Doncic pays tribute to Kobe, Bjelica flirts with triple-double

2020-01-28T09:49:31+00:00 2020-01-28T11:36:48+00:00.

Antonis Stroggylakis

28/Jan/20 09:49

Eurohoops.net

The NBA is in mourning for Kobe Bryant’s death.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Luka Doncic scored 29 points grabbed 11 rebounds and five assists as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107 – 97 and return back to wins. The game, like all other matches in the NBA, was heavy with a tough emotional atmosphere following Kobe Bryant’s death on Sunday morning.

“I broke down after the first quarter,” Doncic said, per AP. “That was when it really hit me. It was really hard to explain.” The Slovenian player wore Kobe Vs in the game. He had written the names of the deceased from the fatal helicopter crash on the shoes.

Kristaps Porzingis had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds while Maxi Kleber added 11 points off the bench for the Mavericks. The Thunder were led by Dennis Schroder (team-high 21 points, seven rebounds, six assists). Danilo Gallinari notched 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Nemanja Bjelica came close to a triple-double by notching 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists to lead the Sacramento Kings to their second win in a row, a 133 – 129 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Bogdan Bogdanovic had 11 points and six rebounds as a starter for the Kings.

Bojan Bogdanovic dropped 30 points but the Utah Jazz didn’t have a cure for Eric Gordon (50 points) who led the Houston Rockets to a 126 – 117 win despite the absences of James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Thabo Sefolosha helped Houston with nine points.

Rudy Gobert delivered a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz.

The rest of Monday’s NBA results and Euro-scorers:

Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers 100 – 115 (Svi Mikhailiuk 13 points, Sekou Doumbouya 8 points, Cedi Osman 7 points)

Miami HeatOrlando Magic 113 – 92 (Goran Dragic 14 points, Nikola Vucevic 13 points, 12 rebounds, Evan Fournier 9 points)

Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs 110 – 109 (Tomas Satoransky 13 points, six assists)

The NBA postponed the scheduled game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers.

NBA Standings (via NBA.com):

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM
1Milwaukee Bucks Wins40 Losses6 Win Percentage.870 Games Behind Conference Record25 and3 Division Record11 and0 Home Record21 and2 Away Record19 and4 Last Ten Recordand1 Win Streak 8Wins
2Miami Heat Wins32 Losses14 Win Percentage.696 Games Behind8.0 Conference Record21 and6 Division Recordand2 Home Record21 and2 Away Record11 and12 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
3Toronto Raptors Wins32 Losses14 Win Percentage.696 Games Behind8.0 Conference Record22 and7 Division Recordand3 Home Record16 and7 Away Record16 and7 Last Ten Recordand2 Win Streak 7Wins
4Boston Celtics Wins30 Losses15 Win Percentage.667 Games Behind9.5 Conference Record20 and9 Division Recordand5 Home Record18 and5 Away Record12 and10 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Losses
5Indiana Pacers Wins30 Losses17 Win Percentage.638 Games Behind10.5 Conference Record18 and11 Division Recordand6 Home Record17 and5 Away Record13 and12 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Losses
6Philadelphia 76ers Wins30 Losses17 Win Percentage.638 Games Behind10.5 Conference Record21 and10 Division Recordand3 Home Record21 and2 Away Recordand15 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Wins
7Orlando Magic Wins21 Losses27 Win Percentage.438 Games Behind20.0 Conference Record14 and13 Division Recordand3 Home Record13 and11 Away Recordand16 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 4Losses
8Brooklyn Nets Wins19 Losses26 Win Percentage.422 Games Behind20.5 Conference Record13 and14 Division Recordand7 Home Record11 and12 Away Recordand14 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 1Losses
9Chicago Bulls Wins19 Losses30 Win Percentage.388 Games Behind22.5 Conference Record13 and19 Division Recordand7 Home Record11 and15 Away Recordand15 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 2Wins
10Detroit Pistons Wins17 Losses31 Win Percentage.354 Games Behind24.0 Conference Record12 and23 Division Recordand9 Home Recordand16 Away Recordand15 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 3Losses
11Washington Wizards Wins15 Losses30 Win Percentage.333 Games Behind24.5 Conference Record10 and18 Division Recordand8 Home Recordand11 Away Recordand19 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Losses
12Charlotte Hornets Wins15 Losses31 Win Percentage.326 Games Behind25.0 Conference Record10 and18 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand15 Away Recordand16 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 8Losses
13New York Knicks Wins13 Losses34 Win Percentage.277 Games Behind27.5 Conference Recordand21 Division Recordand10 Home Recordand17 Away Recordand17 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 1Wins
14Cleveland Cavaliers Wins13 Losses34 Win Percentage.277 Games Behind27.5 Conference Recordand26 Division Recordand8 Home Recordand17 Away Recordand17 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 1Wins
15Atlanta Hawks Wins12 Losses35 Win Percentage.255 Games Behind28.5 Conference Recordand23 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand16 Away Recordand19 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Wins

WESTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM
1Los Angeles Lakers Wins36 Losses10 Win Percentage.783 Games Behind Conference Record23 and4 Division Recordand2 Home Record16 and5 Away Record20 and5 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Losses
2LA Clippers Wins33 Losses14 Win Percentage.702 Games Behind3.5 Conference Record19 and10 Division Recordand1 Home Record19 and4 Away Record14 and10 Last Ten Recordand2 Win Streak 2Wins
3Denver Nuggets Wins32 Losses14 Win Percentage.696 Games Behind4.0 Conference Record20 and7 Division Recordand0 Home Record18 and6 Away Record14 and8 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 2Wins
4Utah Jazz Wins32 Losses14 Win Percentage.696 Games Behind4.0 Conference Record18 and9 Division Recordand2 Home Record18 and4 Away Record14 and10 Last Ten Recordand2 Win Streak 1Losses
5Dallas Mavericks Wins29 Losses17 Win Percentage.630 Games Behind7.0 Conference Record18 and10 Division Recordand0 Home Record13 and11 Away Record16 and6 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
6Houston Rockets Wins29 Losses17 Win Percentage.630 Games Behind7.0 Conference Record18 and13 Division Recordand4 Home Record15 and7 Away Record14 and10 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Wins
7Oklahoma City Thunder Wins28 Losses20 Win Percentage.583 Games Behind9.0 Conference Record19 and13 Division Recordand4 Home Record15 and10 Away Record13 and10 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Losses
8Memphis Grizzlies Wins22 Losses24 Win Percentage.478 Games Behind14.0 Conference Record15 and15 Division Recordand4 Home Record13 and13 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand2 Win Streak 2Wins
9San Antonio Spurs Wins20 Losses26 Win Percentage.435 Games Behind16.0 Conference Record11 and14 Division Recordand5 Home Record12 and12 Away Recordand14 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 3Losses
10Portland Trail Blazers Wins20 Losses27 Win Percentage.426 Games Behind16.5 Conference Record11 and19 Division Recordand6 Home Record11 and11 Away Recordand16 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Wins
11Phoenix Suns Wins19 Losses27 Win Percentage.413 Games Behind17.0 Conference Record10 and21 Division Recordand6 Home Recordand16 Away Record10 and11 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Losses
12New Orleans Pelicans Wins18 Losses29 Win Percentage.383 Games Behind18.5 Conference Record12 and19 Division Recordand6 Home Recordand15 Away Recordand14 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
13Sacramento Kings Wins17 Losses29 Win Percentage.370 Games Behind19.0 Conference Record12 and16 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand13 Away Recordand16 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 2Wins
14Minnesota Timberwolves Wins15 Losses32 Win Percentage.319 Games Behind21.5 Conference Recordand23 Division Recordand9 Home Recordand18 Away Recordand14 Last Ten Recordand10 Win Streak 10Losses
15Golden State Warriors Wins10 Losses37 Win Percentage.213 Games Behind26.5 Conference Recordand27 Division Recordand6 Home Recordand17 Away Recordand20 Last Ten Recordand9 Win Streak 3Losses

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