By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his third triple-double of the season by scoring 22 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists in 26 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 123 – 102 to remain the team with the best record (26-4) in the NBA.
Another Antetokounmpo delivered possibly the highlight of the game. Thanasis Antetokounmpo, a former Knicks, threw down a putback dunk in the fourth quarter that lifted his teammates from their seats at the bench.
Thanasis finished with four points while Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova scored 10 in 19 minutes for the Bucks. From the Knicks, French guard Frank Ntilikina had four points in 10 minutes off the bench.
In Charlotte, the Utah Jazz’s European duo of Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic and French center Rudy Gobert pushed their team towards a 114 – 107 win over the Hornets.
Bogdanovic had 26 points on 4/9 3-pointers while Gobert posted a double-double of 17 points and a season-high-tying 19 rebounds.
Despite playing 30 minutes with the Hornets, French wing Nicolas Batum took just four shots and made two of them to finish with five points.
Another European player had a powerful double-double to help his team get a victory. Swiss center Clint Capela put up 14 points and 17 rebounds in the Houston Rockets’ 139 – 125 win over the Phoenix Suns.
Elie Okobo was a starter for Phoenix in light of Ricky and finished with a season-high 17 points. The French guard played a season-top 30 minutes in light of Ricky Rubio’s absence due to illness.
Croatian forward Dario Saric had 19 points and five rebounds for the Suns.
Ukrainian center Alex Len tallied season-highs in points (23) and rebounds (14) in the Atlanta Hawks’ 112 – 122 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Latvian forward Rodions Kurucs had six points for the winning side.
The rest of Saturday’s (21/12) results and Euro scorers:
Philadelphia 76ers – Washington Wizards 125 – 108 (Anzejs Pasecniks 11 points, Davis Bertans nine points, Ian Mahinmi seven points – eight rebounds, Furkan Korkmaz six points)
Detroit Pistons – Chicago Bulls 107 – 119 (Tomas Satoransky 16 points, eight rebounds, sive assists – Lauri Markkanen 15 points, seven rebounds, Svi Mykhailiuk four points)
Memphis Grizzlies – Sacramento Kings 119 – 115 (Nemanja Bjelica 15 points)
San Antonio – Los Angeles Clippers 109 – 134 (Ivica Zubac 15 points, five rebounds – Jakob Poetl six points, five rebounds)
Portland Trail Blazers – Minnesota Timberwolves 113 – 106
Standings (via NBA.com)
TEAM W SORT BY WINS L SORT BY LOSSES WIN% SORT BY WIN PERCENTAGE GB SORT BY GAMES BEHIND CONF SORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD DIV SORT BY DIVISION RECORD HOME SORT BY HOME RECORD ROAD SORT BY AWAY RECORD L10 SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD STRK SORT BY WIN STREAK
1 Milwaukee Bucks Wins 26Losses 4Win Percentage .867Games Behind –Conference Record 16 – and 2Division Record 8 – and 0Home Record 14 – and 2Away Record 12 – and 2Last Ten Record 9 – and 1Win Streak W 2Wins
2 Boston Celtics Wins 19Losses 7Win Percentage .731Games Behind 5.0Conference Record 12 – and 4Division Record 5 – and 3Home Record 11 – and 1Away Record 8 – and 6Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak W 2Wins
3 Miami Heat Wins 21Losses 8Win Percentage .724Games Behind 4.5Conference Record 15 – and 2Division Record 5 – and 0Home Record 12 – and 1Away Record 9 – and 7Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak W 2Wins
4 Toronto Raptors Wins 20Losses 8Win Percentage .714Games Behind 5.0Conference Record 14 – and 4Division Record 3 – and 2Home Record 12 – and 3Away Record 8 – and 5Last Ten Record 6 – and 4Win Streak W 4Wins
5 Indiana Pacers Wins 20Losses 9Win Percentage .690Games Behind 5.5Conference Record 13 – and 7Division Record 3 – and 5Home Record 13 – and 3Away Record 7 – and 6Last Ten Record 8 – and 2Win Streak W 5Wins
6 Philadelphia 76ers Wins 21Losses 10Win Percentage .677Games Behind 5.5Conference Record 14 – and 5Division Record 5 – and 2Home Record 15 – and 2Away Record 6 – and 8Last Ten Record 6 – and 4Win Streak W 1Wins
7 Brooklyn Nets Wins 16Losses 13Win Percentage .552Games Behind 9.5Conference Record 10 – and 7Division Record 4 – and 2Home Record 9 – and 5Away Record 7 – and 8Last Ten Record 6 – and 4Win Streak W 1Wins
8 Orlando Magic Wins 12Losses 17Win Percentage .414Games Behind 13.5Conference Record 7 – and 9Division Record 2 – and 1Home Record 8 – and 6Away Record 4 – and 11Last Ten Record 4 – and 6Win Streak L 3Losses
9 Charlotte Hornets Wins 13Losses 19Win Percentage .406Games Behind 14.0Conference Record 9 – and 12Division Record 1 – and 3Home Record 7 – and 9Away Record 6 – and 10Last Ten Record 5 – and 5Win Streak L 2Losses
10 Chicago Bulls Wins 12Losses 19Win Percentage .387Games Behind 14.5Conference Record 8 – and 12Division Record 3 – and 4Home Record 6 – and 10Away Record 6 – and 9Last Ten Record 5 – and 5Win Streak W 2Wins
11 Detroit Pistons Wins 11Losses 19Win Percentage .367Games Behind 15.0Conference Record 8 – and 17Division Record 4 – and 6Home Record 7 – and 9Away Record 4 – and 10Last Ten Record 4 – and 6Win Streak L 4Losses
12 Washington Wizards Wins 8Losses 20Win Percentage .286Games Behind 17.0Conference Record 4 – and 10Division Record 1 – and 4Home Record 4 – and 7Away Record 4 – and 13Last Ten Record 2 – and 8Win Streak L 3Losses
13 Cleveland Cavaliers Wins 8Losses 21Win Percentage .276Games Behind 17.5Conference Record 5 – and 18Division Record 2 – and 5Home Record 5 – and 10Away Record 3 – and 11Last Ten Record 3 – and 7Win Streak W 2Wins
14 New York Knicks Wins 7Losses 23Win Percentage .233Games Behind 19.0Conference Record 3 – and 17Division Record 0 – and 8Home Record 4 – and 11Away Record 3 – and 12Last Ten Record 3 – and 7Win Streak L 2Losses
15 Atlanta Hawks Wins 6Losses 24Win Percentage .200Games Behind 20.0Conference Record 3 – and 15Division Record 2 – and 3Home Record 3 – and 11Away Record 3 – and 13Last Ten Record 2 – and 8Win Streak L 7Losses
TEAM W SORT BY WINS L SORT BY LOSSES WIN% SORT BY WIN PERCENTAGE GB SORT BY GAMES BEHIND CONF SORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD DIV SORT BY DIVISION RECORD HOME SORT BY HOME RECORD ROAD SORT BY AWAY RECORD L10 SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD STRK SORT BY WIN STREAK
1 Los Angeles Lakers Wins 24Losses 5Win Percentage .828Games Behind –Conference Record 16 – and 2Division Record 3 – and 1Home Record 10 – and 2Away Record 14 – and 3Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak L 2Losses
2 LA Clippers Wins 22Losses 9Win Percentage .710Games Behind 3.0Conference Record 14 – and 6Division Record 3 – and 1Home Record 14 – and 2Away Record 8 – and 7Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak W 1Wins
3 Denver Nuggets Wins 19Losses 8Win Percentage .704Games Behind 4.0Conference Record 10 – and 4Division Record 5 – and 0Home Record 13 – and 3Away Record 6 – and 5Last Ten Record 6 – and 4Win Streak W 5Wins
4 Houston Rockets Wins 20Losses 9Win Percentage .690Games Behind 4.0Conference Record 12 – and 5Division Record 4 – and 2Home Record 10 – and 4Away Record 10 – and 5Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak W 3Wins
5 Dallas Mavericks Wins 19Losses 9Win Percentage .679Games Behind 4.5Conference Record 11 – and 4Division Record 6 – and 0Home Record 8 – and 7Away Record 11 – and 2Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak W 1Wins
6 Utah Jazz Wins 18Losses 11Win Percentage .621Games Behind 6.0Conference Record 12 – and 7Division Record 3 – and 2Home Record 11 – and 3Away Record 7 – and 8Last Ten Record 6 – and 4Win Streak W 5Wins
7 Oklahoma City Thunder Wins 14Losses 14Win Percentage .500Games Behind 9.5Conference Record 11 – and 10Division Record 3 – and 4Home Record 10 – and 5Away Record 4 – and 9Last Ten Record 7 – and 3Win Streak W 3Wins
8 Portland Trail Blazers Wins 14Losses 16Win Percentage .467Games Behind 10.5Conference Record 9 – and 11Division Record 3 – and 3Home Record 8 – and 6Away Record 6 – and 10Last Ten Record 6 – and 4Win Streak W 4Wins
9 Sacramento Kings Wins 12Losses 17Win Percentage .414Games Behind 12.0Conference Record 8 – and 8Division Record 2 – and 2Home Record 6 – and 5Away Record 6 – and 12Last Ten Record 4 – and 6Win Streak L 3Losses
10 San Antonio Spurs Wins 11Losses 17Win Percentage .393Games Behind 12.5Conference Record 7 – and 10Division Record 1 – and 3Home Record 8 – and 8Away Record 3 – and 9Last Ten Record 5 – and 5Win Streak L 1Losses
11 Phoenix Suns Wins 11Losses 18Win Percentage .379Games Behind 13.0Conference Record 7 – and 14Division Record 3 – and 3Home Record 6 – and 11Away Record 5 – and 7Last Ten Record 2 – and 8Win Streak L 6Losses
12 Memphis Grizzlies Wins 11Losses 19Win Percentage .367Games Behind 13.5Conference Record 7 – and 11Division Record 1 – and 2Home Record 6 – and 11Away Record 5 – and 8Last Ten Record 5 – and 5Win Streak W 1Wins
13 Minnesota Timberwolves Wins 10Losses 18Win Percentage .357Games Behind 13.5Conference Record 4 – and 15Division Record 1 – and 6Home Record 3 – and 10Away Record 7 – and 8Last Ten Record 0 – and 10Win Streak L 10Losses
14 New Orleans Pelicans Wins 7Losses 23Win Percentage .233Games Behind 17.5Conference Record 6 – and 14Division Record 0 – and 5Home Record 4 – and 11Away Record 3 – and 12Last Ten Record 1 – and 9Win Streak L 1Losses
15 Golden State Warriors Wins 6Losses 24Win Percentage .200Games Behind 18.5Conference Record 4 – and 17Division Record 0 – and 4Home Record 3 – and 10Away Record 3 – and 14Last Ten Record 2 – and 8Win Streak W 1Wins