Nikola Jokic leads the Nuggets past Philly, Luka Doncic scores 25 for the Mavericks

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

It was an interesting NBA night for European players. Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic were at the center of attention, but we also had big games by Lauri Markkanen, Nicolas Batum, Domantas Sabonis, and Nikola Vucevic …

All eyes were focused on Denver where NBA fans expected to see a clash between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid. But the Philadelphia big man did not play this game, and the Serbian MVP candidate recorded another triple-double. He scored 25 points and added 17 rebounds and 12 assists as the Nuggets won 116-111.

Luka Doncic had a similar stat line as he scored 25 points, posted seven rebounds, and six assists leading the Dallas Mavericks past Indiana 127-104.

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Just like Nikola Jokic, and Luka Doncic, the superstar from Finland Lauri Markkanen had 25 points. But Utah Jazz lost against Phoenix 117-103.

In Europe big-man showdown. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 16 rebounds as Minnesota won against Sacramento 119-115. Domantas Sabonis had a double-double of his own as he recorded 24 points and 10 rebounds.

We have to note Nicolas Batuns. In a vintage performance by the French player as he scored 24 points in a Los Angeles Clippers win over the Chicago Bulls 124-122. In a losing effort, Nikola Vucevic from Montenegro had 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists.

NBA Roundup

Detroit Pistons – Milwaukee Bucks 117-126 (Hayes 14p, T. Antetokounmpo 2p)

Indiana Pacers – Dallas Mavericks 104-127 (Doncic 25p, 7r, 6a, Bertans 6p, Ntilikina 5p)

New York Knicks – Houston Rockets 137-115 (Hartenstein 8p, 6r, 6a – Sengun 11p, 5r, Garuba 2p, Marjanovic 3r)

Utah Jazz – Phoenix Suns 103-117 (Markkanen 25p, 9r)

Denver Nuggets – Philadelphia 76ers 116-111 (Jokic 25p, 17r, 12a – Korkmaz 6)

Portland Trail Blazers – New Orleans Pelicans 90-124 (Valanciunas 10p, 21r, Hernangomez 4p, 3r)

Sacramento Kings – Minnesota Timberwolves 115-119 (Sabonis 24p, 10r, Len 4p – Gobert 16p, 16r)

Los Angeles Clippers – Chicago Bulls 124-112 (Batum 24p, Zubac 11p,7r – Vucevic 20p, 8r, 5a)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 y-MILWAUKEE	54	21	7-3
2 y-BOSTON	52	23	7-3
3 y-PHILADELPHIA	49	26	7-3
4 y-CLEVELAND	48	28	8-2
5 NEW YORK	43	33	4-6
6 BROOKLYN	40	35	3-7
7 MIAMI	40	35	6-4
8 TORONTO	37	38	5-5
9 ATLANTA	37	38	5-5
10 CHICAGO	36	39	7-3
11 WASHINGTON	33	42	2-8
12 INDIANA	33	43	4-6
13 ORLANDO	32	43	5-5
14 e-CHARLOTTE	25	51	5-5
15 e-DETROIT	16	59	1-9

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 y-DENVER	51	24	5-5
2 y-MEMPHIS	47	27	9-1
3 SACRAMENTO	45	30	7-3
4 PHOENIX	40	35	4-6
5 LA CLIPPERS	40	36	6-4
6 GOLDEN STATE	39	37	5-5
7 MINNESOTA	39	37	5-5
8 NEW ORLEANS	38	37	6-4
9 OKLAHOMA CITY	37	38	6-4
10 LA LAKERS	37	38	6-4
11 DALLAS	37	39	3-7
12 UTAH	35	40	4-6
13 PORTLAND	32	43	2-8
14 e-SAN ANTONIO	19	56	3-7
15 e-HOUSTON	18	58	3-7

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