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NBA Euro-watch: Jokic was not enough

NBA Euro-watch: Jokic was not enough

20/Jan/18 10:14

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 19: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns drives to the basket against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center on January 19, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

The Phoenix Suns snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Nuggets despite a double-double by Nikola Jokic.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Serb “Joker” had 14 points and 17 rebounds for Denver but Devin Booker scored 30 points, T.J. Warren had 25 and the Suns defeated the Denver Nuggets 108-100. Croatian Dragan Bender added 3 points and 8 rebounds for the winning side.

Tim Hardaway scored 31 points as the Knicks rallied for a 117-115 victory over the Utah Jazz. Latvian Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points, while on the losing side French big man Rudy Gobert had 23 points and 14 rebounds. It was an amazing duel between two Euro-stars of the next generation.

Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas also had a double-double (15 p. 11 r.) against Pau Gasol (15 p. 9 r.) as the Raptors beat the Spurs 86-83.

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

TORONTO RAPTORS	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	86-83	Ibaka 3 p. 7 r. Valanciunas 15 p. 11 r. Poeltl 3 p. – Gasol 15 p. 9 r. 3 as. Parker 3 p. 4 as. 3 st. Bertans 4 p.
BROOKLYN NETS	MIAMI HEAT	101-95	Dragic 17 p. 4 r, 4 as.
DETROIT PISTONS	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	112-122	Gortat 10 p. 2 r. 2 as. Satoransky 2 as. Mahinmi 2 r.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	SACRAMENTO KINGS	106-88	Gasol 6 p. 8 r. – Bogdanovic 15 p. Papagiannis 3 r. 3 as.
DENVER NUGGETS	PHOENIX SUNS	100-108	Jokic 14 p. 17 r. 5 as. – Bender 3 p. 8 r. 3 as. Len 3 p. 6 r. 3 as.
UTAH JAZZ	NEW YORK KNICKS	115-117	Gobert 23 p. 14 r. 3 bl. Rubio 17 p. 5 r. 5 as. Jerebko 3 p. – Porzingis 18 p. 2 r. 3 bl. Kanter 12 p. 9 r. 3 as.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS	INDIANA PACERS	99-86	Bogdanovic 11 p. 6 r. Sabonis 15 p. 14 r.

#	TEAM	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS	46	34	12	4725 – 4505	220
2	TORONTO RAPTORS	44	31	13	4900 – 4567	333
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	44	27	17	4813 – 4779	34
4	MIAMI HEAT	45	26	19	4548 – 4581	-33
5	WASHINGTON WIZARDS	46	26	20	4932 – 4849	83
6	MILWAUKEE BUCKS	44	23	21	4617 – 4659	-42
7	INDIANA PACERS	46	24	22	4897 – 4863	34
8	PHILADELPHIA 76ers	41	21	20	4434 – 4407	27
9	DETROIT PISTONS	44	22	22	4503 – 4496	7
10	NEW YORK KNICKS	46	21	25	4807 – 4843	-36
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS	43	18	25	4543 – 4547	-4
12	CHICAGO BULLS	45	17	28	4633 – 4886	-253
13	BROOKLYN NETS	46	17	29	4865 – 5004	-139
14	ATLANTA HAWKS	44	13	31	4563 – 4740	-177
15	ORLANDO MAGIC	45	13	32	4736 – 4983	-247
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS	46	37	9	5333 – 4916	417
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS	43	31	12	4931 – 4595	336
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS	47	30	17	4744 – 4588	156
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	47	29	18	5096 – 4935	161
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	45	25	20	4695 – 4536	159
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS	45	24	21	4676 – 4633	43
7	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	44	23	21	4873 – 4870	3
8	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	44	23	21	4730 – 4693	37
9	DENVER NUGGETS	46	23	23	4876 – 4860	16
10	UTAH JAZZ	45	18	27	4560 – 4602	-42
11	PHOENIX SUNS	46	17	29	4851 – 5160	-309
12	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	44	16	28	4375 – 4483	-108
13	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	45	16	29	4776 – 4950	-174
14	DALLAS MAVERICKS	45	15	30	4613 – 4702	-89
15	SACRAMENTO KINGS	45	13	32	4395 – 4808	-413

Tags Euro-watch Jonas Valanciunas Kristaps Porzingis NBA Nikola Jokic Pau Gasol Rudy Gobert