By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net
On an 11-game Wednesday night, Euro-ballers continued to do what matters most. Help their teams get wins.
The Bucks are now 4-0 in the “Eric Bledsoe” era as they beat the Pistons 99-95. Giannis was a force, especially on the defensive end, on his way to 21 points, 6 boards, 1 assist, 3 steals and 4 blocks.
Kristaps Porzingis and the New York Knicks are back to their winning ways as they downed the Jazz 106-101.
“Porzingod” had 22 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks for the winning side while Ricky Rubio had 13 points, 2 boards, 4 assists and a steal in a loss.
Jonas Valanciunas may have had his hands full on the defensive end with DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis but the Lithuanian big man was a force offensively. He finished the game with 21 points on 9-0f-9 free-throws adding 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a block as the Raptors beat the Pelicans 125-116 in New Orleans.
Marc Gasol’s 35 points and 13 rebounds weren’t enough for the Conley-less Grizzlies as the visiting Indiana Pacers got the away win 116-113.
Domantas Sabonis continued his impressive sophomore campaign as he scored 13 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Bojan Bogdanovic added 16 points, 3 boards and an assist in a win.
Here are last night’s results and the Euro-scorers.
| ATLANTA HAWKS | SACRAMENTO KINGS | 126-80 | (Schroder 21 p. 8 a., Belinelli 10 p. 2 r. 5 a. 1 s., Illyasova 1 p. 8 r. 2 a.- Bogdanovic 7 p. 2 r. , Koufos 7 p. 4 r. 1 s., Papagiannis 4 p. 2 r. 1 s.) |
| MIAMI HEAT | WASHINGTON WIZARDS | 93-102 | (Dragic 21 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 s.- Gortat 2 p. 5 r. 2 s., Mahinmi 2 p. 2 r.) |
| NEW YORK KNICKS | UTAH JAZZ | 106-101 | (Porzingis 22 p. 8 r. 2 a. 2 b., Kanter 14 p. 4 r. 1 a., Ntilikina 7 p. 4 r. 2 s.- Rubio 13 p. 2 r. 4 a. 1 s., Sefolosha 5 p. 3 r.) |
| CHARLOTTE HORNETS | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 107-115 | (Batim 16 p. 5 r. 5 a. 2 s.) |
| MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES | INDIANA PACERS | 113-116 | (Gasol 35 p. 13 r. 5 a. 5 b.- Bogdanovic 16 p. 3 r. 1 a., Sabonis 13 p. 6 r. 4 a.) |
| MILWAUKEE BUCKS | DETROIT PISTONS | 99-95 | (Antetokounmpo 21 p., 6 r. 1 as., 3 st., 4 b.) |
| MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 98-86 | (Bjelica 11 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 s. 1 b – Gasol 13 p. 8 r. 4 a., Lauvergne 7 p. 5 r.) |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | TORONTO RAPTORS | 116-125 | (Valanciunas 21 p. 6 r. 2 a. 1 b., Ibaka 12 p. 4 r. 1 s. 1 b., Poeltl 3 p. 1 r. 3 b.) |
| OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER | CHICAGO BULLS | 92-79 | (Abrines 4 p. 4 r. – Markkanen 16 p. 6 r. 2 a. 2 s. 1 b., Zipser 2 p. 4 r. 1 a.) |
| PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | ORLANDO MAGIC | 99-94 | (Nurkic 11 p. 8 r. 5 a. – Fournier 22 p. 3 r. 2 a. 1 b., Vucevic 11 p., 10 r. 4 a., Hezonja 1 r.) |
| LOS ANGELES LAKERS | PHILADELPHIA 76ERS | 109-115 | (Saric 7 p. 6 r. 3 b., Luwawu-Cabbarot 7 p. 4 r. 4 a.)
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#
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TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
15
|
13
|
2
|
1540 – 1418
|
122
|
|||
|
2
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
1480 – 1415
|
65
|
||
|
3
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1559 – 1481
|
78
|
||
|
4
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1550 – 1470
|
80
|
|||
|
5
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1484 – 1465
|
19
|
||
|
6
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1455 – 1462
|
-7
|
||
|
7
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
1404 – 1423
|
-19
|
|||
|
8
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1631 – 1608
|
23
|
|||
|
9
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1652 – 1682
|
-30
|
|||
|
10
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
15
|
7
|
8
|
1628 – 1640
|
-12
|
||
|
11
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
1418 – 1442
|
-24
|
|||
|
12
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
1348 – 1374
|
-26
|
|||
|
13
|
14
|
5
|
9
|
1540 – 1598
|
-58
|
|||
|
14
|
15
|
3
|
12
|
1563 – 1626
|
-63
|
|||
|
15
|
12
|
2
|
10
|
1109 – 1235
|
-126
|
|||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
14
|
11
|
3
|
1674 – 1508
|
166
|
|||
|
2
|
15
|
11
|
4
|
1668 – 1569
|
99
|
|||
|
3
|
14
|
9
|
5
|
1512 – 1525
|
-13
|
|||
|
4
|
15
|
9
|
6
|
1522 – 1484
|
38
|
|||
|
5
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1481 – 1467
|
14
|
|||
|
6
|
14
|
8
|
6
|
1464 – 1384
|
80
|
|||
|
7
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
15
|
8
|
7
|
1620 – 1623
|
-3
|
||
|
8
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
1428 – 1415
|
13
|
||
|
9
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
1443 – 1359
|
84
|
|||
|
10
|
14
|
6
|
8
|
1446 – 1482
|
-36
|
|||
|
11
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
15
|
6
|
9
|
1477 – 1510
|
-33
|
||
|
12
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
1394 – 1378
|
16
|
|||
|
13
|
15
|
5
|
10
|
1591 – 1727
|
-136
|
|||
|
14
|
14
|
3
|
11
|
1310 – 1500
|
-190
|
|||
|
15
|
15
|
2
|
13
|
1484 – 1605
|
-121
|
|||