By George Efkarpides / info@eurohoops.net
Even though he left the game due to a foot injury, the Serbian rookie was on fire from the start. He hit his first four shots, all three-pointers and had 13 points and 4 assists in 16 minutes of action as the Clippers beat the Bucks 105-98.
Teodosic felt pain again due to his plantar fasciitis injury and couldn’t stay on the court for more. For the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo played 40 minutes and almost willed his team to victory.
The “Greek Freak” had 26 points, 9 boards, 7 assists and 5 blocks.
Nikola Jokic’s tremendous efforts fell short as the Nuggets lost to the Raptors 110-114 in Toronto.
Lithuanian Jona Valanciunas (15p. 7 r.), Spaniard Serge Ibaka (13 p. 6 r.) and Austrian Jakob Poeltl (12 p. 8 r.) all had great performances for the winning side.
Here are last night’s results and the euro-scorers:
| WASHINGTON WIZARDS | SAN ANTONIO SPURS | 116-106 | Gortat 12 p. 8 r. 1 a. 1 b., Satoransky 7 p. 8 r. 4 a. 1 b., Mahinmi 8 p. 5 r. 2 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Parker 7 p. 2 r. 3 . 1 s., Gasol 10 p. 6 r. 1 a., Lauvergne 9 p. 5 r., Bertans 8 p. 1 r. 1 s. 1 b. |
| TORONTO RAPTORS | DENVER NUGGETS | 114-110 | Ibaka 13 p. 6 r. 2 . 1 s. 4 b., Valanciunas 15 p. 7 r. 4 b., Poeltl 12 p. 8 r. 1 b. – Jokic 29 p. 16 r. 8 a. 2 s. 1 b. |
| MIAMI HEAT | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS | 98-79 | Dragic 10 p. 3 r. 5 a. – Caderon 11 p. 1 r. 2 a. 1 s., Zizic 2 p. |
| HOUSTON ROCKETS | CHICAGO BULLS | 118-86 | Markkanen 22 p. 4r. 2 a. |
| NEW ORLEANS PELICANS | PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS | 103-107 | Mirotic 2 p. 4 r. – Nurkic 21 p. 10 r. 1 s. 4 b. |
| SACRAMENTO KINGS | DALLAS MAVERICKS | 97-103 | Kleber 6 p. 9 r. 1 s. 1 b. Nowitzki 5 p. 8 r. 3 a. 1 s. 1 b. – Bogdanovic 10 p. 3 r. 2 a., Koufos 15 p. 7 r. |
| GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS | INDIANA PACERS | 81-92 | Pachulia 4 p. 2 r. 1 a. – Bogdanovic 17 p. 2 r. a. 2 s., Sabonis 7 p. 6 r. 3 a. |
| LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS | MILWAUKEE BUCKS | 105-98 | Marjanovic 5 p.Teodosic 13 p. 1 r. 4 a. 1 b. – Antetokounmpo 26 p. 9 r. 7 a. 5 b. |
STANDINGS
|
#
|
TEAM
|
PTS
|
MP
|
W
|
L
|
POINTS
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EASTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
TORONTO RAPTORS
|
75
|
55
|
20
|
8434 – 7830
|
604
|
||
|
2
|
BOSTON CELTICS
|
74
|
51
|
23
|
7714 – 7414
|
300
|
||
|
3
|
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
|
74
|
44
|
30
|
8186 – 8148
|
38
|
||
|
4
|
PHILADELPHIA 76ers
|
73
|
43
|
30
|
7938 – 7703
|
235
|
||
|
5
|
INDIANA PACERS
|
75
|
44
|
31
|
7920 – 7795
|
125
|
||
|
6
|
WASHINGTON WIZARDS
|
74
|
41
|
33
|
7928 – 7841
|
87
|
||
|
7
|
MIAMI HEAT
|
75
|
40
|
35
|
7745 – 7709
|
36
|
||
|
8
|
MILWAUKEE BUCKS
|
74
|
39
|
35
|
7837 – 7860
|
-23
|
||
|
9
|
DETROIT PISTONS
|
74
|
34
|
40
|
7628 – 7678
|
-50
|
||
|
10
|
CHARLOTTE HORNETS
|
75
|
34
|
41
|
8087 – 8073
|
14
|
||
|
11
|
NEW YORK KNICKS
|
75
|
27
|
48
|
7840 – 8094
|
-254
|
||
|
12
|
CHICAGO BULLS
|
74
|
24
|
50
|
7633 – 8156
|
-523
|
||
|
13
|
BROOKLYN NETS
|
74
|
23
|
51
|
7875 – 8184
|
-309
|
||
|
14
|
ORLANDO MAGIC
|
73
|
22
|
51
|
7615 – 7963
|
-348
|
||
|
15
|
ATLANTA HAWKS
|
74
|
21
|
53
|
7664 – 8067
|
-403
|
||
| WESTERN | ||||||||
|
1
|
HOUSTON ROCKETS
|
75
|
61
|
14
|
8520 – 7814
|
706
|
||
|
2
|
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS
|
74
|
54
|
20
|
8435 – 7917
|
518
|
||
|
3
|
PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
|
74
|
46
|
28
|
7848 – 7638
|
210
|
||
|
4
|
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER
|
75
|
44
|
31
|
8044 – 7802
|
242
|
||
|
5
|
NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
|
75
|
43
|
32
|
8349 – 8322
|
27
|
||
|
6
|
SAN ANTONIO SPURS
|
75
|
43
|
32
|
7687 – 7458
|
229
|
||
|
7
|
UTAH JAZZ
|
74
|
42
|
32
|
7660 – 7413
|
247
|
||
|
8
|
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES
|
75
|
42
|
33
|
8230 – 8074
|
156
|
||
|
9
|
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
|
74
|
40
|
34
|
8103 – 8030
|
73
|
||
|
10
|
DENVER NUGGETS
|
75
|
40
|
35
|
8231 – 8140
|
91
|
||
|
11
|
LOS ANGELES LAKERS
|
73
|
32
|
41
|
7915 – 8029
|
-114
|
||
|
12
|
SACRAMENTO KINGS
|
75
|
24
|
51
|
7452 – 8005
|
-553
|
||
|
13
|
DALLAS MAVERICKS
|
74
|
23
|
51
|
7603 – 7785
|
-182
|
||
|
14
|
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
|
74
|
20
|
54
|
7307 – 7747
|
-440
|
||
|
15
|
PHOENIX SUNS
|
75
|
19
|
56
|
7789 – 8528
|
-739
|
||