By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Luka Doncic combined 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his third 2018-19 triple-double. Still three weeks away from his 20th birthday, the Slovenian sensation kept on setting teenager records leading the Dallas Mavericks to their 99-93 home win against the Charlotte Hornets.
Nikola Jokic notched his tenth triple-double of the season on Wednesday. The Joker ended up with 25 points, 14 boards and 10 assists, but wasn’t enough for the Denver Nuggets at the Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets that grabbed the 135-130 victory.
Giannis Antetokounmpo fell one point short of his NBA career-high piling up 43 for the Milwaukee Bucks in their 148-129 home win against the Washington Wizards. Tomas Satoransky put up a 16-point, 10-assist double-double in the high-scoring affair.
Rudy Gobert also scored a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Utah Jazz in their 116-88 home win over the Phoenix Suns. Lauri Markkanen finished with 30 points and ten boards, but the Chicago Bulls lost 125-120 to the New Orleans Pelicans.
Tony Parker (back) was sidelined on Wednesday. Besides the 36-year-old point guard, Nikola Mirotic (right calf), Thabo Sefolosha (right hamstring), Clint Capela (right thumb), Kristaps Porzingis (left knee) remained on their team’s injury list.
Results and European action:
| Brooklyn Nets | Denver Nuggets | 135-130 | Kurucs 7pts, 1stl, 1blk – Jokic 25pts, 14reb, 10ast, 1stl, 1blk, J. Hernangomez 1reb |
| Chicago Bulls | New Orleans Pelicans | 120-125 | Markkanen 30pts, 10reb, 2ast, Luwawu-Cabarrot 9pts, 3reb |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Washington Wizards | 148-129 | G. Antetokounmpo 43pts, 6reb, 4ast, 3stl, Ilyasova 12pts, 1reb, 2stl, 1blk – Satoransky 16pts, 7reb, 10ast, 1stl |
| Dallas Mavericks | Charlotte Hornets | 99-93 | Doncic 19pts, 10reb, 11ast, 1stl, Kleber 11pts, 7reb, 1stl, Nowitzki 8pts, 1blk – Batum 14pts, 2reb, 5ast, 2stl, 2blk |
| Utah Jazz | Phoenix Suns | 116-88 | Gobert 16pts, 12reb, 2ast, 3st, 3blk, Rubio 13pts, 9reb, 6ast, 3stl – Okobo 4pts, 3reb, 4ast, Bender 5reb |
| Sacramento Kings | Houston Rockets | 101-127 | Bjelica 15pts, 6reb, 2ast, 1blk, Bogd. Bogdanovic 13pts, 4reb, 3ast, 3stl, 1blk, Koufos 2reb – Hartenstein 2reb |
| Golden State Warriors | San Antonio Spurs | 141-102 | Jerebko 8pts, 2reb, 1ast – Bertans 12pts, 2reb, 2ast, 2blk, Belinelli 9pts, 1reb, Poeltl 7pts, 2reb, 2ast, 2blk, P. Gasol 1pt, 2reb, 1ast, 1blk |
Standings:
Eastern Conference
1. Milwaukee Bucks 40-13
2. Toronto Raptors 39-16
3. Boston Celtics 35-19
4. Indiana Pacers 35-19
5. Philadelphia 76ers 34-20
6. Brooklyn Nets 29-27
7. Charlotte Hornets 26-28
8. Miami Heat 25-27
9. Detroit Pistons 24-29
10. Washington Wizards 22-32
11. Orlando Magic 22-32
12. Atlanta Hawks 18-35
13. Chicago Bulls 12-42
14. Cleveland Cavaliers 11-43
15. New York Knicks 10-43
Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors 38-15
2. Denver Nuggets 37-17
3. Oklahoma City Thunder 34-19
4. Portland Trail Blazers 32-21
5. Houston Rockets 32-22
6. San Antonio Spurs 32-24
7. Utah Jazz 31-24
8. Los Angeles Clippers 30-25
9. Sacramento Kings 28-26
10. Los Angeles Lakers 27-27
11. Dallas Mavericks 25-28
12. Minnesota Timberwolves 25-28
13. New Orleans Pelicans 24-31
14. Memphis Grizzlies 22-33
15. Phoenix Suns 11-45