Luka Doncic played only 13 minutes, monster double-double by Sengun

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By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

The NBA is heading to the hottest part of the season with first the Play-In tournament and then the Playoffs. While in the Eastern Conference, everything is set up, the West has to wait for the remaining outcomes.

Alperen Sengun keeps on showing his talent, pushing the Houston Rockets to the 112-109 win on the road against Charlotte with a monster double-double of 14 points and 21 rebounds.

On the Hornets’ side, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk dropped his second-best scoring performance of the year with 25 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, while Theo Maledon followed with 22, 8 dimes, and 5 steals.

Talking about double-doubles, Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and 10 rebounds in Chicago’s 115-112 road win against Dallas, which gave up chasing the playoffs. Luka Doncic played only 13 minutes and had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists. Frank Ntilikina and Davis Bertans combined for 18 points.

Another French talent like Killian Hayes had a great NBA Night, scoring his season-high 28 points with 6 assists, 4 rebounds, and 4 steals, leading the Detroit Pistons to the 122-115 on-the-road win against the Indiana Pacers.

Jonas Valanciunas went close to a double-double with 8 points and 12 rebounds in New Orleans’ 113-105 win against New York. For the Knicks, coming off the bench, Evan Fournier had 8 points: those were his first points since February 5.

Elsewhere in the league, Goga Bitadze dropped his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 15 rebounds in the Orlando Magic’s 101-84 road loss against Brooklyn. Franz Wagner, who wasn’t sidelined like Paolo Banchero, had 12 points and 5 rebounds.

The Milwaukee Bucks lost 137-114 at home against the Memphis Grizzlies, without Giannis Antetokounmpo. His brother Thanasis, coming off the bench, almost provided a double-double with 12 points, 8 boards, and 4 assists. Goran Dragic helped with 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 dimes.

More action and European showings

Washington Wizards – Miami Heat 114-108 (Yursteven 10 p, 6 r, 2 a)
Atlanta Hawks – Philadelphia 76ers 131-136 (Capela 12 p, 4 r; Bogdan Bogdanovic 9 p, 2 r)
Boston Celtics – Toronto Raptors 121-102 (Anunoby 7 p; Poeltl 3 p, 7 r)
Sacramento Kings – Golden State Warriors 97-119 (Len 5 p, 6 r)
Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns 121-107 ()

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 y-MILWAUKEE 58 23
7-3
2 y-BOSTON 56 25
7-3
3 y-PHILADELPHIA 53 28
4-6
4 y-CLEVELAND 51 30
7-3
5 y-NEW YORK 47 34
7-3
6 y-BROOKLYN 45 36
5-5
7 p-MIAMI 43 38
6-4
8 p-ATLANTA 41 40
6-4
9 p-TORONTO 40 41
6-4
10 p-CHICAGO 39 42
6-4
11 e-WASHINGTON 35 46
2-8
12 e-INDIANA 34 47
2-8
13 e-ORLANDO 34 47
6-4
14 e-CHARLOTTE 26 55
4-6
15 e-DETROIT 17 64
0-10

WEST

TEAM W L LAST 10
1 y-DENVER 52 28
5-5
2 y-MEMPHIS 51 30
7-3
3 y-SACRAMENTO 48 33
5-5
4 y-PHOENIX 45 36 7-3
5 GOLDEN STATE 43 38
5-5
6 LA CLIPPERS 42 38
6-4
7 LA LAKERS 42 39
7-3
8 NEW ORLEANS 42 39 8-2
9 MINNESOTA 40 40 5-5
10 p-OKLAHOMA CITY 39 42
4-6
11 e-DALLAS 38 43
3-7
12 e-UTAH 36 44
2-8
13 e-PORTLAND 33 47
2-8
14 e-SAN ANTONIO 21 59
3-7
15 e-HOUSTON 21 60
2-8

y-clinched a Playoffs berth
p-locked in a Play-In 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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