Nikola Jokic had a 40-point triple-double against the Clippers

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Against the new Paul George-Kawhi Leonard-Russell Westbrook trio, the Denver Nuggets didn’t look too scared and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 134-124 after OT.

Nikola Jokic led his team with an outstanding triple-double of 40 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists, shooting 14/21 from the field and 12/15 at the charity stripe.

Vlatko Cancar, who came off the bench, had 6 points in the win, while on the losing side, Nicolas Batum had 12 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists.

In Damian Lillard’s 71 points night, the Houston Rockets lost 131-114 against Portland, but its Europeans showed some good efforts. Alperen Sengun had a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds with 5 assists, while Boban Marjanovic had 10 points and 3 rebounds in 6 minutes on the court.

Domantas Sabonis went close to another triple-double in his best NBA season so far with Sacramento, recording 14 points, 15 rebounds, and 8 assists in the Kings‘ 124-115 win against Oklahoma.

Coming off the bench for the Atlanta Hawks, Bogdan Bogdanovic had 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists with 5/8 from downtown in the 129-127 win against Brooklyn. Clint Capela added 6 points and 12 rebounds.

Without Kristaps Porzingis, the Wizards lost 102-92 to the Chicago Bulls thanks to Nikola Vucevic’s double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds. Deni Avdija had 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Even without Cedi Osman’s contribution, Cleveland beat Toronto 118-93. For the Raptors, O.G. Anunoby had 7 points, while Jakob Poeltl went close to a double-double with 13 points and 9 rebounds.

NBA Sundays action and European showings

Atlanta Hawks – Brooklyn Nets 129-127 (Bogdan Bogdanovic 22 p, 6 r, 3 a; Capela 6 p, 12 r)
Chicago Bulls – Washington Wizards 102-82 (Vucevic 16 p, 13 r; Avdija 8 p, 4 r, 4 a)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Toronto Raptors 93-118 (Poeltl 13 p, 9 r; Anunoby 7 p)
Oklahoma City Thunder – Sacramento Kings 115-124 (Sabonis 14 p, 15 r, 8 a)
Golden State Warriors – Minnesota Timberwolves 109-104
Portland Trail Blazers – Houston Rockets 131-114 (Alperen Sengun 17 p, 10 r, 5 a; Marjanovic 10 p, 3 r)
Denver Nuggets – Los Angeles Clippers 134-124 OT (Jokic 40 p, 17 r, 10 a; Cancar 6 p; Batum 12 p, 3 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 BOSTON	44	17	8-2
2 MILWAUKEE	43	17	10-0
3 PHILADELPHIA	39	20	7-3
4 CLEVELAND	39	25	7-3
5 BROOKLYN	34	26	3-7
6 NEW YORK	35	27	8-2
7 MIAMI	32	29	4-6
8 ATLANTA	31	30	6-4
9 TORONTO	30	32	7-3
10 WASHINGTON	28	32	4-6
11 CHICAGO	28	33	4-6
12 INDIANA	27	35	3-7
13 ORLANDO	25	36	5-5
14 CHARLOTTE	19	43	4-6
15 DETROIT	15	46	2-8

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	43	19	7-3
2 MEMPHIS	36	23	5-5
3 SACRAMENTO	35	25	6-4
4 PHOENIX	33	29	6-4
5 LA CLIPPERS	33	30	5-5
6 DALLAS	32	30	5-5
7 GOLDEN STATE	31	30	5-5
8 UTAH	31	31	5-5
9 MINNESOTA	31	32	4-6
10 NEW ORLEANS	30	31	4-6
11 PORTLAND	29	31	5-5
12 LA LAKERS	29	32	6-4
13 OKLAHOMA	28	32	4-6
14 SAN ANTONIO	14	47	0-10
15 HOUSTON	13	47	1-9

-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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