Maxi Kleber hits game-winning three vs the Lakers

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

With the Mavs trailing by two in the closing seconds, Kyrie Irving took the inbounds pass and quickly drew a double team along the perimeter before swinging the ball to a wide-open Maxi Kleber, who drained the 3 to give Dallas its second straight win 111-110.

The German player had 10 points for the Mavericks, as Luka Doncic is still not playing. For the Lakers, Dennis Schroder had 15 points.

It was a big night for Euro big men in the NBA. Nikola Vucevic, Rudy Gobert, Alperen Shengun, and Jonas Valanciunas dominated the paint.

Montenegro’s Nikola Vucevic had 21 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists as he helped the Bulls get a W against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The French Rudy Gobert also had a double-double with 21 points and 19 rebounds.

In another big-man showdown, Alperen Shengun led Houston with 17 points and 11 rebounds as he took downs the New Orleans Pelicans 114-112. The Turkish center held his own against the Lithuanian veteran Jonas Valanciunis as he got 22 points and 17 rebounds.

Serbian sharpshooter Bogdan Bogdanovic helped Atlanta bring down the Golden State Warriors 127-97. Bogdanovic finished the game with 14 points.

NBA Roundup

Charlotte Hornets – Philadelphia 76ers 82-121

Atlanta Hawks – Golden State Warriors 127-119 (Bogdanovic 14p, Capela 6p, 9r)

Cleveland Cavaliers – Washington Wizards 117-94 (Rubio 8p, 5a, Osman 5p, 4a – Porzingis 20p, 9r, Avdija 2p)

Chicago Bulls – Minnesota Timberwolves 139-131 (Vucevic 21p, 11r, 4a – Gobert 21p, 19r)

Houston Rockets – New Orleans Pelicans 114-112 (Sengun 17p, 11r, Garuba 4r – Valanciunas 22p, 17r)

San Antonio Spurs – Memphis Grizzlies 120-126 (Mamukelashvili 6p, 14r, Sochan 3p, 3r – Aldama 3p)

Portland Trail Blazers – Boston Celtics 112-126 (Nurkic 6p, 8r)

Los Angeles Lakers – Dallas Mavericks 110-111 (Schroder 15p, 5a, Klaber 10p, Bertans 6p)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 x-MILWAUKEE	50	20	7-3
2 BOSTON	49	22	5-5
3 PHILADELPHIA	47	22	7-3
4 CLEVELAND	45	28	6-4
5 NEW YORK	41	30	7-3
6 BROOKLYN	39	31	5-5
7 MIAMI	38	33	6-4
8 ATLANTA	35	35	5-5
9 TORONTO	34	36	5-5
10 CHICAGO	32	37	4-6
11 INDIANA	32	38	5-5
12 WASHINGTON	32	38	6-4
13 ORLANDO	28	42	4-6
14 CHARLOTTE	22	49	4-6
15 e-DETROIT	16	55	1-9

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	47	23	5-5
2 SACRAMENTO	42	27	8-2
3 MEMPHIS	42	27	6-4
4 PHOENIX	38	32	5-5
5 LA CLIPPERS	37	33	5-5
6 DALLAS	36	35	6-4
7 GOLDEN STATE	36	35	4-6
8 MINNESOTA	35	36	4-6
9 OKLAHOMA CITY	34	36	6-4
10 LA LAKERS	34	37	6-4
11 UTAH	33	36	4-6
12 NEW ORLEANS	33	37	3-7
13 PORTLAND	31	39	3-7
14 e-SAN ANTONIO	18	52	4-6
15 e-HOUSTON	18	52	4-6

x- clinched a Playoffs spot
e- eliminated from the Playoffs