NBA Euro-watch: Giannis shines in Portland

By George Efkarpides /info@eurohoops.net

Euro-ballers came to play on a Thursday night.

Despite the loss (121-114) to the defending Eastern Conference champs, the Hawks put up a fight and it was Euro-ballers leading the charge.

Dennis Schroder was super effective until LeBron James switched on to him on defense. The German point-guard had 27 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Ersan Ilyasova had a season-high 22 points to go with 3 boards, 4 steals and a block and looked very comfortable on the floor. Marco Belinelli added 18 points, 4 boards, 5 assists and a block.

For the winning side, Cedi Osman had 5 points, 2 boards an assist and a steal while Spanish veteran Jose Calderon had 2 points and 5 assists against his former team.

The Philadelphia 76ers visited the Boston Celtics with Joel Embiid resting due to a back-to-back set and it was Dario Saric who led the way with 18 points, 10 boards and 4 assists despite the loss (97-108).

French “sniper” Luwawu- Cabbarot had 11 points and 4 boards in a loss.

For the winning side, Kyrie Irving was simply unstoppable on his way to a 36 point outing  with German big man Daniel Theis chipping in with 4 points and 6 boards.

Nikola Jokic was flirting with a triple-double (8 p. 4 r. 4 a.) before exiting the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter. Reports indicated that the X-rays came back negative.

Lauri Markkanen led the Bulls with 20 points and 9 boards and a block but the Nuggets came out with the close win, 11-110.

Paul Zipser had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assist in a loss.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was a beast on the defensive end leading the Bucks to an easy road win (103-91) over the Blazers. The “Greek Freak” had 20 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, some of which were highlight reel plays.

For the losing side, “Bosnian beast”, Jusuf Nurkic had a double-double, 25 points and 11 rebounds to go along with an assist, 3 steals and a block.

Last but not least, Ricky Rubio led the Jazz to a road win over the injury-plagued L.A. Clippers. The Spanish point-guard, had 15 points, 3 boards, 6 assists and 2 steals in a 125-107 win.

Swedish forward, Jonas Jerebko had 14 points, 2 boards and 3 assists while Thabo Sefolosha added 15 points, 2 boards, an assist and a block.

Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:

ATLANTA HAWKS CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 114-121 Schroder 27 p. 2 r. 5 a., Ilyasova 22 p. 3 r. 4 s. 1 b., Belinelli 18 p. 4 r. 5 a. 1 b. – Calderon 3 p. 2 a., Osman 5 p. 4 r. 1 a. 1 s.
BOSTON CELTICS PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 108-97 Saric 18 p. 10 r. 4 a., Luwawu-Cabbarot 11 p. 4 a. 3 a. – Theis 4 p. 6 r.
DENVER NUGGETS CHICAGO BULLS 111-110 Jokic 8 p. 4 r. 4 a., Hernangomez 1 p. 1 r. 2 a. – Markkanen 20 p. 9 r. 1 b., Zipser 11 p. 2 r. 2 a.,
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS MILWAUKEE BUCKS 91-103 Nurkic 25 p. 11 r. 1 a. 3 s. 1 b. – Antetokounmpo 20 p. 9 r. 5 a. 3 a. 3 b.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS UTAH JAZZ 107-126 Rubio 15 p. 3. 6 a. 2 s., Sefolosha 15 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s., Jerebko 14 p. 2 r. 3 a.

 

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
BOSTON CELTICS
23
19
4
2392 – 2227
165
2
DETROIT PISTONS
20
14
6
2116 – 2048
68
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
22
15
7
2447 – 2393
54
4
TORONTO RAPTORS
20
13
7
2208 – 2062
146
5
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
21
12
9
2279 – 2268
11
6
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
20
11
9
2058 – 2078
-20
7
INDIANA PACERS
22
12
10
2383 – 2371
12
8
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
21
11
10
2262 – 2193
69
9
NEW YORK KNICKS
21
11
10
2195 – 2179
16
10
MIAMI HEAT
21
10
11
2100 – 2161
-61
11
ORLANDO MAGIC
22
9
13
2375 – 2439
-64
12
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
20
8
12
2115 – 2142
-27
13
BROOKLYN NETS
21
8
13
2313 – 2378
-65
14
ATLANTA HAWKS
21
4
17
2158 – 2285
-127
15
CHICAGO BULLS
20
3
17
1907 – 2139
-232
WESTERN
1
HOUSTON ROCKETS
21
17
4
2392 – 2165
227
2
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
22
16
6
2581 – 2357
224
3
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
21
14
7
2137 – 2066
71
4
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
22
13
9
2371 – 2359
12
5
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
22
13
9
2258 – 2177
81
6
DENVER NUGGETS
21
12
9
2237 – 2239
-2
7
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
21
11
10
2267 – 2287
-20
8
UTAH JAZZ
21
10
11
2132 – 2085
47
9
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
19
8
11
2012 – 2018
-6
10
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
20
8
12
2046 – 1985
61
11
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
21
8
13
2238 – 2282
-44
12
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
20
7
13
1972 – 2021
-49
13
PHOENIX SUNS
23
8
15
2459 – 2664
-205
14
SACRAMENTO KINGS
21
6
15
1989 – 2215
-226
15
DALLAS MAVERICKS
22
5
17
2188 – 2304
-116
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