By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
When Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic play, they almost always dominate and are among the best players in the NBA on any night. However, this time, two other European players stole the spotlight from them.
Domantas Sabonis led the Sacramento Kings to a 120-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, achieving another triple-double.
He finished the match with 17 points, 19 rebounds, and ten assists, marking his 23rd triple-double of the season and extending his record against Anthony Davis to 10-0.
The other European player who overshadowed Jokic and Doncic’s performances was Charlotte Hornets‘ Vasilije Micic. Micic scored a career-high in a 98-110 road win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Serbian guard and former EuroLeague MVP dropped 25 points and dished out eight assists, leading the Hornets to victory with his best NBA performance yet.
As for Jokic and Doncic, they both recorded wins. Nikola had 12 points, 14 rebounds, and six assists in an 88-100 road win against the Miami Heat. Luka ended his impressive triple-double streak with 21 points and nine assists in the Dallas Mavericks‘ 109-99 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Many other European players took the court as well. Simone Fontecchio scored 12 points in the Detroit Pistons‘ 113-104 win over Darko Rajakovic’s Toronto Raptors. Paolo Banchero contributed 21 points and nine assists as the Orlando Magic defeated the Brooklyn Nets 114-106, with Franz Wagner adding 14 points.
Nikola Vucevic recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls prevailed over the Indiana Pacers in overtime, winning 129-132. Meanwhile, Clint Capela scored 13 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the Atlanta Hawks‘ 106-102 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, while Bogdan Bogdanovic came close to a triple-double with eight points, eight assists, and seven rebounds.
NBA results:
Detroit Pistons – Toronto Raptors 113-104 (Fontecchio 12p, Fournier 2p)
Orlando Magic – Brooklyn Nets 114-106 (Banchero 21p, 9as, F. Wagner 14p, 6as, Bitadze 2p)
Indiana Pacers – Chicago Bulls 129-132 OT (Vucevic 12p, 12r, Bitim 2p)
Miami Heat – Denver Nuggets 88-100 (Jovic 3p – Jokic 12p, 14r, 6as)
Memphis Grizzlies – Charlotte Hornets 98-110 (Micic 25p, 8as, Pokusevski 9p, 5r, 3as, Bertans 3p, 5r)
New Orleans Pelicans – Cleveland Cavs 95-109 (Valanciunas 5p, 7r)
Dallas Mavs – Golden State Warriors 109-99 (Doncic 21p, 9as)
Portland Trail Blazers – Atlanta Hawks 106-102 (Camara 3p, 6r – Capela 13p, 14r, Bogdanovic 8p, 8as, 7r, Krejci 7p)
Sacramento Kings – LA Lakers 120-107 (Sabonis 17p, 19r, 10as, Len 4p)
Eastern Conference
| TEAM | W | L | WIN% | GB | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | OT | LAST10 | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Boston Celtics– ps | 51 | 14 | .785 | — | 33-7 | 15-1 | 29-3 | 22-11 | 2-3 | 8-2 | W 3 |
| 2 Cleveland Cavaliers | 42 | 24 | .636 | 9.5 | 27-17 | 9-5 | 22-13 | 20-11 | 3-1 | 5-5 | W 1 |
| 3 Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 24 | .636 | 9.5 | 29-13 | 10-7 | 25-7 | 17-17 | 2-1 | 7-3 | L 1 |
| 4 New York Knicks | 38 | 27 | .585 | 13 | 27-15 | 8-5 | 22-13 | 16-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | W 1 |
| 5 Orlando Magic | 38 | 28 | .576 | 13.5 | 27-17 | 8-6 | 22-9 | 16-19 | 2-1 | 7-3 | W 1 |
| 6 Philadelphia 76ers | 36 | 29 | .554 | 15 | 24-19 | 6-8 | 19-15 | 17-14 | 0-2 | 4-6 | L 1 |
| 7 Indiana Pacers | 37 | 30 | .552 | 15 | 26-16 | 10-3 | 20-14 | 17-16 | 0-1 | 5-5 | L 1 |
| 8 Miami Heat | 35 | 30 | .538 | 16 | 23-17 | 11-3 | 17-15 | 18-15 | 1-0 | 5-5 | L 4 |
| 9 Chicago Bulls | 32 | 34 | .485 | 19.5 | 17-22 | 5-9 | 16-16 | 16-18 | 7-3 | 6-4 | W 1 |
| 10 Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 36 | .446 | 22 | 17-26 | 7-6 | 16-17 | 13-19 | 3-1 | 5-5 | L 2 |
| 11 Brooklyn Nets | 26 | 40 | .394 | 25.5 | 18-22 | 3-8 | 16-18 | 10-22 | 0-3 | 5-5 | L 1 |
| 12 Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 28.5 | 16-24 | 1-11 | 13-19 | 10-24 | 1-3 | 3-7 | L 5 |
| 13 Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 49 | .258 | 34.5 | 10-32 | 4-8 | 9-23 | 8-26 | 1-1 | 3-7 | W 1 |
| 14 Detroit Pistons | 12 | 53 | .185 | 39 | 9-31 | 2-12 | 7-26 | 5-27 | 1-2 | 4-6 | W 2 |
| 15 Washington Wizards– o | 11 | 54 | .169 | 40 | 8-33 | 4-11 | 4-26 | 7-28 | 0-1 | 2-8 | L 1 |
Western Conference
| TEAM | W | L | WIN% | GB | CONF | DIV | HOME | ROAD | OT | LAST10 | STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Denver Nuggets | 46 | 20 | .697 | — | 25-14 | 6-5 | 27-6 | 19-14 | 0-1 | 9-1 | W 4 |
| 2 Oklahoma City Thunder | 45 | 20 | .692 | 0.5 | 28-15 | 11-4 | 26-7 | 19-13 | 3-0 | 7-3 | L 1 |
| 3 Minnesota Timberwolves | 45 | 21 | .682 | 1 | 31-11 | 9-2 | 23-8 | 22-13 | 1-4 | 6-4 | W 1 |
| 4 LA Clippers | 41 | 23 | .641 | 4 | 25-17 | 8-5 | 22-10 | 19-13 | 0-1 | 5-5 | L 2 |
| 5 New Orleans Pelicans | 39 | 26 | .600 | 6.5 | 24-18 | 9-6 | 18-13 | 21-13 | 0-1 | 6-4 | L 1 |
| 6 Sacramento Kings | 38 | 27 | .585 | 7.5 | 26-17 | 9-6 | 19-12 | 19-15 | 4-1 | 6-4 | W 2 |
| 7 Phoenix Suns | 38 | 27 | .585 | 7.5 | 22-19 | 7-8 | 21-14 | 17-13 | 3-0 | 5-5 | W 1 |
| 8 Dallas Mavericks | 38 | 28 | .576 | 8 | 22-18 | 8-5 | 20-15 | 18-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | W 4 |
| 9 Los Angeles Lakers | 36 | 31 | .537 | 10.5 | 24-22 | 7-8 | 24-11 | 12-20 | 3-1 | 6-4 | L 1 |
| 10 Golden State Warriors | 34 | 31 | .523 | 11.5 | 17-23 | 5-9 | 17-17 | 17-14 | 1-4 | 5-5 | L 1 |
| 11 Houston Rockets | 30 | 35 | .462 | 15.5 | 22-19 | 9-5 | 21-11 | 9-24 | 1-4 | 6-4 | W 3 |
| 12 Utah Jazz | 28 | 37 | .431 | 17.5 | 14-23 | 5-7 | 19-13 | 9-24 | 2-2 | 2-8 | L 3 |
| 13 Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 44 | .343 | 23.5 | 13-29 | 7-7 | 8-26 | 15-18 | 1-2 | 3-7 | L 1 |
| 14 Portland Trail Blazers | 19 | 46 | .292 | 26.5 | 8-35 | 1-14 | 11-23 | 8-23 | 5-3 | 4-6 | W 1 |
| 15 San Antonio Spurs– o | 14 | 52 | .212 | 32 | 9-30 | 1-11 | 7-23 | 7-29 | 1-1 | 3-7 | L 2 |