By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Croatian sharp-shooter Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and the Detroit Pistons snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 110-108 win over the Denver Nuggets.
The victory was the Pistons’ first on the road this season, as they had lost their previous ten games. Detroit entered the night with a league-worst record of 3-15. French guard Killian Hayes added nine points and nine assists for the winning side.
After missing the past three games while in the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Serb star Nikola Jokic had 31 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds, putting him just shy of his fourth triple-double of the season, but he couldn’t save the day.
Tobias Harris scored 24 points and a spirited Philadelphia 76ers team playing without Joel Embiid and James Harden spoiled Simmons’ homecoming with a 115-106 win over Brooklyn.
Ben Simmons in his return to Philadelphia with the Nets had 11 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds to the tune of steady boos. Kyrie Irving scored 23 points and Kevin Durant had 20 for the Nets. Turkish forward Furkan Korkmaz added nine points for the winners.
De’Aaron Fox had 32 points and eight rebounds, Harrison Barnes added 26 points and the Sacramento Kings won their seventh straight, 113-109 over the Memphis Grizzlies. Lithuanian star Domantas Sabonis had nine points, 13 rebounds, and eight assists, while Spaniard Santi Aldama scored seven points for Memphis.
In the last game of the night, German guard Dennis Schroder couldn’t score in 20 minutes on the court as Mikal Bridges and Devin Booker each scored 25 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-105 win over the Los Angeles Lakers who played without LeBron James for the fifth straight game.
STANDINGS
EAST
| TEAM | W | L | LAST 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON CELTICS | 13 | 4 | |
| 12 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 15 |
WEST