Domantas Sabonis and Nicolas Batum witness history in the Kings-Clippers matchup

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers put up one of the craziest NBA games ever, as the guest got the 176-175 on-the-road win after two OTs.

This is the second-highest-scoring game in NBA history, the second time two teams go over 170 points in a game and the game with the most three-pointers made (44) ever.

Domantas Sabonis and his team will be remembered on the winning side of this encounter, with the Lithuanian center putting up a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds while adding 4 assists.

Coming off the bench for the Los Angeles Clippers, Nicolas Batum had a losing effort of 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists while shooting 7/12 from the field and 5/10 from three.

Milwaukee convincingly beat the Miami Heat at home, but Giannis Antetokounmpo injured his knee and had to leave the court after 6 minutes of playing time. He had 4 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

The Chicago Bulls destroyed the Brooklyn Nets at home, and Nikola Vucevic helped with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Playing against his former team, Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points and 6 rebounds in the loss against the New York Knicks. Coming off the bench for Washington, Deni Avdija added 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Cedi Osman couldn’t help Cleveland get the on-the-road win against Atlanta, as his 10 points and 5 rebounds weren’t enough. His fellow countryman Alperen Sengun struggled offensively (5 points, 2/10 FG) but had 9 rebounds and 8 assists in the Rockets‘ loss against Golden State.

A double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds by Rudy Gobert wasn’t sufficient for the Minnesota Timberwolves, which lost 121-113 against Charlotte at home.

NBA results and European performances:

Washington Wizards – New York Knicks 109-115 (Porzingis 23 p, 6 r; Avdija 11 p, 7 r, 5 a)
Atlanta Hawks – Cleveland Cavaliers 136-119 (Osman 10 p, 5 r)
Milwaukee Bucks – Miami Heat 128-99 (Antetokounmpo 4 p, 4 r, 4 a)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Charlotte Hornets 113-121 (Gobert 17 p, 10 r)
Chicago Bulls – Brooklyn Nets 131-87 (Vucevic 13 p, 10 r)
Phoenix Suns – Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115 (Saric 8 p, 4 r)
Golden State Warriors – Houston Rockets 116-101 (Sengun 5 p, 9 r, 8 a)
Los Angeles Clippers – Sacramento Kings 175-176 2OT (Sabonis 20 p, 10 r, 4 a; Batum 19 p, 8 r, 2 a)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 BOSTON	43	17	8-2
2 MILWAUKEE	42	17	10-0
3 PHILADELPHIA	39	19	7-3
4 CLEVELAND	38	25	7-3
5 BROOKLYN	34	25	4-6
6 NEW YORK	34	27	7-3
7 MIAMI	32	28	4-6
8 ATLANTA	30	30	5-5
9 TORONTO	29	31	7-3
10 WASHINGTON	28	31	5-5
11 CHICAGO	27	33	4-6
12 INDIANA	26	35	2-8
13 ORLANDO	25	35	6-4
14 CHARLOTTE	18	43	3-7
15 DETROIT	15	45	2-8

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	42	18	8-2
2 MEMPHIS	35	23	4-6
3 SACRAMENTO	35	25	6-4
4 PHOENIX	33	28	7-3
5 LA CLIPPERS	33	29	5-5
6 DALLAS	32	29	6-4
7 MINNESOTA	31	31	4-6
8 NEW ORLEANS	30	30	4-6
9 GOLDEN STATE	30	30	4-6
10 UTAH	30	31	5-5
11 OKLAHOMA CITY	28	31	4-6
12 PORTLAND	28	31	5-5
13 LA LAKERS	28	32	5-5
14 SAN ANTONIO	14	46	0-10
15 HOUSTON	13	46	2-8

-Top six teams of each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seeded 7th to 10th will compete in Play-In tournament

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