Bucks are fifth in the East

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Khris Middleton hit a 3-pointer with 40.7 seconds left in overtime after Thon Maker tipped an initial miss from Middleton right back to his teammate, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 108-105. The Greek Freak Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the game with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists.

It was a thrilling end to the month for the Bucks, who moved into fifth place in the Eastern Conference after going 14-4 in March. Milwaukee had its first 14-win month since a 16-2 record in February 1971. Bosnian Mirza Teletovic added 3 points for the winners, while Slovenian Beno Udrh had 16 points and 8 assists for the losing side.

Meanwhile Serb Nikola Jokic, who finished with a triple-double on 26 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists was not enough. All-Star Kemba Walker had 31 points, and Charlotte’s backups – led by Frank Kaminsky (22 p.) and Italian Marco Belinelli (11 p.) – outscored their Denver counterparts 50-19 as the Hornets preserved their slim playoff hopes with a 122-114 win.

French Nicolas Batum added 13 points and 9 assists for the winners, while Italian Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points and Spaniard Juancho Hernangomez had 2 points. The loss dealt a severe blow to Denver’s playoff chances. The Nuggets fell two games behind Portland for the eighth spot in the Western Conference. The first seven spots of the West have been already “locked”.

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

Toronto – Indiana 111-100 (Ibaka 15 p. 12 r., Valanciunas 16 p. 17 r., Poeltl 1 r.)
Cleveland – Philadelphia 122-105 (Saric 8 p., Luwawu-Cabarro 19 p.)
Boston – Orlando 117-116 (Jerebko 4 p. 8 r. – Vucevic 8 p. 7 r., Fournier 20 p., Hezonja 4 p.)
Memphis – Dallas 99-90 (Gasol DNP – Nowitzki 13 p. 12 r.)
New Orleans – Sacramento 117-89 (Papagiannis 11 p. 3 r.)
Miami – New York 94-98 (Dragic 22 p. 5 as. – Porzingis 22 p. 7 r., Hernangomez 10 p. 12 r., Vujacic 9 p. 7 as.)
Oklahoma City – San Antonio 95-100 (Sabonis 9 p., Kanter 11 p., Abrines 5 p. – Parker 8 p. 2 as., Gasol 17 p. 4 r. 4 as.)
Utah – Washington 95-88 (Gobert 16 p. 10 r., Diaw 5 as. – Gortat 4 p. 11 r., Mahinmi 6 p., Bogdanovic 10 p.)
Golden State – Houston 107-98 (Pachulia 2 p. – Capela 8 p. 14 r.)

Eastern Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1x –Boston Celtics 49 27 .645 28-10 21-17 9-5 32-14 107.8 105.2 +2.6 W1 8-2
2y –Cleveland Cavaliers 48 27 .640 0.5 29-8 19-19 7-8 32-13 110.0 106.7 +3.3 W1 5-5
3x –Toronto Raptors 46 30 .605 3 26-13 20-17 12-2 29-17 107.2 103.0 +4.2 W1 8-2
4y –Washington Wizards 46 30 .605 3 29-10 17-20 7-6 29-18 109.3 107.0 +2.2 L2 5-5
5Milwaukee Bucks 40 36 .526 9 22-17 18-19 10-5 25-23 104.6 104.2 +0.5 W3 8-2
6Atlanta Hawks 39 36 .520 9.5 20-18 19-18 5-10 26-19 102.9 104.1 -1.2 W2 3-7
7Miami Heat 37 39 .487 12 21-17 16-22 6-7 23-24 102.6 101.8 +0.9 L1 5-5
8Indiana Pacers 37 39 .487 12 26-12 11-27 7-7 21-25 104.3 105.4 -1.2 L3 3-7
Chicago Bulls 36 39 .480 12.5 22-16 14-23 9-7 24-22 102.4 103.2 -0.8 W2 5-5
Charlotte Hornets 35 41 .461 14 22-17 13-24 10-3 22-25 105.4 104.5 +0.9 W2 6-4
Detroit Pistons 35 42 .455 14.5 24-15 11-27 5-11 21-28 101.0 102.3 -1.3 L1 2-8
e –New York Knicks 29 47 .382 20 17-19 12-28 4-9 20-27 104.7 108.2 -3.5 W1 3-7
e –Philadelphia 76ers 28 48 .368 21 17-20 11-28 7-6 19-27 102.4 107.7 -5.3 L2 4-6
e –Orlando Magic 27 49 .355 22 14-24 13-25 7-9 18-28 100.8 106.8 -6.0 L3 3-7
e –Brooklyn Nets 16 59 .213 32.5 10-28 6-31 2-12 7-38 105.7 112.9 -7.2 L2 4-6

Western Conference

W L PCT GB HOME ROAD DIV CONF PPG OPP PPG DIFF STRK L10
1y –Golden State Warriors 62 14 .816 32-4 30-10 12-2 38-9 115.7 104.2 +11.5 W10 10-0
2y –San Antonio Spurs 58 17 .773 3.5 29-8 29-9 9-5 33-12 106.1 98.2 +7.8 W1 7-3
3x –Houston Rockets 51 25 .671 11 28-10 23-15 10-6 32-15 115.3 108.9 +6.3 L3 6-4
4x –Utah Jazz 47 29 .618 15 26-12 21-17 6-7 27-19 100.5 96.4 +4.1 W3 6-4
5x –LA Clippers 46 31 .597 16.5 25-12 21-19 8-6 26-21 108.4 104.9 +3.5 W2 6-4
6x –Oklahoma City Thunder 43 32 .573 18.5 27-11 16-21 8-5 26-21 106.9 106.0 +0.9 L1 7-3
7x –Memphis Grizzlies 42 34 .553 20 23-14 19-20 8-6 28-20 100.8 100.0 +0.8 W2 6-4
8Portland Trail Blazers 37 38 .493 24.5 21-15 16-23 9-3 24-21 108.3 109.0 -0.7 W5 8-2
Denver Nuggets 35 40 .467 26.5 21-18 14-22 5-9 20-26 111.5 111.4 +0.0 L3 5-5
New Orleans Pelicans 33 43 .434 29 21-18 12-25 6-10 19-28 104.1 105.6 -1.5 W2 7-3
Dallas Mavericks 31 44 .413 30.5 21-18 10-26 4-10 18-28 97.9 100.3 -2.5 L4 3-7
Minnesota Timberwolves 30 44 .405 31 19-19 11-25 4-8 17-27 105.2 105.9 -0.7 W2 3-7
e –Sacramento Kings 29 47 .382 33 15-23 14-24 6-7 18-28 102.1 106.5 -4.3 L2 4-6
e –Phoenix Suns 22 54 .289 40 13-24 9-30 3-11 9-37 107.1 112.9 -5.8 L10 0-10
e –Los Angeles Lakers 21 54 .280 40.5 13-24 8-30 5-8 11-34 104.7 112.2 -7.6 L3 1-9

 

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