NBA Euro-watch: Giannis takes cares of Mavericks

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

Earlier in the season the Bucks fell in Dallas 111-79 to the Mavericks. Surely that didn’t sit well with Giannis and the Bucks and the “Greek Freak” tallied 27 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in a 109-102 win on Friday night.

For the losing side, Nowitzki had 11 points, 5 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals while Max Kleber had 7 points, 5 boards and a block.

Lauri Markkanen helped the Bulls win their fourth game by dropping 24 points on the Hornets. The Finnish young star added 11 rebounds and a block in one of the best performances in his young career.

Nikola Mirotic retuned to action and played 15 minutes with 6 points, 3 rebounds and a block.

For the losing side, Nicolas Batum played 42 minutes finishing with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, a steal and a block.

Finally, the Indiana Pacers ended the Cavaliers 17-game losing streak. Bojan Bogdanovic (10 p.) and Domantas Sabonis ( 9 p. 9 r.) were great sidekicks to Victor Oladipo and his game-high 33 points.

Calderon had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists while Cedi Osman added 2 points and 5 rebounds for the losing side.

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

CHARLOTTE HORNETS	CHICAGO BULLS	111-119	Batum 9 p. 6 r. 10 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Markkanen 24 p. 12 r., Zipser 3 r. Mirotic 6 p. 3 r. 1 b.
DETROIT PISTONS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	98-102	Marjanovic 10 p. 4 r. – Casspi 2 p. 2 r.
INDIANA PACERS	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	106-102	Bogdanovic 10 p. 2 r. 1 a., Sabonis 9 p. 9 r. 1 a. –
ORLANDO MAGIC	DENVER NUGGETS	89-103	Vucevic 21 p. 17 r. Hezonja  2 p. 1 r.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	TORONTO RAPTORS	97-102	Gasol 20 p. 7 r. 4 a. – Valanciunas 8 p. 8 r. 1 b., Ibaka 21 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b., Poeltl 8 p. 7 r.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS	DALLAS MAVERICKS	109-102	Antetokounmpo 27 p. 11 r. 3 a. 2 s. 2 b. – Nowitzki 11 p. 5 r. 1 a. 2 s., Kleber 7 p. 5 r. 1 b.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	SACRAMENTO KINGS	109-116	Bogdanovic 8 p. 1 r. 2 a. 4 s. 1 b., Koufos 3 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s., Papagiannis 6 p. 3 r. 1 a.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS	BOSTON CELTICS	105-102	Gasol 14 p. 11 r. 1 s., Bertans 7 p. 2 r. 1 s. 1 b. – Theis 3 p. 2 r. 2 a.)

 

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		27	22	5	2818 – 2633	185
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		23	16	7	2570 – 2397	173
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		26	18	8	2879 – 2796	83
4	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		24	14	10	2480 – 2495	-15
5	INDIANA PACERS		26	15	11	2817 – 2786	31
6	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		25	14	11	2655 – 2591	64
7	DETROIT PISTONS		25	14	11	2601 – 2567	34
8	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		24	13	11	2592 – 2593	-1
9	NEW YORK KNICKS		24	12	12	2491 – 2487	4
10	MIAMI HEAT		24	11	13	2405 – 2501	-96
11	BROOKLYN NETS		24	10	14	2625 – 2677	-52
12	ORLANDO MAGIC		27	11	16	2885 – 2985	-100
13	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		24	9	15	2517 – 2561	-44
14	ATLANTA HAWKS		24	5	19	2468 – 2607	-139
15	CHICAGO BULLS		24	4	20	2319 – 2568	-249
WESTERN
1	HOUSTON ROCKETS		23	19	4	2622 – 2361	261
2	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		27	21	6	3165 – 2864	301
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		26	18	8	2637 – 2535	102
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		26	15	11	2795 – 2778	17
5	DENVER NUGGETS		25	14	11	2674 – 2673	1
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		24	13	11	2466 – 2406	60
7	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		26	13	13	2845 – 2872	-27
8	UTAH JAZZ		26	13	13	2683 – 2581	102
9	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		24	11	13	2442 – 2373	69
10	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		24	9	15	2540 – 2619	-79
11	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		23	8	15	2414 – 2477	-63
12	PHOENIX SUNS		27	9	18	2897 – 3116	-219
13	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		25	8	17	2452 – 2539	-87
14	SACRAMENTO KINGS		25	8	17	2411 – 2640	-229
15	DALLAS MAVERICKS		26	7	19	2610 – 2697	-87