Nikola Jokic beat Kristaps Porzingis, Markkanen dropped 40, Doncic with 17 assists

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Going close to a triple-double with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists, shooting 12/16 from the field and 5/5 at the line, Nikola Jokic pushed the Denver Nuggets to the 118-104 on-the-road win against the Washington Wizards.

On the losing side, at home, Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points with 11/17 from the field, while Deni Avdija, who started the game next to him, scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists, shooting 7/9 from the field.

Lauri Markkanen scored (at least) 40 points for the third time in the 2022-23 NBA Regular Season, while addindg 12 rebounds, but the Utah Jazz lost 127-115 against Portland. For the Trail Blazers, Jusuf Nurkic dropped 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Double-double of 31 points and 14 rebounds by Giannis Antetokounmpo in the impressive 130-94 win against the San Antonio Spurs. Sandro Mamukelashvili had 12 points and 7 rebounds against his former team, while Jeremy Sochan scored 13 with 6 rebounds.

After missing five straight games, Luka Doncic produced a monstrous double-double of 30 points and 17 assists in the 41-minute losing effort against the Golden State Warriors, which won 127-125 on the road againts Dallas. Maxi Kleber added 4 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.

Despite one of his best performance of the season, with 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists, Alperen Sengun couldn’t bring Houston to the win against Memphis in the game which saw the return of Ja Morant, who had 17. Santi Aldama had scored 5 off the bench.

Jakob Poeltl went close to a double-double with 23 points and 8 rebounds, but struggled shooting at the charity stripe (6/9), while O.G. Anunoby had 7 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2/13 from the field. Toronto lost 118-114 against Indiana at home.

The Los Angeles Lakers won 125-111 against Phoenix. Dennis Schroder had 13 points and 4 rebounds off the bench, while the potential rumored addition by the German national team Austin Reaves had a double-double of 25 points and 11 assists, with 12/13 at the line.

More NBA Results and European showings:

Miami Heat – New York Knicks 127-120
Chicago Bulls – Philadelphia 76ers 91-116 (Vucevic 8 p, 5 r)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Atlanta Hawks 125-124 (Gobert 12 p, 12 r; Capela 11 p, 8 r; Bogdanovic 11 p, 3 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 y-MILWAUKEE	52	20	7-3
2 y-BOSTON	50	23	5-5
3 y-PHILADELPHIA	49	23	9-1
4 CLEVELAND	46	28	7-3
5 NEW YORK	42	32	5-5
6 BROOKLYN	39	33	5-5
7 MIAMI	40	34	7-3
8 ATLANTA	36	37	4-6
9 TORONTO	35	38	4-6
10 CHICAGO	34	38	6-4
11 INDIANA	33	40	5-5
12 WASHINGTON	32	41	2-8
13 ORLANDO	30	43	4-6
14 e-CHARLOTTE	23	50	3-7
15 e-DETROIT	16	57	1-9

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 y-DENVER	49	24	5-5
2 y-MEMPHIS	45	27	7-3
3 SACRAMENTO	43	29	6-4
4 PHOENIX	38	34	5-5
5 LA CLIPPERS	38	35	5-5
6 GOLDEN STATE	38	36	4-6
7 MINNESOTA	37	37	5-5
8 OKLAHOMA CITY	36	36	8-2
9 DALLAS	36	37	4-6
10 LA LAKERS	36	37	6-4
11 UTAH	35	37	4-6
12 NEW ORLEANS	35	37	5-5
13 PORTLAND	32	40	3-7
14 e-SAN ANTONIO	19	54	3-7
15 e-HOUSTON	18	55	4-6

y-clinched a Playoffs berth
e-eliminated from Playoffs

-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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