By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Despite trailing by 20 points (62-42) at halftime, the Milwaukee Bucks ultimately beat the Miami Heat on the road (113-98) and remain the team with the best record the NBA.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re down 20, 15, 10,” said Giannis Antetokounmpo, who had 33 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists. “We’re going to keep playing hard. It’s a process. You’ve got to win games like this. You’ve got to face adversity when you’re playing on the road. In the playoffs, it’s not going to be easy. We want to be a great team and that’s why we keep playing hard.”
The Bucks were 1-100 all-time – 0-77 on the road – when trailing by 20 or more at the half. They trailed 72-52 at the half against the New York Knicks on Feb. 18, 1977, and won 124-123.
Here’s the rest of last night’s action and the euro-scorers.
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NBA 2018-19 |
15/3 |
Score |
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| Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Lakers | 111-97 |
Pachulia 4 p 2 r 2 as – Wagner 3 p. 3 r. 2 as. Bonga 3 r. |
| Philadelphia 76ers | Sacramento Kings | 123-114 |
Marjanovic 12 p. 7 r. 2 as – Bogdanovic 9 p. Bjelica 4 p. 6 r. |
| Washington Wizards | Charlotte Hornets | 110-116 |
Satoransky 4 p. 3 r. 3 as. – Batum 16 p. 5 r. 6 as. Parker 16 p. 2 r. 3 as. |
| Miami Heat | Milwaukee Bucks | 98-113 |
Dragic 3 p. 3 r. 3 as. – Giannis 33 p. 16 r. 9 as. Ilyasova 15 p. 5 r. Mirotic 8 p. 6 r. |
| Houston Rockets | Phoenix Suns | 108-102 |
Capela 14 p. 11 r. – Bender 4 p. 6 r. 2 as. |
| New Orleans Pelicans | Portland Trail Blazers | 110-122 |
Kanter 17 p. 8 r. Nurkic 11 p. 12 r. 5 as. |
| San Antonio Spurs | New York Knicks | 109-83 |
Belinelli 12 p 2 r. 3 as. Poeltl 12 p. 9 r. 2 as. Bertans 9 p. 6 r. |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Chicago Bulls | 128-121 |
Gallinari 27 p. 7 r. 2 as. Zubac 9 p. 7 r. – Markkanen 10 p. 8 r. Luwawu-Cabarrot 3 p. |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Bucks* (1) | 51 | 17 | .750 | — | 117.6 | 108.4 | 8.56 |
| Toronto Raptors* (2) | 49 | 20 | .710 | 2.5 | 114.0 | 108.8 | 5.04 |
| Indiana Pacers (3) | 44 | 25 | .638 | 7.5 | 108.2 | 103.9 | 3.28 |
| Philadelphia 76ers (4) | 43 | 25 | .632 | 8.0 | 114.8 | 111.5 | 2.93 |
| Boston Celtics (5) | 42 | 27 | .609 | 9.5 | 112.5 | 107.3 | 4.71 |
| Brooklyn Nets (6) | 36 | 34 | .514 | 16.0 | 111.6 | 111.7 | -0.95 |
| Detroit Pistons (7) | 34 | 33 | .507 | 16.5 | 107.2 | 107.8 | -0.93 |
| Miami Heat (8) | 32 | 35 | .478 | 18.5 | 106.1 | 106.1 | -0.60 |
| Orlando Magic (9) | 32 | 38 | .457 | 20.0 | 105.8 | 106.5 | -0.93 |
| Charlotte Hornets (10) | 30 | 37 | .448 | 20.5 | 110.8 | 111.8 | -1.44 |
| Washington Wizards (11) | 29 | 39 | .426 | 22.0 | 114.4 | 116.8 | -2.67 |
| Atlanta Hawks (12) | 24 | 45 | .348 | 27.5 | 112.7 | 118.6 | -6.53 |
| Chicago Bulls (13) | 19 | 50 | .275 | 32.5 | 105.0 | 112.8 | -7.66 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (14) | 17 | 52 | .246 | 34.5 | 103.8 | 113.3 | -9.46 |
| New York Knicks (15) | 13 | 55 | .191 | 38.0 | 105.3 | 113.7 | -8.06 |
| Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Warriors (1) | 46 | 21 | .687 | — | 118.0 | 112.2 | 5.84 |
| Denver Nuggets (2) | 45 | 22 | .672 | 1.0 | 112.1 | 107.1 | 4.92 |
| Houston Rockets (3) | 42 | 26 | .618 | 4.5 | 112.9 | 110.1 | 3.26 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (4) | 41 | 26 | .612 | 5.0 | 114.0 | 110.5 | 3.98 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder (5) | 42 | 27 | .609 | 5.0 | 114.9 | 110.9 | 3.85 |
| Utah Jazz (6) | 39 | 29 | .574 | 7.5 | 110.1 | 106.5 | 4.28 |
| San Antonio Spurs (6) | 39 | 29 | .574 | 7.5 | 112.0 | 110.9 | 1.54 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (8) | 39 | 30 | .565 | 8.0 | 114.4 | 113.6 | 1.31 |
| Sacramento Kings (9) | 33 | 34 | .493 | 13.0 | 113.7 | 115.0 | -0.71 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (10) | 32 | 37 | .464 | 15.0 | 112.8 | 113.5 | -0.61 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (11) | 31 | 37 | .456 | 15.5 | 112.0 | 113.9 | -1.68 |
| New Orleans Pelicans (12) | 30 | 40 | .429 | 17.5 | 115.6 | 115.6 | 0.44 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (13) | 28 | 41 | .406 | 19.0 | 101.8 | 104.1 | -1.92 |
| Dallas Mavericks (14) | 27 | 41 | .397 | 19.5 | 107.7 | 109.5 | -1.18 |
| Phoenix Suns (15) | 16 | 53 | .232 | 31.0 | 106.8 | 115.9 | -8.08 |