NBA Euro-watch: Porzingis and Kanter not enough

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By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Anthony Davis scored a season-high 48 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, leading New Orleans back from 19 points down late in the third quarter to a 123-118 overtime victory over the New York Knicks.

Latvian Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. each scored 25 points for the Knicks, who lost their third straight and 10th in their last 12 games. Turk Enes Kanter finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

In Miami, the Heat and Slovenian star Goran Dragic beat with ease the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

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

MIAMI HEAT

MILWAUKEE BUCKS

97-79

Dragic 25 p. – Antetokounmpo 22 p. 6 r.

NEW YORK KNICKS

NEW ORLEANS PELICANS

118-123

Porzingis 25 p. 6 r. Kanter 18 p. 10 r. Ntilikina 4 r. 3 as.

PHOENIX SUNS

INDIANA PACERS

97-120

Bender 5 r. Len 12 p. 10 r. – Bogdanovic 14 p. Sabonis 4 p. 14 r.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

120-103

Bjelica 5 p. 5 r. – Nurkic 8 p. 5 r.

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
BOSTON CELTICS
44
34
10
4532 – 4300
232
2
TORONTO RAPTORS
41
29
12
4607 – 4276
331
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
42
26
16
4601 – 4558
43
4
MIAMI HEAT
42
25
17
4236 – 4260
-24
5
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
43
25
18
4606 – 4500
106
6
DETROIT PISTONS
41
22
19
4193 – 4160
33
7
INDIANA PACERS
43
23
20
4616 – 4570
46
8
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
42
22
20
4412 – 4458
-46
9
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
39
19
20
4228 – 4216
12
10
NEW YORK KNICKS
43
19
24
4472 – 4519
-47
11
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
41
16
25
4292 – 4331
-39
12
BROOKLYN NETS
43
16
27
4565 – 4690
-125
13
CHICAGO BULLS
43
16
27
4402 – 4656
-254
14
ORLANDO MAGIC
43
12
31
4525 – 4777
-252
15
ATLANTA HAWKS
42
11
31
4367 – 4548
-181
WESTERN
1
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
44
35
9
5096 – 4696
400
2
HOUSTON ROCKETS
41
30
11
4713 – 4384
329
3
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
44
29
15
4462 – 4305
157
4
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
45
29
16
4896 – 4711
185
5
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
43
23
20
4486 – 4358
128
6
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
42
22
20
4664 – 4663
1
7
DENVER NUGGETS
43
22
21
4567 – 4541
26
8
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
43
22
21
4458 – 4436
22
9
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
42
21
21
4508 – 4487
21
10
UTAH JAZZ
42
17
25
4231 – 4271
-40
11
PHOENIX SUNS
44
16
28
4632 – 4942
-310
12
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
42
15
27
4473 – 4627
-154
13
DALLAS MAVERICKS
44
15
29
4511 – 4597
-86
14
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
41
13
28
4041 – 4182
-141
15
SACRAMENTO KINGS
42
13
29
4114 – 4487
-373
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