NBA Euro-watch: Nurkic, the Bosnian beast

By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net

Jusuf Nurkic once again led the Trail Blazers to the victory, this time against LA Clippers, with a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds, another performance for the books!

For the opposing side, the Serbian duo, Milos Teodosic and Boban Marjanovic finished with 6 and 4 points each.

Another double-double, this time by Swiss Clint Capela, as the Houston Rockets prevailed over the Timberwolves. The 23-year-old big man finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds. For the opposing side, Nemanja Bjelica contributed 15 points.

Nikola Mirotic also checked himself in with another double-double as the Pelicans crushed the Celtics. The Spanish big man scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.

Alex Abrines shared 6 points in the Thunder’s win over the Raptors. Jonas Valanciunas had 10 points for Toronto, Serge Ibaka shared 7, while Jakob Poeltl finished with 6.

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Check out the Euro-scorers and results:

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER TORONTO RAPTORS 132-125 Abrines 6 p. – Ibaka 7 p. 6 r., Valanciunas 10 p. 2 r. 2 as., Poeltl 6 p. 4 r.
BOSTON CELTICS NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 89-108 Yabusele 2 p. – Mirotic 16 p. 10 r. 3 a.
HOUSTON ROCKETS MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 129-120 Capela 16 p. 12 r. 2 as. – Bjelica 15 p. 6 r.
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 122-109 Nurkic 17 p. 12 r. – Teodosic 6 p. 3 as., Marjanovic 4 p. 5 r.

Standings:

#
TEAM
PTS
MP
W
L
POINTS
+/-
EASTERN
1
TORONTO RAPTORS
70
52
18
7876 – 7273
603
2
BOSTON CELTICS
70
47
23
7303 – 7028
275
3
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
69
40
29
7610 – 7595
15
4
INDIANA PACERS
70
40
30
7404 – 7307
97
5
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
70
40
30
7525 – 7428
97
6
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
68
38
30
7350 – 7194
156
7
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
69
37
32
7278 – 7296
-18
8
MIAMI HEAT
70
37
33
7173 – 7173
0
9
DETROIT PISTONS
69
30
39
7082 – 7199
-117
10
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
70
30
40
7503 – 7555
-52
11
NEW YORK KNICKS
70
25
45
7299 – 7541
-242
12
CHICAGO BULLS
69
24
45
7153 – 7558
-405
13
BROOKLYN NETS
70
22
48
7426 – 7721
-295
14
ORLANDO MAGIC
70
21
49
7326 – 7653
-327
15
ATLANTA HAWKS
70
20
50
7282 – 7644
-362
WESTERN
1
HOUSTON ROCKETS
70
56
14
7955 – 7331
624
2
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
70
53
17
8082 – 7532
550
3
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
70
44
26
7422 – 7210
212
4
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
72
43
29
7735 – 7495
240
5
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
70
40
30
7816 – 7779
37
6
UTAH JAZZ
70
40
30
7217 – 6987
230
7
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
70
40
30
7167 – 6951
216
8
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
71
40
31
7798 – 7640
158
9
DENVER NUGGETS
70
38
32
7633 – 7552
81
10
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
69
37
32
7541 – 7474
67
11
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
69
31
38
7484 – 7586
-102
12
SACRAMENTO KINGS
71
23
48
7067 – 7602
-535
13
DALLAS MAVERICKS
70
22
48
7185 – 7352
-167
14
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
69
19
50
6814 – 7177
-363
15
PHOENIX SUNS
71
19
52
7413 – 8086
-673
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