NBA Euro-Watch: Big night for Porzingis & Ntilikina

By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net

Even though the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers haven’t had much success in recent years, they are still two the two most valuable teams in the NBA in terms of net worth.

Understandably so, their Wednesday night showdown was a prime time matchup and Kristaps Porzingis gave NBA fans a night to remember.

It was a hard fought game that the Knicks managed to win 113-109 on overtime.

“The unicorn” became the first player in NBA history to record 35 points,10 rebounds, 5 blocks and 5 made three’s in one game.

Frank Nitlikina also made the most of his minutes as he closed out the game coming up with some key buckets down the stretch. The French rookie had a career-high 13 points to along with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal.

Enes Kanter had a double-double 14 points and 11 rebounds in a win.

Jose Claderon had a season high 14 points to go with a rebound and 4 assists in a 123-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Cedi Osman chipped in with 7 points and 2 boards while Ante Zizic 2 points and 2 rebounds.

For the losing side, Dennis Schroder had 14 points, one rebound and 5 assists for the losing side.

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Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers:

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	ATLANTA HAWKS	123-114	Calderon 14 p. 1 r. 4 a., Osman 7 p. 4 r., Zizic 2 p. 2 r. – Schroder 14 p. 1 r. 5 a., Belinelli 8 p. 1 a. 1 s., Illyasova 7 p. 2 r. 2 a. 1 s.
DETROIT PISTONS	DENVER NUGGETS	84-103	Marjanovic 14 p. 5 r. 2 a. – Hernangomez 1 r. 1 s.
NEW YORK KNICKS	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	113-109	Porzingis 37 p. 11 r. 1 a. 1 s. 5 b., Kanter 14 p. 11 r., Nitlikina 13 p. 5 r. 5 a. 1 s.
BROOKLYN NETS	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	103-98	Mozgov 2 p. 1 r. – Satoransky 8 p. 4 r. 3 a., Gortat 5 p. 9 r. 3 a.
DALLAS MAVERICKS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	95-89	Nowitzki 6 p. 2 r. 2 a., Kleber 5 p. 4 r. – Gasol 9 r. 2 a., Parker 6 p. 5 r. 3 a. 1 s., Lauvergne 4 p. 1 r.,
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	112-118	Saric 14 p. 8 r. 3 a. 1 s.
SACRAMENTO KINGS	PHOENIX SUNS	99-92	Bogdanovic 10 p. 5 r. 4 a. 1 s., Koufos 8 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 s. – Bender 8 p. 7 r. 1 a.

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		29	23	6	2994 – 2822	172
2	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		28	20	8	3107 – 3008	99
3	TORONTO RAPTORS		25	17	8	2763 – 2580	183
4	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		25	15	10	2597 – 2595	2
5	INDIANA PACERS		27	16	11	2943 – 2902	41
6	NEW YORK KNICKS		27	14	13	2817 – 2807	10
7	DETROIT PISTONS		27	14	13	2766 – 2761	5
8	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		27	14	13	2865 – 2807	58
9	MIAMI HEAT		26	13	13	2613 – 2672	-59
10	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		26	13	13	2814 – 2829	-15
11	BROOKLYN NETS		26	11	15	2817 – 2876	-59
12	ORLANDO MAGIC		28	11	17	2995 – 3102	-107
13	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		26	10	16	2732 – 2774	-42
14	CHICAGO BULLS		26	6	20	2531 – 2755	-224
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		27	6	21	2806 – 2951	-145
WESTERN
1	HOUSTON ROCKETS		25	21	4	2876 – 2601	275
2	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		28	22	6	3276 – 2968	308
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		28	19	9	2830 – 2731	99
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		27	16	11	2892 – 2870	22
5	DENVER NUGGETS		27	15	12	2893 – 2883	10
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		26	13	13	2687 – 2641	46
7	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		28	14	14	3099 – 3126	-27
8	UTAH JAZZ		27	13	14	2783 – 2698	85
9	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		26	12	14	2647 – 2590	57
10	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		25	10	15	2623 – 2680	-57
11	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		26	10	16	2759 – 2831	-72
12	PHOENIX SUNS		28	9	19	2998 – 3220	-222
13	SACRAMENTO KINGS		26	8	18	2498 – 2742	-244
14	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		27	8	19	2635 – 2748	-113
15	DALLAS MAVERICKS		28	8	20	2797 – 2883	-86