NBA Euro-watch: Jokic was not enough

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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
PTS
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
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