NBA Euro-watch: Night of the double-doubles

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis got 27 points and flirted with the triple-double as the Bucks beat with ease the Chicago Bulls, despite 17 points and 10 rebounds by Finn rookie Lauri Markkanen.

Swiss center Clint Capela had 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Rockets beat Phoenix with ease, Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Raptors win over the Lakers and Spaniard Pau Gasol with 14 points and 11 rebounds was the best among equals for the Spurs over the Kings.

Meanwhile, Serb point guard Milos Teodosic had one more solid game with 12 points as the Clippers prevailed over the New Orleans Pelicans.

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

CHICAGO BULLS	MILWAUKEE BUCKS	96-110	Markkanen 17 p. 10 r. Mirotic 10 p. 5 r. – Antetokounmpo 27 p. 9 r. 8 as.
HOUSTON ROCKETS	PHOENIX SUNS	113-102	Capela 10 p. 11 r. – Bender 5 p. 4 r.
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS	103-112	Asik 4 p. 3 r. – Teodosic 12 p. 6 as. 4 r.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS	DETROIT PISTONS	121-104	Osman 1 r.
TORONTO RAPTORS	LOS ANGELES LAKERS	123-111	Ibaka 11 p. 9 r. Valenciunas 13 p. 10 r. Poeltl 6 p. 6 r.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER	PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	122-112	Saric 16 p. 2 r. Luwawu-Cabarrot 6 p. 5 r.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS	SACRAMENTO KINGS	113-98	Pau Gasol 14 p. 11 r. Bertans 8 p. 4 r. 4 as. Lauvergne 5 r. Parker 9 p. 6 as. – Koufos 6 p. 12 r. Bogdanovic 3 p. 2 r.

Standings

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		50	35	15	5145 – 4927	218
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		48	33	15	5333 – 4983	350
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		48	29	19	5275 – 5253	22
4	MIAMI HEAT		49	28	21	4927 – 4965	-38
5	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		49	27	22	5248 – 5172	76
6	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		48	26	22	5046 – 5067	-21
7	INDIANA PACERS		50	27	23	5329 – 5277	52
8	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		46	24	22	4975 – 4907	68
9	DETROIT PISTONS		48	22	26	4910 – 4937	-27
10	NEW YORK KNICKS		50	22	28	5251 – 5308	-57
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		48	20	28	5068 – 5066	2
12	CHICAGO BULLS		50	18	32	5174 – 5448	-274
13	BROOKLYN NETS		50	18	32	5262 – 5440	-178
14	ORLANDO MAGIC		48	14	34	5050 – 5297	-247
15	ATLANTA HAWKS		49	14	35	5071 – 5301	-230
WESTERN
1	GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS		50	40	10	5799 – 5362	437
2	HOUSTON ROCKETS		48	35	13	5476 – 5107	369
3	SAN ANTONIO SPURS		52	33	19	5243 – 5064	179
4	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES		52	32	20	5675 – 5508	167
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		50	30	20	5316 – 5100	216
6	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		49	27	22	5435 – 5423	12
7	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		49	27	22	5124 – 5052	72
8	DENVER NUGGETS		49	26	23	5201 – 5168	33
9	LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS		49	25	24	5284 – 5260	24
10	UTAH JAZZ		49	21	28	4970 – 5007	-37
11	LOS ANGELES LAKERS		49	19	30	5230 – 5390	-160
12	MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES		48	17	31	4769 – 4912	-143
13	PHOENIX SUNS		50	17	33	5244 – 5605	-361
14	DALLAS MAVERICKS		50	16	34	5098 – 5196	-98
15	SACRAMENTO KINGS		49	15	34	4794 – 5220	-426