Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets are hot

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Serb Nikola Jokic scored 19 points, had also 10 rebounds and Denver beat the depleted due to injuries Clippers 123-98 on Saturday night for its fourth win in five games. Italian Danilo Gallinari added 18 points and Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic had 12, while Spaniard Juancho Hernangomez scord 2 for the hot Nuggets.

Dion Waiters tied a career high with 33 points and Slovenian guard Goran Dragic added 25 to help the last-place Heat to a 109-97 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Greek freak Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 10 rebounds, but it was not enough.

French star Nicolas Batum made two clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and had in total 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals to help the Charlotte Hornets defeat the Brooklyn Nets 112-105 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Italian Marco Belinelli added 14 points, while Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic had 16 for the Nets.

The Houston Rockets leaned on their usual 3-point offense to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 119-95 despite 32 points by Spaniard Marc Gasol. Swiss big man Clint Capela added 5 points and 4 rebounds for the winners. Here’s the rest of last night’s games and the euro-scorers.

Boston – Portland 123-127 (OT)
Detroit – Washington 113-112 (Marjanovic 2 p. – Gortat 12 p. 7 r.)
Atlanta – Philadelphia 110-93 (Schroder 15 p. 9 as., Sefolosha 8 p. – Ilyasova 21 p., Saric 3 p., Cabarro 10 p.)
New York – Phoenix 105-107 (Porzingis 14 p., Noah 15 r., Kuzminskas 7 p., Hernangomez 6 p. – Len 4 p.)
Cleveland – San Antonio 115-118 (OT)
Utah – Indiana 109-100 (Gobert 19 p. 11 r., Diaw 6 p. 4 as. – Seraphin 1 r.)
Chicago – Sacramento 102-99 (Mirotic 11 p. 7 r., Zipser 13 p. – Koufos 7 p. 6 r.)

Eastern Conference

W L
1 Cleveland Cavaliers 30 12
2 Toronto Raptors 28 15
3 Boston Celtics 26 17
4 Atlanta Hawks 26 18
5 Washington Wizards 23 20
6 Charlotte Hornets 23 21
7 Indiana Pacers 22 21
8 Chicago Bulls 22 23
Detroit Pistons 21 24
Milwaukee Bucks 20 23
New York Knicks 19 26
Orlando Magic 18 27
Philadelphia 76ers 15 27
Miami Heat 14 30
Brooklyn Nets 9 34

Western Conference

W L
1 Golden State Warriors 37 6
2 San Antonio Spurs 34 9
3 Houston Rockets 34 13
4 LA Clippers 29 16
5 Utah Jazz 29 16
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 25 19
7 Memphis Grizzlies 26 20
8 Denver Nuggets 18 24
Portland Trail Blazers 19 27
New Orleans Pelicans 17 27
Sacramento Kings 16 27
Minnesota Timberwolves 15 28
Los Angeles Lakers 16 31
Dallas Mavericks 14 29
Phoenix Suns 14 29

 

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