By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dallas Mavericks dominated the preseason duel against the Charlotte Hornets with a 127-59 win, the biggest margin seen so far this year.
Tim Hardaway Jr was the top scorer with 20 points while Kristaps Porzingis had 17 points and nine rebounds. Luka Doncic logged ten points, eight assists, four rebounds. Frank Ntilikina had seven and Maxi Kleber two points with the latter also grabbing eight boards.
Domantas Sabonis had a good night with 24 points and 13 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers got a close 109-107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. On the opposing side, Santi Aldama had nine points, 11 rebounds while Yves Pons added nine and Killian Tillie five points.
Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Bucks couldn’t get past the Utah Jazz with the latter logging a 124-120 win, despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 21 points, six rebounds, five assists.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 and Rudy Gobert seven points. The French center also grabbed five rebounds.
The Denver Nuggets suffered a loss as well, although Nikola Jokic had more than a solid night with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and five assists. Facu Campazzo put up four points, five assists, five rebounds.
Gabriel Deck scored three points for the victors, as did Teo Maledon while Aleksej Pokusevski had two points.
Evan Fournier scored five points in the Knicks‘ win over Detroit with 108-100 while Franz Wagner had seven and Moe Wagner three in Orlando’s narrow 103-102 win over Boston. Enes Kanter logged six points, five boards for the Celtics.