By Eurohooops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points, Jabari Parker scored 20 of his 28 in the first half and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a five-game losing streak Monday night with a 127-114 victory over the Rockets.
“I see my teammate, my brother on the court, my guy, be in attack mode, and I’m like, yeah, this is the night, I’ve got to be in attack mode, too. We’ve got to get this one,” Antetokounmpo said. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 2 points for the winners.
James Harden just missed a triple-double with 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds, but committed 11 of Houston’s 22 turnovers. Patrick Beverley added 18 points for the Rockets, who fell to 1-1 on their five-game road trip. Swiss big man Clint Capela added 16 points for the losing side. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.
Charlotte – Washington 99-109 (Batum 4 p. 7 r. 6 as., Belinelli 18 p. – Gortat 8 p. 7 r.)
Brooklyn – San Antonio 86-112 (Bogdanovic 5 p. – Bertans 11 p.)
Atlanta – LA Clippers 105-115 (Schroder 21 p. 7 as., Sefolosha 11 p.)
Miami – Golden State 105-102 (Dragic 19 p. – Pachulia 6 p. 9 r.)
Detroit – Sacramento 104-109 (Koufos 6 p.)
New Orleans – Cleveland 124-122 (Motiejunas 14 p.)
Indiana – New York 103-109 (Seraphin 2 p. – Porzingis 8 p., Noah 2 p., Kuzminskas 3 r., Hernangomez 14 p. 10 r.)
Utah – Oklahoma City 95-97 (Gobert 12 p. 9 r., Diaw 6 p. 5 as. – Sabonis 2 r., Lauvergne 1 r., Kanter 14 p., Abrines 3 p.)
Eastern Conference
| W | L | |
| 1Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 13 |
| 2Toronto Raptors | 28 | 16 |
| 3Boston Celtics | 26 | 17 |
| 4Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 19 |
| 5Washington Wizards | 24 | 20 |
| 6Charlotte Hornets | 23 | 22 |
| 7Indiana Pacers | 22 | 22 |
| 8Chicago Bulls | 22 | 23 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 21 | 23 |
| Detroit Pistons | 21 | 25 |
| New York Knicks | 20 | 26 |
| Orlando Magic | 18 | 28 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 15 | 27 |
| Miami Heat | 15 | 30 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 9 | 35 |
Western Conference
| W | L | |
| 1Golden State Warriors | 38 | 7 |
| 2San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 9 |
| 3Houston Rockets | 34 | 14 |
| 4LA Clippers | 30 | 16 |
| 5Utah Jazz | 29 | 17 |
| 6Oklahoma City Thunder | 26 | 19 |
| 7Memphis Grizzlies | 26 | 20 |
| 8Denver Nuggets | 18 | 25 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 27 |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 18 | 27 |
| Sacramento Kings | 17 | 27 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 28 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 15 | 29 |
| Phoenix Suns | 15 | 29 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | 32 |