Giannis and the Bucks beat LA Clippers

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and eight assists, and the Bucks finished strong after nearly squandering an early 23-point lead in in a 112-101 victory over the turnover-prone Clippers. The Greek freak also had 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and one turnover, while Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 3 points.

Kyrie Irving scored 43 points, LeBron James had 38 and the Cleveland Cavaliers set the NBA regular-season record with 25 3-pointers as they turned back Atlanta’s late rally to beat the Hawks 135-130 on Friday night.  German guard Dennis Schroder had 17 points and 7 assists for the losing side, Swiss Thabo Sefolosha added 5 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, while Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova had 10 points and 10 assists.

Montenegrin center Nikola Vucevic outplayed Hassan Whiteside throughout, scoring 25 points, which include a 3-pointer in the first quarter as Orlando beat Miami 110-99. Vucevic had also 9 rebounds, French Evan Fournier added 11 points and Mario Hezonja had 8 points. For the losing side Goran Dragic had 15 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Croatian Dario Saric had 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 105-102 victory over the New York Knicks.  He also had 10 rebounds and 4 assists. Spaniard Sergio Rodriguez had one point and 3 assists, while French Timothe Luwawu-Cabarro scored 10 points. From the losing side Willy Hernangomez (ankle) didn’t play for the second straight game and Latvian Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points in his second game back after missing a pair of contests due to a sprained right ankle, while Lithuanian Mindaugas Kuzminskas added one rebound.

Here the rest of last night’s results and the euro-scorers.

Dallas – Memphis 104-100 (Nowitzki 10 p. 7 r. – Gasol 13 p. 6 r. 4 as.)
Utah – Brooklyn 112-97 (Gobert 11 p. 7 r., Diaw 6 p. 6 r. 4 as.)
Phoenix – Oklahoma City 118-111 (Len 6 p. – Sabonis 11 p., Abrines 13 p., Kanter 11 p.)
Washington – Toronto 106-114 (Gortat 6 p. 6 r., Bogdanovic 6, Satoransky 2 r. – Ibaka 14 p. 8 r., Valanciunas 2 p.)
New Orleans – San Antonio 98-101 (Parker 4 p. 4 as., Gasol 13 p. 8 r.)
LA Lakers – Boston 95-115 (Zubac 8 p. – Jerebko 8 p. 4 r.)

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1Cleveland Cavaliers 42 18 .700 26-6 16-12 6-6 28-8 111.3 106.3 +5.0 W1 7-3
2Boston Celtics 40 22 .645 3 21-9 19-13 8-4 26-12 108.0 105.4 +2.6 W2 7-3
3Washington Wizards 36 24 .600 6 25-9 11-15 5-5 24-16 107.8 105.5 +2.3 L1 6-4
4Toronto Raptors 37 25 .597 6 21-11 16-14 12-2 23-13 108.1 104.1 +4.1 W1 6-4
5Atlanta Hawks 34 27 .557 8.5 17-13 17-14 5-8 23-14 103.8 104.6 -0.8 L1 4-6
6Chicago Bulls 31 30 .508 11.5 19-12 12-18 6-6 20-16 102.8 103.1 -0.4 W1 6-4
7Indiana Pacers 31 30 .508 11.5 21-10 10-20 6-6 16-19 105.3 106.2 -0.9 L1 2-8
8Detroit Pistons 29 32 .475 13.5 19-12 10-20 3-7 16-19 101.5 102.1 -0.7 L1 6-4
Miami Heat 28 34 .452 15 15-14 13-20 5-7 17-20 101.9 102.1 -0.2 L1 6-4
Milwaukee Bucks 27 33 .450 15 16-16 11-17 8-4 17-22 105.2 105.3 -0.1 W1 5-5
Charlotte Hornets 26 35 .426 16.5 16-13 10-22 6-2 16-20 104.8 104.7 +0.1 L1 3-7
New York Knicks 25 37 .403 18 15-16 10-21 4-7 16-22 105.7 108.7 -3.0 L1 3-7
Philadelphia 76ers 23 38 .377 19.5 15-17 8-21 5-6 16-21 101.7 107.3 -5.6 W1 5-5
Orlando Magic 23 39 .371 20 11-20 12-19 7-6 15-21 99.7 105.7 -6.0 W1 3-7
Brooklyn Nets 10 50 .167 32 7-24 3-26 0-10 3-33 105.3 114.2 -8.9 L1 1-9

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1x –Golden State Warriors 50 11 .820 26-3 24-8 11-2 31-7 117.5 105.3 +12.2 L2 7-3
2San Antonio Spurs 47 13 .783 2.5 20-6 27-7 7-4 25-8 106.7 98.3 +8.3 W6 8-2
3Houston Rockets 43 19 .694 7.5 22-8 21-11 8-4 26-9 115.1 108.3 +6.9 W1 7-3
4Utah Jazz 38 24 .613 12.5 21-12 17-12 6-6 21-17 100.4 96.0 +4.3 W1 5-5
5LA Clippers 36 25 .590 14 19-10 17-15 6-5 22-16 107.9 105.1 +2.8 L2 5-5
6Memphis Grizzlies 36 26 .581 14.5 19-11 17-15 6-3 26-14 101.2 99.8 +1.4 L1 6-4
7Oklahoma City Thunder 35 27 .565 15.5 23-8 12-19 7-4 22-16 106.4 106.2 +0.2 L2 5-5
8Denver Nuggets 28 33 .459 22 16-14 12-19 5-8 16-22 110.8 111.4 -0.6 W2 5-5
Portland Trail Blazers 25 35 .417 24.5 15-13 10-22 6-3 17-20 107.6 110.2 -2.6 W1 3-7
Sacramento Kings 25 36 .410 25 13-18 12-18 4-6 15-19 102.6 105.5 -2.9 L3 5-5
Minnesota Timberwolves 25 36 .410 25 15-18 10-18 4-7 14-22 105.1 105.2 -0.1 W2 6-4
Dallas Mavericks 25 36 .410 25 17-14 8-22 4-8 15-23 97.8 99.8 -2.0 W1 5-5
New Orleans Pelicans 24 38 .387 26.5 15-17 9-21 3-9 11-25 103.1 106.5 -3.4 L1 4-6
Phoenix Suns 20 42 .323 30.5 12-18 8-24 3-8 8-33 107.5 112.6 -5.1 W2 4-6
Los Angeles Lakers 19 43 .306 31.5 12-17 7-26 4-7 9-27 104.0 110.9 -6.9 L6 2-8
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