NBA Euro-watch: Milos leads Clippers to fifth straight win

By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net

The Clippers now are one game over .500 and have been playing much better since Milos’ return.

The Serbian star had 12 points, including 4 triples to go along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a 113-102 win over the Houston Rockets.

Clint Capela had 14 points, 7 boards and 2 blocks for the losing side.

Giannis Antetokounmpo notched his first 20-20 game of his career in a 104-95 win over the Washington Wizards.

The “Greek Freak” had 27 points, 20 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks in another impressive performance.

Kristaps Porzingis got the Knicks back to winning ways with a 119-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

The Latvian superstar had 26 points, 9 boards and 2 blocks in a win.

Frank Ntilkina notched his first double-double finishing with 10 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

The Miami Heat had their 7-game winning streak snapped by Lauri Markkanen and the Chicago Bulls.

The Finnish rookie had another superb performance with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and a block but more importantly he became the fastest player in NBA history to reach 100 three-pointers made (41 games).

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

DETROIT PISTONS	CHARLOTTE HORNETS	107-118	Batum 14 p. 8 r. 5 a. 2 s.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	TORONTO RAPTORS	117-111	Saric 11 p. 7 r. 1 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Ibaka 10 p. 5 r. 2 a., Valanciunas 8 p. 5 r. 1 a., Poeltl 7 p. 8 r. 2 a. 1 b.
WASHINGTON WIZARDS	MILWAUKEE BUCKS	95-104	Gortat 4 p. 7 r. 1 s. 1 b., Mahinmi 2 r. 1 s 1 b., Satoransky 7 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Antetokounmpo 27 p. 20 r. 6 a. 2 b.
ATLANTA HAWKS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	102-99	Schroder 26 p. 5 r. 7 a. 1 s., Ilyasova 20 p. 5 r., Bellineli 20 p. 2 r. 1 s. – Gasol 6 p. 5 r. 4 a. 2 b., Parker 6 p. 2 r. 4 a 4 s., Lauvergne 3 p. 1 r. 3 a., Bertans 10 p. 2 r. 1 a. 1 b.
BROOKLYN NETS	NEW YORK KNICKS	104-119	Porzingis 26 p. 9 r. 2 b., Kanter 5 p. 4 r. 2 a. 1 b., Ntilikina 10 p. 7 r. 10 a. 1 s. 2 b., Hernangomez 3 p. 3 r. 1 a. 1 s.
CHICAGO BULLS	MIAMI HEAT	119-111	Markkanen 17 p. 9 r. 3 a. 1 s., Mirotic 18 p. 5 r. 1 a. 1 b. – Dragic 22 p. 5 r. 9 a.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	123-114	Gasol 17 p. 7 r. 4 a. 1 s. 1 b.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	108-118	Zizic 2 r., Calderon 1 p. 1 a.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	SACRAMENTO KINGS	95-88	Abrines 5 p. 1 r. 1 s. – Bogdanovic 13 p. 5 r. 2 a. 2 s., Koufos 5 p. 4 r.,
UTAH JAZZ	INDIANA PACERS	94-109	Rubio 2 p. 5 r. 2 s., Jerebko 8 p. 5 r. 2 a. – Sabonis 15 p. 8 r. 4 a., Bogdanovic 10 p. 4 r. 2 a.1 s.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	HOUSTON ROCKETS	113-102	Teodosic 12 p. 6 r. 6 a. – Capela 14 p. 7 r. 2 b.

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		44	34	10	4532 – 4300	232
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		42	29	13	4718 – 4393	325
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		43	26	17	4709 – 4676	33
4	MIAMI HEAT		43	25	18	4347 – 4379	-32
5	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		44	25	19	4701 – 4604	97
6	INDIANA PACERS		44	24	20	4725 – 4664	61
7	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		43	23	20	4516 – 4553	-37
8	DETROIT PISTONS		42	22	20	4300 – 4278	22
9	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		40	20	20	4345 – 4327	18
10	NEW YORK KNICKS		44	20	24	4591 – 4623	-32
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		42	17	25	4410 – 4438	-28
12	CHICAGO BULLS		44	17	27	4521 – 4767	-246
13	BROOKLYN NETS		44	16	28	4669 – 4809	-140
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		43	12	31	4525 – 4777	-252
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		43	12	31	4469 – 4647	-178
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		45	36	9	5214 – 4804	410
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		42	30	12	4815 – 4497	318
3	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		45	29	16	4896 – 4711	185
4	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		45	29	16	4561 – 4407	154
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		44	24	20	4581 – 4446	135
6	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		42	22	20	4664 – 4663	1
7	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		43	22	21	4621 – 4589	32
8	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		43	22	21	4458 – 4436	22
9	DENVER NUGGETS		43	22	21	4567 – 4541	26
10	UTAH JAZZ		43	17	26	4325 – 4380	-55
11	PHOENIX SUNS		44	16	28	4632 – 4942	-310
12	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		43	15	28	4587 – 4750	-163
13	DALLAS MAVERICKS		44	15	29	4511 – 4597	-86
14	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		42	14	28	4164 – 4296	-132
15	SACRAMENTO KINGS		43	13	30	4202 – 4582	-380