Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bojan Bogdanovic led Milwaukee and Detroit

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

After sharing his excitement with Eurohoops for playing soon with Jae Crowder, Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 119-106 win against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Greek Freak had 35 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals in 30 minutes on the court, while the Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili had 2 points off the bench.

Ivica Zubac couldn’t deliver under the basket on the losing side as the Croatian center had 6 points and 8 rebounds.

Bojan Bogdanovic erupted for 32 points in Detroit’s 2OTs win against the San Antonio Spurs. The Croatian superstar had a horrible night from beyond the arc (0/6) but still led his team to an impressive win. Killian Hayes added 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists.

Santi Aldama keeps on being consistent for the Memphis Grizzlies. The Spanish big man had 18 points in the win against Minnesota, where Rudy Gobert ended with 8 points and 10 boards.

Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points with 9 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the Utah Jazz to an away victory in Toronto. Good signals from Simone Fontecchio as well, who came off the bench for 7 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists.

The Turkish sensation Alperen Sengun, who had 12 points and 8 rebounds, wasn’t enough for Houston against Miami, which won 97-95.

His countryman Cedi Osman played 23 minutes off the bench in the Cavs‘ away win against New Orleans, but the small forward had only 4 points. As for the Pelicans, Willy Hernangomez didn’t play for a coach’s decision, while Jonas Valanciunas had 7 points and 7 rebounds.

Domantas Sabonis went close to another triple-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists, but the Sacramento Kings lost against Dallas. The Mavericks didn’t have Luka Doncic, but Irving had 22.

NBA results of the night and noteworthy European performances:

Detroit Pistons – San Antonio Spurs 138-131 (Bojan Bogdanovic 32 p, 5 r; Hayes 4 p, 4 r, 6 a)
Indiana Pacers – Phoenix Suns 104-117
Philadelphia 76ers – New York Knicks 119-108
Boston Celtics – Charlotte Hornets 127-116
Toronto Raptors – Utah Jazz 116-122 (Markkanen 23 p, 9 r, 5 a; Fontecchio 7 p, 2 r, 2 a)
Miami Heat – Houston Rockets 97-95 (Sengun 12 p, 8 r)
Memphis Grizzlies – Minnesota Timberwolves 128-107 (Aldama 18 p; Gobert 8 p, 10 r)
New Orleans Pelicans – Cleveland Cavaliers 107-118 (Valanciunas 7 p, 7 r; Osman 4 p)
Portland Trail Blazers – Oklahoma City Thunder 129-138
Sacramento Kings – Dallas Mavericks 114-122 (Sabonis 18 p, 11 r, 7 a)
Los Angeles Clippers – Milwaukee Bucks 106-119 (Giannis Antetokounmpo 35 p, 8 r, 6 a; Zubac 6 p, 8 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 BOSTON	40	16	6-4
2 MILWAUKEE	39	17	10-0
3 PHILADELPHIA	35	19	7-3
4 CLEVELAND	36	22	7-3
5 BROOKLYN	33	22	5-5
6 MIAMI	31	25	6-4
7 NEW YORK	30	27	5-5
8 ATLANTA	28	28	4-6
9 CHICAGO	26	29	5-5
10 WASHINGTON	25	29	7-3
11 TORONTO	26	31	6-4
12 INDIANA	25	32	2-8
13 ORLANDO	23	33	6-4
14 CHARLOTTE	15	42	3-7
15 DETROIT	15	42	2-8

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	38	18	5-5
2 MEMPHIS	34	21	3-7
3 SACRAMENTO	31	24	5-5
4 DALLAS	31	26	6-4
5 PHOENIX	31	27	7-3
6 LA CLIPPERS	31	28	6-4
7 GOLDEN STATE	28	27	6-4
8 NEW ORLEANS	29	28	3-7
9 MINNESOTA	30	29	6-4
10 UTAH	28	29	5-5
11 OKLAHOMA CITY	27	28	5-5
12 PORTLAND	27	29	6-4
13 LA LAKERS	25	31	4-6
14 SAN ANTONIO	14	42	0-10
15 HOUSTON	13	43	3-7

PHOTO CREDIT: Getty Images