NBA Euro-watch: Suicide by the Knicks, more injury woes for the Bucks

2018-02-04T20:40:32+00:00 2018-02-05T08:00:19+00:00.

Aris Barkas

04/Feb/18 20:40

Eurohoops.net

Despite leading by four in the final minute, Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks were defeated by Atlanta, while in Brooklyn Giannis was injured.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

The Knicks were leading 96-92 after Porzingis made 1/2 free throws with 67 seconds left, but ended up losing to the Hawks by three (99-96).

The Latvian All-Star finished the game with 22 points, eight rebounds, four steals and five blocks but it was not enough. Turk Enes Kanter added 10 points and 12 rebounds. For the winning side German point guard Dennis Schroder had 10 points, six assists and five rebounds, Greek-American Tyler Dorsey added seven points and Italian sharpshooter Marco Belinelli scored eight.

In Brooklyn, the Bucks beat the Nets 109-94, however, the ankle injury of Giannis Antetokounmpo overshadowed everything else. The Greek Freak finished the game with 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Matthew Dellavedova also suffered an ankle injury.

In Boston, the Celtics prevailed over Portland by one point (97-96) with Al Horford providing the winning basket (Theis 6 p. 8 r., Yabusele 4 p. 1 as. – Nurkic 14 p. 8 r.). The Raptors got an easy 101-86 win over Memphis despite a 20 points game by Marc Gasol (Valanciunas 12 p. 9 r., Ibaka 7 p. 5 r. Poeltle 9 p. 5 r.)

The Los Angeles Lakers sent the Oklahoma City Thunder to their fourth straight loss, 108-104 (Abrines 3p.), and French star Nicolas Batum scored 22 points and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from a 21-point second-half deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 115-110. Croatian Dragan Bender scored 18 points for the losing side.

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MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
54
39
15
5575 – 5316
259
2
52
36
16
5792 – 5400
392
3
51
30
21
5568 – 5587
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4
52
30
22
5587 – 5485
102
5
52
29
23
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6
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30
24
5765 – 5699
66
7
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24
5315 – 5358
-43
8
50
25
25
5373 – 5327
46
9
51
25
26
5250 – 5260
-10
10
52
23
29
5535 – 5517
18
11
54
23
31
5621 – 5697
-76
12
54
19
35
5666 – 5870
-204
13
52
18
34
5385 – 5685
-300
14
53
16
37
5495 – 5739
-244
15
51
15
36
5382 – 5631
-249
WESTERN
1
53
41
12
6125 – 5710
415
2
51
38
13
5812 – 5393
419
3
55
34
21
5551 – 5390
161
4
56
34
22
6105 – 5918
187
5
54
30
24
5740 – 5551
189
6
53
29
24
5553 – 5483
70
7
52
28
24
5759 – 5755
4
8
53
28
25
5657 – 5617
40
9
51
26
25
5493 – 5467
26
10
52
24
28
5348 – 5314
34
11
52
21
31
5545 – 5720
-175
12
52
18
34
5178 – 5331
-153
13
54
18
36
5662 – 6057
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14
53
17
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5380 – 5492
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5111 – 5548
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