Sabonis and Markkanen dominate against Washington and Boston

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Domantas Sabonis keeps on being an unstoppable force for the Sacramento Kings in the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season. In the 132-118 on-the-road victory, the Lithuanian center went really close to another triple-double.

Shooting 10/12 both from the field and at the charity stripe, the former Indiana Pacers big had 30 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds, leading Mike Brown’s team.

On the losing side, Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t available, while Deni Avdija played 28 minutes off the bench, ending the game with 3 points, 6 assists, and 11 rebounds.

Another dominant performance came by the hands of Lauri Markkanen, who had a double-double of 28 points and 10 rebounds, adding 3 assists, in the 118-117 win against Boston. Simone Fontecchio added 8 points off the bench.

With a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds, Jakob Poeltl helped Toronto beat Minnesota 122-107 at home. O.G. Anunoby added 15 points, while Rudy Gobert had a losing effort of 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 assists.

More NBA Saturday’s results and European showings:

Indiana Pacers – Philadelphia 76ers 121-141
Chicago Bulls – Miami Heat 113-99 (Vucevic 13 p, 10 r)
Memphis Grizzlies – Golden State Warriors 133-119 (Aldama 4 p, 3 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 x-MILWAUKEE	50	20	7-3
2 PHILADELPHIA	48	22	9-1
3 x-BOSTON	49	23	5-5
4 CLEVELAND	45	28	7-3
5 NEW YORK	42	30	7-3
6 BROOKLYN	39	31	5-5
7 MIAMI	38	34	5-5
8 ATLANTA	35	35	5-5
9 TORONTO	35	36	5-5
10 CHICAGO	33	37	6-4
11 INDIANA	32	39	6-4
12 WASHINGTON	32	39	3-7
13 ORLANDO	29	42	4-6
14 e-CHARLOTTE	22	50	3-7
15 e-DETROIT	16	55	1-9

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 x-DENVER	47	24	5-5
2 SACRAMENTO	43	27	8-2
3 MEMPHIS	43	27	6-4
4 PHOENIX	38	32	6-4
5 LA CLIPPERS	37	34	4-6
6 DALLAS	36	35	4-6
7 GOLDEN STATE	36	36	4-6
8 MINNESOTA	35	37	4-6
9 OKLAHOMA CITY	34	36	6-4
10 UTAH	34	36	5-5
11 LA LAKERS	34	37	5-5
12 NEW ORLEANS	33	37	3-7
13 PORTLAND	31	39	2-8
14 e-SAN ANTONIO	18	52	5-5
15 e-HOUSTON	18	52	4-6

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

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