Giannis’s 24 points not enough against Boston, Valanciunas gets another double-double

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

With just two games last night, all the focus was on the two best teams in the East as the Bucks and the Celtics battle for the top spot. It was all Boston as the Celtics won convincingly 140-99 in a game that practically ended in the third period with the Celtics leading by 49 points.

Jason Tatum had a brilliant game scoring 40 points and Jalen Brown added 30 more. On the other side, Giannis Antetokounbo had 24 points and seven rebounds. The Slovenian point gourd Goran Dragic added nine points in a losing effort.

The Bucks remain in the number one spot in the East but Boston is now closing in with 53 wins, just two less than the Bucks.

As for the Denver Nuggets, without Nikola Jokic, the New Orleans Pelican won easily 107-88.

Lithuanian big man Jonas Valanciunas had a strong double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds.

NBA ROUNDUP

Milwaukee Bucks – Boston Celtics 99-140 (Antetokounmpo 24p, 7r, Dragic 9p)

Denver Nuggets – New Orleans Pelicans 88-107 (Valanciunas 15p, 12r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 y-MILWAUKEE	55	22	7-3
2 y-BOSTON	53	24	7-3
3 y-PHILADELPHIA	50	26	6-4
4 y-CLEVELAND	48	29	7-3
5 NEW YORK	44	33	5-5
6 BROOKLYN	41	35	4-6
7 MIAMI	40	37	5-5
8 ATLANTA	38	38	5-5
9 TORONTO	38	38	6-4
10 CHICAGO	36	40	6-4
11 WASHINGTON	34	42	3-7
12 INDIANA	33	43	3-7
13 ORLANDO	32	44	5-5
14 e-CHARLOTTE	26	51	5-5
15 e-DETROIT	16	60	1-9

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 y-DENVER	51	25	5-5
2 y-MEMPHIS	48	28	8-2
3 y-SACRAMENTO	46	30	6-4
4 PHOENIX	41	35	4-6
5 LA CLIPPERS	41	36	7-3
6 GOLDEN STATE	40	37	6-4
7 NEW ORLEANS	39	38	5-5
8 MINNESOTA	39	38	6-4
9 LA LAKERS	38	38	6-4
10 OKLAHOMA CITY	38	39	6-4
11 DALLAS	37	40	3-7
12 UTAH	36	40	5-5
13 PORTLAND	32	44	1-9
14 e-SAN ANTONIO	19	57	2-8
15 e-HOUSTON	18	59	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