By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
In a 6-game Tuesday night, Euro-ballers shined once again providing quality performances for their teams.
In Orlando, the dynamic duo of Fournier and Vucevic helped the magic beat the Nets by a final score of 125-120.
Aaron Gordon had a career night in scoring with 41 points and “Fourny” proved to be a fantastic sidekick with 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Nikola Vucevic added 12 points and 9 boards in a win.
Timofey Mozgov had 9 points and 5 boards in just 17 minutes for the losing side.
The Celtics took care of business (110-89) against the New York Knicks with German Daniel Theis getting significant minutes. He had 11 points and 5 boards. Frenchman Yabusele also saw the floor scoring 4 points in 2 minutes.
For the Knicks, Enes Kanter was a force on the glass from the start. He finished the game with 16 points and 19 rebounds while his teammate Kristaps Porzingis couldn’t really get it going (12 points on 3-of-14 shooting)
Willy Hernangomez returned to action after a DNP-CD with 12 points in 11 minutes.
The Chicago Bulls put up a fight in Cleveland but fell short in the end, losing by a final score of 119-112. Lauri Markkanen was sensational with 19 points and 8 boards with five 3’s.
He also broke the record for three-pointers made by a rookie in the first three games of the season with 10, while earning praise from LeBron James
Paul Zipser played 34 minutes and scored 11 points while adding 7 rebounds.
The Indian Pacers took advantage of Jimmy Butler’s absence and got an easy win (130-107) in Minnesota.
Domantas Sabonis, was perfect from the field going 7-0f-7 and had a double-double 15 points and 11 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic was “on the money” as he scored 19 points on 9-for-12 shooting adding 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
For the Wolves, Nemanja Bjelica continued his impressive performances with 18 points going 4-of-8 from downtown.
The L.A. Clippers got some “mini-revenge” for last year’s playoff elimination as they beat the Jazz 102-84. Danilo Gallinari chipped in with 14 points and 6 boards.
For the Jazz, Rudy Gobert had a sub-par night for his standards with 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Ricky Rubio had 10 points 5 boards and 5 assists.
Thabo Shefolosha had a double-double (11p., 12r.) in 26 minutes.
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| Fin | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | CHICAGO BULLS | 119-112 | (Markkanen 19 p., 8r., Zipser 11p., 7 r., 4 a.) |
| Fin | ORLANDO MAGIC | BROOKLYN NETS | 125-121 | ( Fournier 28 p., 6 r., 4a., 3 s., Vucevic 12 p., 9r., 3 b. – Mozgov 9 p., 5 r.) |
| Fin | BOSTON CELTICS | NEW YORK KNICKS | 110-89 | (Theis 11p., 5r., Yabusele 4., – Kanter 19 p., 16 r., Porzingis 12 p., 5 r.) |
| Fin | MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | INDIANA PACERS | 107-130 | (Bjelica 18 p. – Sabonis 15p., 11r., 5 a., Bogdanovic 19 p., 5 r.,) |
| Fin | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | 103-93 | (Nurkic 12 p., 7 r., ) |
| Fin | LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | UTAH JAZZ | 102-84 | (Gallinari 14 p., 6 r., 3 a., 3 s. – Gobert 12 p., 7 r., 3 b., Rubio 10 p., 5 r., 5 a., Sefolosha 12 p ., 12 r.) |