By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Orlando Magic got the second win in a row, thanks to Franz Wagner’s best performance of the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season.
He had 34 points and 5 rebounds with 12/15 FG and 8/8 FT, while his brother helped with 11 points and 4 rebounds.
The #1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft Paolo Banchero stepped up in the last minutes, ending the game with 23 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. On the losing side, Anunoby had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 steals.
On the fourth game since his return from the knee injury, Bogdan Bogdanovic erupted for 31 points with 7/9 from downtown off the bench, but Atlanta lost 120-116 to Brooklyn.
Clint Capela added a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Elsewhere in the league, Kristaps Porzingis couldn’t help the Washington Wizards overcome Indiana despite going to a double-double with 29 points and 9 rebounds.
Deni Avdija added 14 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists, but the Pacers got the 121-111 win.
Domantas Sabonis had yet again another dominant performance, ending the game with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 6 assists in Sacramento’s 106-95 win at home against Cleveland. Cedi Osman had 17 points off the bench in the losing effort.
Jonas Valanciunas helped New Orleans and Zion Williams beat the Phoenix Suns 128-117. The Lithuanian center had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Rudy Gobert also had a pretty good night in his team’s win. The French center scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in Minnesota’s 118-108 win against his former team Utah.
During the NBA night, there also was a duel between two of the best European players in the league. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s (28 p) Milwaukee beat Dallas and Luka Doncic 106-105, despite a double-double of the Slovenian superstar with 33 points and 11 assists.
Results of the NBA Night with the rest of the European players:
Charlotte Hornets – New York Knicks 102-121
Indiana Pacers – Washington Wizards 121-111 (Porzingis 29 p, 9 r; Avdija 14 p, 9 r, 4 a)
Orlando Magic – Toronto Raptors 113-109 (Franz Wagner 34 p, 5 r; Mo Wagner 11 p, 4 r; Banchero 23 p, 6 r, 4 a)
Brooklyn Nets – Atlanta Hawks 120-116 (Bogdanovic 31 p; Capela 15 p, 11 r)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Sacramento Kings 95-106 (Domantas Sabonis 18 p, 18 r, 6 a; Osman 17 p)
Philadelphia 76ers – Los Angeles Lakers 133-122 OT
Memphis Grizzlies – Detroit Pistons 114-103 (Bogdanovic 19 p; Aldama 9 p, 5 r)
New Orleans Pelicans – Phoenix Suns 128-117 (Valanciunas 12 p, 10 r)
Utah Jazz – Minnesota Timberwolves 108-118 (Gobert 22 p, 13 r)
Dallas Mavericks – Milwaukee Bucks 105-106 (Doncic 33 p, 11 a; Kleber 8 p; Antetokounmpo 28 p)
Standings:
Eastern Conference
1. Boston Celtics 21-5
2. Milwaukee Bucks 19-6
3. Cleveland Cavaliers 16-10
4. Brooklyn Nets 15-12
5. Indiana Pacers 14-12
6. Philadelphia 76ers 13-12
7. Atlanta Hawks 13-13
8. New York Knicks 13-13
9. Toronto Raptors 13-13
10. Miami Heat 12-14
11. Washington Wizards 11-15
12. Chicago Bulls 10-14
13. Charlotte Hornets 7-19
14. Orlando Magic 7-20
15. Detroit Pistons 7-21
Western Conference
1. New Orleans Pelicans 17-8
2. Memphis Grizzlies 17-9
3. Phoenix Suns 16-10
4. Denver Nuggets 15-10
5. Sacramento Kings 14-10
6. Utah Jazz 15-13
7. Dallas Mavericks 13-11
8. Minnesota Timberwolves 13-12
9. Portland Trail Blazers 13-12
10. Los Angeles Clippers 14-13
11. Golden State Warriors 13-13
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 11-14
13. Los Angeles Lakers 10-15
14. Houston Rockets 7-18
15. San Antonio Spurs 7-18