By John Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Houston Rockets went by the Atlanta Hawks, 121-105, at the State Farm Arena. Swiss big man Clint Capela was among the main contributors with 26 points and 11 boards. He notched his 37th double-double of the NBA 2018-19 Regular Season on Tuesday.
His European teammates Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ersan Ilyasova and Pau Gasol weren’t available, but Nikola Mirotic went off for 23 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 115-101, at the Fiserv Forum. He made 8/14 from the field in 24 minutes.
Danilo Gallinari scored a game-high 24 points sending the Los Angeles Clippers to their 115-109 home win against the Indiana Pacers. Bojan Bogdanovic had 19 points and Domantas Sabonis added a 13-point, 16-rebound double-double for the losing side.
Another European double-double came from Nemanja Bjelica who put up 14 points and grabbed ten boards for the Sacramento Kings in their 123-121 home defeat to the Brooklyn Nets. Jonas Jerebko poured 18 points and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 117-107.
Results and European action:
| Charlotte Hornets | Philadelphia 76ers | 114-118 | Batum 9pts, 4reb, 1ast, 1blk, W. Hernangomez DNP, Parker REST – Marjanovic 2reb, 2ast, Korkmaz INJ |
| Atlanta Hawks | Houston Rockets | 105-121 | Len 2pts, 1reb – Capela 26pts, 11reb, 1ast, Hartenstein G-L |
| Milwaukee Bucks | Los Angeles Lakers | 115-101 | Mirotic 23pts, 6reb, 1ast, G. Antetokounmpo INJ, Ilyasova ILL, P. Gasol INJ – Wagner 5pts, 5reb, Bonga 0pts |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | Golden State Warriors | 107-117 | Saric 13pts, 6reb, 2ast, Deng INJ – Jerebko 18pts, 4reb |
| Sacramento Kings | Brooklyn Nets | 121-123 | Bjelica 14pts, 10reb, 3ast, 1stl, Bogd. Bogdanovic 10pts, 1reb, 1ast, Koufos DNP – Kurucs 6pts, 4reb, 2ast, 2blk, Musa G-L |
| Los Angeles Clippers | Indiana Pacers | 115-109 | Gallinari 24pts, 2reb, 3ast, 2stl, Zubac 12pts, 9reb, 1ast – Boj. Bogdanovic 19pts, 5reb, 2ast, Sabonis 13pts, 16reb, 6ast |
Standings:
Eastern Conference
1. x-Milwaukee Bucks 53-18
2. x-Toronto Raptors 50-21
3. x-Philadelphia 76ers 46-25
4. Indiana Pacers 44-28
5. Boston Celtics 43-28
6. Detroit Pistons 36-34
7. Brooklyn Nets 37-36
8. Miami Heat 34-36
9. Orlando Magic 33-38
10. Charlotte Hornets 31-39
11. Washington Wizards 30-41
12. e-Atlanta Hawks 24-48
13. e-Chicago Bulls 20-52
14. e-Cleveland Cavaliers 18-53
15. e-New York Knicks 14-57
Western Conference
1. x-Golden State Warriors 48-22
2. x-Denver Nuggets 47-22
3. Houston Rockets 45-26
4. Portland Trail Blazers 43-27
5. San Antonio Spurs 42-29
6. Oklahoma City Thunder 42-29
7. Utah Jazz 41-29
8. Los Angeles Clippers 42-30
9. Sacramento Kings 34-36
10. Minnesota Timberwolves 32-39
11. Los Angeles Lakers 31-40
12. e-New Orleans Pelicans 31-42
13. e-Memphis Grizzlies 28-42
14. e-Dallas Mavericks 28-42
15. e-Phoenix Suns 17-55
x-Secured a playoffs spot
e-Eliminated from playoffs