NBA Euro-watch: Giannis and the Bucks on a roll

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 18 rebounds, and Matthew Dellavedova scored all 10 of his points in the fourth quarter for the Bucks, who moved to 27-22 and look like a contender again in the Eastern Conference.

Croatian Dario Saric had 19 points to lead the cold-shooting Sixers, who were 2 of 26 from 3-point range a night after going 11 of 29 in a loss at Oklahoma City and the 76ers didn’t have All-Star center Joel Embiid, who sat out to rest.

Kyrie Irving scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, Jaylen Brown hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining and the struggling Celtics edged the Denver Nuggets 111-110 despite a stellar game from the “Joker”. Serbian Nikola Jokic had a double-double by the first minute of the second half for Denver, finishing with 24 points and 11 rebounds.

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

INDIANA PACERS	CHARLOTTE HORNETS	105-96	Bogdanovic 2 r. Sabonis 11 p. 10 r. – Batum 22 p. 4 r.
ATLANTA HAWKS	MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES	105-100	Ilyasova 10 p. 4 r. Schroder 18 p. 11 as. Dorsey 8 p. Belinelli 8 p. – Bjelica 5 p.
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES	PHOENIX SUNS	120-109	Gasol 12 p. 10 r. – Bender 2 r. Len 12 p. 8 r.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS	PHILADELPHIA 76ERS	107-95	Antetokounmpo 31 p. 18 r. 6 as. – Saric 19 p. 9 r., Luwawu-Cabarrot 6 p.
DALLAS MAVERICKS	MIAMI HEAT	88-95	Nowitzki 10 p., Kleber 9 p. – Dragic 13 p.
DENVER NUGGETS	BOSTON CELTICS	110-111	Jokic 24 p. 11 r. 5 as. Theis 11 p.

Standings

#	TEAM	PTS	MP	W	L	POINTS	+/-
EASTERN
1	BOSTON CELTICS		51	36	15	5256 – 5037	219
2	TORONTO RAPTORS		48	33	15	5333 – 4983	350
3	CLEVELAND CAVALIERS		48	29	19	5275 – 5253	22
4	MIAMI HEAT		50	29	21	5022 – 5053	-31
5	MILWAUKEE BUCKS		49	27	22	5153 – 5162	-9
6	WASHINGTON WIZARDS		49	27	22	5248 – 5172	76
7	INDIANA PACERS		51	28	23	5434 – 5373	61
8	PHILADELPHIA 76ers		47	24	23	5070 – 5014	56
9	DETROIT PISTONS		48	22	26	4910 – 4937	-27
10	NEW YORK KNICKS		50	22	28	5251 – 5308	-57
11	CHARLOTTE HORNETS		49	20	29	5164 – 5171	-7
12	BROOKLYN NETS		50	18	32	5262 – 5440	-178
13	CHICAGO BULLS		50	18	32	5174 – 5448	-274
14	ATLANTA HAWKS		50	15	35	5176 – 5401	-225
15	ORLANDO MAGIC		48	14	34	5050 – 5297	-247
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		53	32	21	5775 – 5613	162
5	OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER		50	30	20	5316 – 5100	216
6	PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS		49	27	22	5124 – 5052	72
7	NEW ORLEANS PELICANS		49	27	22	5435 – 5423	12
8	DENVER NUGGETS		50	26	24	5311 – 5279	32
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		49	18	31	4889 – 5021	-132
13	PHOENIX SUNS		51	17	34	5353 – 5725	-372
14	DALLAS MAVERICKS		51	16	35	5186 – 5291	-105
15	SACRAMENTO KINGS		49	15	34	4794 – 5220	-426