Giannis flirts with triple-double in win over Orlando

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antetokounmpo logged 18 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists as he paced the Milwaukee Bucks to a 111-95 road win against the Orlando Magic.

Ilyasova had four boards and three points in 13 minutes of play while on the other side, Nikola Vucevic put on 21 points, 14 boards and six assists. Evan Fournier added 14 points for the Magic.

Denver got its fourth straight win after beating the Suns 117-108 on the road led by Jamal Murray’s 36 points. Nikola Jokic was right behind with 23 points, nine boards and six assists. Ricky Rubio logged 15 points, seven assists and five boards for Phoenix.

Minnesota finally managed to log a win after 13 straight losses and it came against the Clippers in a rather convincing fashion, 142-115. The Wolves banked 26 triples to set a new franchise record.

Karl-Anthony Towns was one assist away from a triple-double with 22 points and 13 boards while Juancho Hernangomez contributed with 14 points in his debut with the Wolves. On the other side, Ivica Zubac had seven points, eight boards.

Nemanja Bjelica had a solid 15-point outing in the Kings’ 122-102 win over the Spurs while Bogdan Bogdanovic scored five points. For San Antonio, Jacob Poeltl scored eight.

Dallas played against Charlotte without Luka Donic and Kristaps Porzingis but still got the 116-100 win. Boban Marjanovic scored 11 and Maxi Kleber seven points.

The Golden State Warriors put on a comeback to spice things up for the Lakers although it was too late to change the outcome (125-120). Alen Smailagic scored ten points.

In Toronto, the Raptors barely got past Brooklyn 119-118 thanks to Pascal Siakam’s free throw which put them ahead before they held off the Nets in the final offense. Serge Ibaka scored 12 points for the hosts.

Domantas Sabonis logged 16 points and eight boards but Indiana fell to the Pelicans 124-117. Goga Bitadze scored two points while on the other side, Nicolo Melli had nine along with six boards.

NBA standings

Eastern Conference

1 Milwaukee Bucks 45 7 .865 0 9-1 W 4 119.7 107.2 12.5 24-3 21-4 11-0 28-3 .522
2 Toronto Raptors 39 14 .736 6.5 10-0 W 14 112.9 106.4 6.5 20-7 19-7 8-3 29-7 .504
3 Boston Celtics 36 15 .706 8.5 9-1 W 6 112.7 105.4 7.3 22-5 14-10 7-5 25-9 .527
4 Miami Heat 34 17 .667 10.5 5-5 L 2 111.9 108.2 3.7 22-3 12-14 8-2 23-7 .463
5 Philadelphia Sixers 32 21 .604 13.5 5-5 W 1 108.4 106.2 2.2 23-2 9-19 9-4 21-14 .459
6 Indiana Pacers 31 22 .585 14.5 3-7 L 5 109.7 107.5 2.2 18-9 13-13 5-6 19-14 .509
7 Brooklyn Nets 23 28 .451 21.5 5-5 L 1 110.8 111.5 -0.7 15-12 8-16 4-8 15-16 .509
8 Orlando Magic 22 31 .415 23.5 2-8 L 3 103.1 104.9 -1.8 13-13 9-18 7-4 15-17 .452
9 Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 26 5-5 W 1 115.8 120.7 -4.9 12-12 6-20 4-8 12-19 .518
10 Chicago Bulls 19 34 .358 26.5 4-6 L 4 106.2 109.0 -2.8 11-16 8-18 6-8 13-22 .520
11 Detroit Pistons 19 36 .345 27.5 2-8 L 2 108.5 110.9 -2.4 11-18 8-18 5-9 12-26 .536
12 New York Knicks 17 36 .321 28.5 6-4 W 4 104.4 111.2 -6.8 8-18 9-18 2-10 12-22 .482
13 Charlotte Hornets 16 36 .308 29 1-9 L 5 103.0 110.9 -7.9 8-17 8-19 1-6 11-20 .505
14 Atlanta Hawks 14 39 .264 31.5 4-6 L 1 109.4 118.2 -8.8 8-17 6-22 4-4 7-26 .445
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 13 39 .250 32 1-9 L 5 106.0 114.8 -8.8 6-21 7-18 4-8 8-28 .499

Western Conference

1 Los Angeles Lakers 39 12 .765 0 6-4 W 1 114.4 107.3 7.1 17-7 22-5 6-2 26-6 .490
2 Denver Nuggets 37 16 .698 3 7-3 W 3 110.0 106.2 3.8 20-6 17-10 9-0 24-8 .526
3 Los Angeles Clippers 36 16 .692 3.5 7-3 L 1 115.5 110.1 5.4 22-5 14-11 6-2 21-12 .482
4 Utah Jazz 33 18 .647 6 5-5 W 1 110.9 107.0 3.9 19-5 14-13 5-5 19-13 .516
5 Houston Rockets 33 19 .635 6.5 7-3 L 1 118.3 114.7 3.6 18-7 15-12 6-4 21-15 .489
6 Oklahoma City Thunder 32 20 .615 7.5 9-1 W 4 110.5 107.7 2.8 17-10 15-10 6-4 21-13 .513
7 Dallas Mavericks 32 21 .604 8 5-5 W 1 116.1 110.2 5.9 14-13 18-8 7-2 18-13 .499
8 Memphis Grizzlies 26 26 .500 13.5 6-4 L 1 113.2 114.9 -1.7 15-13 11-13 4-5 17-16 .547
9 Portland Trail Blazers 24 29 .453 16 6-4 L 1 113.5 115.0 -1.5 14-11 10-18 4-8 15-21 .470
10 San Antonio Spurs 22 30 .423 17.5 3-7 L 4 113.1 114.4 -1.3 14-12 8-18 3-5 12-18 .498
11 New Orleans Pelicans 22 31 .415 18 6-4 W 2 115.3 117.2 -1.9 10-16 12-15 3-7 13-20 .452
12 Sacramento Kings 21 31 .404 18.5 6-4 W 3 107.8 110.2 -2.4 11-15 10-16 5-5 15-18 .503
13 Phoenix Suns 21 32 .396 19 3-7 L 1 112.7 113.6 -0.9 10-18 11-14 4-6 12-23 .523
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 16 35 .314 23 1-9 W 1 112.2 115.5 -3.3 7-19 9-16 2-9 8-25 .525
15 Golden State Warriors 12 41 .226 28 3-7 L 2 106.4 114.8 -8.4 7-18 5-23 1-7 7-28 .541

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