 | Osman 15 p. 2 r. 3 st. Zizic 6 p. 6 r. – Sabonis 15 p. 9 r. 4 as. 3 st. Bogdanovic 23 p. 4 r. 2 as. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Washington Wizards | 132-115 | Korkmaz 16 p. 2 r. 4 as. – Mahinmi 10 p. 7 r. 5 as. Satoransky 7 p. 2 r. 4 as. |
| Miami Heat | Denver Nuggets | 99-103 | Jokic 29 p. 11 r. 10 as. Hernangomez 1 r. |
| Toronto Raptors | Atlanta Hawks | 104-101 | Ibaka 13 p. 6 r. – Dorsey 6 p. 3 r. Len 6 r. |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves | 117-119 | Schroder 9 p. 2 r. 4 as. – Saric 15 p. 7 r. 2 as. |
| Phoenix Suns | Sacramento Kings | 115-111 | Bjelica 4 p. 5 r. 2 as. Koufos 6 p. 5 r. Bogdanovic 7 p. 3 r. 5 as. |
| Golden State Warriors | New York Knicks | 122-95 | Jerebko 7 p. 5 r. – Hezonja 19 p. 5 r. 3 st. Kanter 12 p. 16 r. 2 as. |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Charlotte Hornets | 128-109 | Gallinari 20 p. 5 r. 4 as. Gortat 4 p. 6 r. – Batum 10 p. 5 r. 4 as. Parker 12 p. 4 as. Hernangomez 5 p. 6 r. |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Raptors (1) | 31 | 12 | .721 | — | 113.2 | 107.9 | 4.93 |
| Milwaukee Bucks (2) | 28 | 11 | .718 | 1.0 | 117.6 | 108.0 | 8.82 |
| Indiana Pacers (3) | 27 | 13 | .675 | 2.5 | 108.1 | 102.3 | 4.10 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (4) | 27 | 14 | .659 | 3.0 | 114.8 | 112.2 | 1.55 |
| Boston Celtics (5) | 24 | 15 | .615 | 5.0 | 111.9 | 105.3 | 5.69 |
| Miami Heat (6) | 19 | 20 | .487 | 10.0 | 106.3 | 105.7 | -0.64 |
| Brooklyn Nets (7) | 20 | 22 | .476 | 10.5 | 110.7 | 111.5 | -1.78 |
| Charlotte Hornets (8) | 19 | 21 | .475 | 10.5 | 112.9 | 112.1 | -0.48 |
| Detroit Pistons (9) | 17 | 21 | .447 | 11.5 | 107.2 | 109.7 | -2.69 |
| Orlando Magic (10) | 17 | 23 | .425 | 12.5 | 103.2 | 107.3 | -4.40 |
| Washington Wizards (11) | 16 | 25 | .390 | 14.0 | 112.7 | 116.8 | -4.99 |
| Atlanta Hawks (12) | 12 | 28 | .300 | 17.5 | 108.9 | 117.2 | -8.71 |
| Chicago Bulls (13) | 10 | 30 | .250 | 19.5 | 100.4 | 109.8 | -9.02 |
| New York Knicks (14) | 10 | 31 | .244 | 20.0 | 107.4 | 115.8 | -7.95 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (15) | 8 | 33 | .195 | 22.0 | 102.0 | 112.4 | -10.32 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Nuggets (1) | 27 | 12 | .692 | — | 110.5 | 105.5 | 5.10 |
| Golden State Warriors (2) | 27 | 14 | .659 | 1.0 | 116.7 | 111.7 | 4.75 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (3) | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2.5 | 111.7 | 106.1 | 4.54 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (4) | 24 | 16 | .600 | 3.5 | 116.0 | 114.1 | 2.58 |
| Houston Rockets (5) | 23 | 16 | .590 | 4.0 | 110.7 | 109.1 | 2.55 |
| San Antonio Spurs (6) | 24 | 17 | .585 | 4.0 | 111.9 | 108.6 | 4.09 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (6) | 24 | 17 | .585 | 4.0 | 111.2 | 110.0 | 2.55 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (8) | 22 | 19 | .537 | 6.0 | 112.2 | 111.1 | 1.33 |
| Sacramento Kings (9) | 20 | 21 | .488 | 8.0 | 115.0 | 116.4 | -0.49 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (9) | 20 | 21 | .488 | 8.0 | 111.6 | 111.0 | 1.15 |
| Utah Jazz (9) | 20 | 21 | .488 | 8.0 | 107.9 | 105.9 | 3.45 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (12) | 19 | 22 | .463 | 9.0 | 116.6 | 114.6 | 2.45 |
| Dallas Mavericks (13) | 18 | 22 | .450 | 9.5 | 109.9 | 109.7 | 0.61 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (13) | 18 | 22 | .450 | 9.5 | 101.0 | 102.9 | -1.00 |
| Phoenix Suns (15) | 10 | 32 | .238 | 18.5 | 106.5 | 115.0 | -7.09 |