By Nikos Varlas/ varlas@eurohoops.net
The Brooklyn Nets held their Greek night in the game against the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo made the most of it. He scored 33 points in his final game before his All-Star debut, Middleton had his strongest performance since returning from a ruptured left hamstring and the Milwaukee Bucks sent the Brooklyn Nets to the break on a 14-game skid with a 129-125 victory Wednesday night.
Greg Monroe added 25 points and Middleton finished with 20 in his fourth game after missing the first 50. Greek fans were all over the stands and stole the show from tennis player Genie Bouchard who watched from a courtside seat after keeping her word to a fan who asked for a date on Twitter if the Patriots won the Super Bowl. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added one rebound for the winners, while Croatian Bogdan Bogdanovic had 14 points for the Nets.
German icon Dirk Nowitzki led the way in the third quarter, scoring 13 of his game-high 24 points, to help the Mavericks rally, he also had 10 rebounds for his 400th career double-double but the Pistons beat the Dallas Mavericks 98-91.
Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers
Cleveland – Indiana 113-104 (Seraphin 4 p.)
Boston – Philadelphia 116-108 (Jerebko 1 r. – Ilyasova 5 p., Saric 20 p., Rodriguez 8 p., Cabarro 3 p.)
Toronto – Charlotte 90-85 (Valanciunas 10 p. 11 r. Poeltl 2 p. – Batum 10 p., Belinelli 3 p.)
Memphis – New Orleans 91-95 (Gasol 15 p. 12 r. 9 as. – Ajinca 12 p. 10 r., Motiejunas 6 p.)
Houston – Miami 109-117 (Capela 12 p. – Dragic 21 p. 5 as.)
Denver – Minessota 99-112 (Jokic 15 p. 14 r., Hernangomez 3 p. – Rubio 6 p., Bjelica 7 p.)
Phoenix – Lakers 137-101 (Len 15 p. 9 r. – Deng 9 p., Zubac 8 p.)
LA Clippers – Atlanta 99-84 (Schroder 15 p. 7 as.)
Oklahoma City – New York 116-105 (Sabonis 6 p., Lauvergne 9 p., Abrines 5 p. – Porzingis 11 p., Hernangomez 8 p.)
Golden State – Sacramento 109-86 (Koufos 1 p., Papagiannis 4 p.)
Utah – Portland 111-88 (Gobert 13 p. 12 r., Diaw 2 p. – Nurkic 13 p.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | |
|---|---|---|
1Cleveland Cavaliers |
39 |
16 |
2Boston Celtics |
37 |
19 |
3Washington Wizards |
33 |
21 |
4Toronto Raptors |
33 |
24 |
5Atlanta Hawks |
32 |
24 |
6Indiana Pacers |
29 |
27 |
7Chicago Bulls |
27 |
29 |
8Detroit Pistons |
27 |
30 |
Milwaukee Bucks |
25 |
30 |
Miami Heat |
25 |
32 |
Charlotte Hornets |
24 |
32 |
New York Knicks |
23 |
34 |
Philadelphia 76ers |
21 |
35 |
Orlando Magic |
21 |
37 |
Brooklyn Nets |
9 |
47 |
Western Conference
W |
L |
|
|---|---|---|
1Golden State Warriors |
47 |
9 |
2San Antonio Spurs |
43 |
13 |
3Houston Rockets |
40 |
18 |
4LA Clippers |
35 |
21 |
5Utah Jazz |
35 |
22 |
6Memphis Grizzlies |
34 |
24 |
7Oklahoma City Thunder |
32 |
25 |
8Denver Nuggets |
25 |
31 |
Sacramento Kings |
24 |
33 |
Portland Trail Blazers |
23 |
33 |
New Orleans Pelicans |
23 |
34 |
Dallas Mavericks |
22 |
34 |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
22 |
35 |
Los Angeles Lakers |
19 |
39 |
Phoenix Suns |
18 |
39 |