By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dirk Nowitzki made his season debut on Sunday night against San Antonio but the Spurs weren’t impressed. With 20/30 three pointers, while Frenchman Tony Parker scored 18 points and dished 6 assists the Spurs (21-8) got the home win over the Mavericks by 38 points (129-91). The German super star looked rusty with 8 points and 6 rebounds in 20 minutes. In New York the Knicks (20-7) beat Minnesota (13-12) despite a big game by Montenegrin Nicola Pekovic (21 p., 17 r.) and 18 points of Russian Alexey Shved.
NBA 2012-2013 – 23/12
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On Saturday, there was a Euro-centers’ duel in the 121-95 Rockets‘ (14-12) win against Memphis (18-7). Turk Omer Asik had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the home team, a better showing than that of Spaniard Marc Gasol with 11 points and 5 rebounds. One more center with roots on the old continent, Greek American Kosta Koufos, was the top scorer of Denver (15-13) with 16 points in the easy 110-88 win over Charlotte (7-20). Polish big man Marcin Gortat had also a good night with 18 points and 9 rebounds, but the Suns (11-16) lost to Portland (13-12) by three points (96-93) as Frenchman Nicolas Batum scored 13 points, had 9 rebounds and 8 assists and Spaniard Victor Claver added 7 points.
NBA 2012-2013 – 22/12
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On Friday, Englishman Luol Deng was the euro-star of the night with 29 points and 13 rebounds in the big win of Chicago (15-10) in New York over the Knicks (110-106). Frenchman Joakim Noah added 15 points and 12 rebounds, Italian Marco Belinelli scored 22 points. Toronto Raptors (9-19) beat Orlando Magic (12-15) 93-90 despite a good game from Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic (16 p., 12 r.). Spaniard Jose Calderon (13 p., 9 as.) was the best of the Euro-bunch of the winners.
NBA 2012-2013 – 21/12
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On Thursday, Minnesota was the big winner over the leader of NBA standings Oklahoma City Thunder (21-5). In the 99-93 home win Shved had a double double (12 p., 12 as., 7 r.), Pekovic did the same with 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Russian veteran Andrei Kirilenko had 9 points and 4 rebounds. Spaniard Serge Ibaka had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks and Swiss Thabo Sefolosha added 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals for the Thunder. The Blazers beat the Nuggets (101-93) with Batum being the top scorer with 22 points.
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On Wednesday, the Raptors beat the Pistons 97-91 with Calderon dishing 17 assists, Orlando prevailed over Washington (90-83) with Vucevic having 8 points and 13 rebounds, Thunder won the game at Atlanta (100-92) with Kevin Durant scoring 41 points and Ibaka adding 14 rebounds. Also the Rockets destroyed the Sixers (125-103) with Asik having a dominant game (17 p., 15 r.).
NBA 2012-2013 – 19/12
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On Tuesday Calderon had 23 points and 6 rebounds in the first road win of Toronto after 11 straight defeats. The victim was Cleveland and the final score 113-99. Minnesota lost to Miami (103-92) despite 22 points by Kirilenko. The Bulls beat the Celtics (100-89) with a triple double by Noah (11 p., 13 r., 10 as.) and the Nuggets were the big winners of the night over San Antonio with Italian Danilo Gallinari scoring 29 points and Koufos producing in defense with 14 rebounds and 4 blocks.
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On Monday the biggest euro-performance belonged to Serge Ibaka (25 p., 17 r., 3 bl.) and the victims were again the Spurs, as Oklahoma City Thunder beat them 107-93. The Suns also beat the Kings (101-90) with Gortat having a double double (14 p., 13 r.).
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Last Sunday Calderon had a triple double (18 p., 10 r., 14 as.) in the Raptors’ win over Houston (103-96) and Nicolas Batum had a rare 5×5 (11 p., 10 as., 5 r., 5 st., 5 bl.) in the 95-94 win of the Blazers over the Hornets.
NBA 2012-2013 – 16/12
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