Jokic and Doncic dominate, Giannis returns as Bucks win

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Nikola Jokic didn’t have the best of games in the loss to the Dallas Mavericks, and his reaction was fierce.

After scoring 35 points with 16 rebounds in a road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, he dominated in a 113-100 home victory against the New York Knicks.

The Serbian center finished the match with his 127th regular-season triple-double, notching 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists, all with just one turnover.

Nikola is dominating the league again this season, and the reigning champs are pushing strongly for first place in the Western Conference standings. They have a 13-2 record since the All-Star break and 49-21 overall.

For almost every brilliant performance from Jokic, there’s one from Luka Doncic, too. The Slovenian star led the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-97 win, this time without a triple-double.

However, Luka still scored 34 points and was a rebound shy of a double-double, in addition to dishing out eight assists. On the other hand, Lauri Markkanen scored 21 points for the Jazz, with Omer Yurtseven scoring 10.

Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the court after some hamstring issues and scored 21 points with nine rebounds in a 115-108 Milwaukee Bucks win over the Brooklyn Nets. The Greek Freak played almost 35 minutes and shot 9/19 from the field while giving his teammates five assists.

Orlando Magic continues climbing the Eastern Conference ladder, taking down the New Orleans Pelicans 121-106. Paolo Banchero has become the first Magic player since Elfrid Payton with multiple triple-doubles in a season.

The player with Italian roots recorded 20 points, 11 assists, and ten rebounds, with the Wagner brothers also contributing: Franz with 18 and Moritz with 14 points. Jonas Valanciunas had six points and five boards for the losing side.

In a rare Washington Wizards 109-102 win over the Sacramento Kings, Deni Avdija had 17 points and nine rebounds, while Domantas Sabonis recorded another double-double with 14 points and rebounds for the losing side. Sasha Vezenkov has yet to return to court for the Californian team.

The red-hot Houston Rockets defeated the Chicago Bulls 127-117 despite Nikola Vucevic logging a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns grabbed a 128-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks, with a couple of European players making an impact.

Jusuf Nurkic had seven points and ten rebounds for the winning side, while Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 16 points, Clint Capela recorded 13 points and ten rebounds, and Vit Krejci added nine points for the Hawks.

NBA results:

Orlando Magic – New Orleans Pelicans 121-106 (Banchero 20p, 10r, 11as, F. Wagner 18p, M. Wagner 14p, Bitadze 4p – Valanciunas 6p, 5r)
Washington Wizards – Sacramento Kings 109-102 (Avdija 17p, 9r – Sabonis 14p, 14r, Len 2p)
Houston Rockets – Chicago Bulls 127-117 (Vucevic 16p, 14r, 6as)
Milwaukee Bucks – Brooklyn Nets 115-108 (Giannis 21p, 9r – Schroder 5p, 9as)
Dallas Mavericks – Utah Jazz 113-97 (Doncic 34p, 9r, 8as, Kleber 7p – Markkanen 21p, Yurtseven 10p, 5r)
Denver Nuggets – New York Knicks 113-100 (Jokic 30p, 14r, 11as – Hartenstein 20p, 8r, Bogdanovic 3p)
Phoenix Suns – Atlanta Hawks 128-115 (Nurkic 7p, 10r – Bogdanovic 16p, Capela 13p, 10r, Krejci 9p)

Eastern Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
Boston Celtics– a 55 14 .797 36-7 15-1 32-3 23-11 2-3 8-2 W 7
Milwaukee Bucks– ps 45 25 .643 10.5 31-14 10-7 28-7 17-18 2-1 6-4 W 1
Cleveland Cavaliers– ps 43 26 .623 12 28-18 10-5 22-14 21-12 3-1 4-6 L 1
Orlando Magic– ps 42 28 .600 13.5 30-17 9-6 25-9 17-19 2-1 8-2 W 5
New York Knicks– ps 41 28 .594 14 27-15 8-5 22-13 19-15 0-0 6-4 L 1
Indiana Pacers 39 31 .557 16.5 28-17 11-4 21-15 18-16 0-1 5-5 W 1
Miami Heat 38 31 .551 17 26-18 11-3 17-15 21-16 1-0 5-5 W 1
Philadelphia 76ers 38 31 .551 17 26-20 6-8 21-15 17-16 0-2 4-6 L 1
Chicago Bulls 34 36 .486 21.5 18-22 5-9 18-17 16-19 7-3 6-4 L 1
10 Atlanta Hawks 30 39 .435 25 17-26 7-6 16-17 14-22 3-1 4-6 L 2
11 Brooklyn Nets 26 44 .371 29.5 18-24 3-8 16-19 10-25 0-4 2-8 L 5
12 Toronto Raptors 23 46 .333 32 16-26 1-11 13-21 10-25 1-3 1-9 L 8
13 Charlotte Hornets 17 52 .246 38 10-34 4-9 9-24 8-28 1-1 2-8 L 3
14 Detroit Pistons– o 12 57 .174 43 9-35 2-13 7-29 5-28 1-2 3-7 L 4
15 Washington Wizards– o 12 58 .171 43.5 8-35 4-11 5-28 7-30 0-1 3-7 W 1

Western Conference

TEAM W L WIN% GB CONF DIV HOME ROAD OT LAST10 STREAK
Oklahoma City Thunder– ps 48 20 .706 31-15 12-4 28-7 20-13 3-0 7-3 W 3
Denver Nuggets– ps 49 21 .700 27-15 7-5 28-6 21-15 0-1 8-2 W 2
Minnesota Timberwolves 47 22 .681 1.5 33-12 11-3 23-9 24-13 1-4 5-5 L 1
LA Clippers 43 25 .632 5 26-18 8-5 22-11 21-14 0-1 5-5 W 1
New Orleans Pelicans 42 27 .609 6.5 26-18 9-6 20-13 22-14 0-1 7-3 L 1
Dallas Mavericks 41 29 .586 8 25-19 9-5 22-15 19-14 0-0 7-3 W 3
Phoenix Suns 41 29 .586 8 22-19 7-8 23-14 18-15 3-0 6-4 W 2
Sacramento Kings 40 29 .580 8.5 27-17 9-6 20-13 20-16 5-1 6-4 L 1
Los Angeles Lakers 37 32 .536 11.5 24-23 7-9 25-12 12-20 3-1 6-4 W 1
10 Golden State Warriors 36 32 .529 12 19-23 6-9 18-18 18-14 1-4 5-5 W 1
11 Houston Rockets 34 35 .493 14.5 22-19 9-5 24-11 10-24 1-4 9-1 W 7
12 Utah Jazz 29 41 .414 20 14-27 5-10 20-15 9-26 2-2 2-8 L 4
13 Memphis Grizzlies– o 23 47 .329 26 13-32 7-7 8-27 15-20 1-3 3-7 L 4
14 Portland Trail Blazers– o 19 50 .275 29.5 8-37 1-14 11-25 8-25 5-3 2-8 L 4
15 San Antonio Spurs– o 15 54 .217 33.5 9-32 1-12 8-25 7-29 2-1 4-6 L 1
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