By Eurohoops team/info@eurohoops.net
In another action packed day, many Euro-ballers played very well but that didn’t necessarily translate into wins.
In the biggest game of the night, the Cavaliers toped the Bucks in Milwaukee winning by a final score of 116-97. Giannis Antetokounmpo was a one-man show with 34 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 3 steals and 1 block. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic, had 3 points in just 8 minutes of action.
Ricky Rubio’s effort for revenge fell short, as the Wolves edged the Utah Jazz 100-97. The Spanish point guard had a double-double with 19 points and 10 assists and he was clutch from the line going 9-for-10. Rudy Gobert also had a double-double with 10 points, 13 boards and 1 block. For the Wolves, Nemanja Bjelica is finding his old self as he scored 10 points in 13 minutes of action.
In Brooklyn, the Orlando Magic did not have Aaron Gordon active and that opened the door for Vucevic who had a career night with 41 points and 12 boards in an outstanding outing. Fournier also had a nice performance for the Magic with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists while Mario Hezonja had 3 points and 3 boards in 15 minutes. Russian center Timofey Mozgov had 4 points and 6 boards for the winning side. (126-121)
The rest of last night’s result and the Euro-scorers are as follows:
Charlotte – Atlanta 109-91 (Schroder 23 p., Bellineli 5 p.)
Indiana – Portland 96-114 (Bogdanovic 11 p., Sabonis 3 p., 8r. – Nurkic 11 p.)
Philadelphia – Boston 92-102 (Theis 3 r., Yabusele 3 p., – Saric 9 p., 10 r., Luwawu-Cabarrot 2 p.)
Dallas – Sacramento 88-93 (Nowitzki 10 p., 9r., Koufos 3 p., 5 r.)
New Orleans – Golden State 120-128 (Pachulia 6 p. 7 r., Deng 7 p.)
Phoenix – Los Angeles Lakers 130-132 (Bender 3 p., 7r.)
Washington – Detroit 115-111 (Gortat 10 p., 9 r., Mahinmi 5 p., 3 r.)