Giannis, Jokic lead teams to wins

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Giannis Antekounmpo scored 29 points as the Milwaukee Bucks won their 18th straight game by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 125 – 108 on the road.

It took Giannis 24 minutes to notch the 29 points. The “Greek Freak” shot 12/20 from the field while also grabbing four rebounds and dishing out four assists.

“You can try to game plan for Giannis and you can try to game plan for a team like that, but they’re very long, they can shoot the ball and they can play inside out,” Cavaliers forward Kevin Love said, per AP. “They are on a major winning streak right now and they’re playing some of the best, if not the best, basketball in the NBA.”

Ersan Ilyasova contributed 11 points for Milwaukee against fellow Turkish player Cedi Osman. The latter had eight points (3/11 shots) and four rebounds in 23 minutes. Croatian center Ante Zizic played six minutes and dropped six points on 3/3 shots.

In Denver, Nikola Jokic returned to form by registering a triple-double of 28 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists as the Nuggets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 110 – 102. It was the Serbian center’s 32nd career triple-double.

German guard Dennis Schroeder scored a game-high 22 points, grabbed five rebounds and sent four assists to his teammates for the Thunder. Overall, Oklahoma had a couple of shooting issues that included Danilo Gallinari’s 1/13 from the field. The Italian forward finished with seven points.

Spanish forward Juancho Hernangomez added eight points in 12 minutes for the Nuggets.

Ricky Rubio had his best game of the 2019-2020 season in the Devin Booker-less Phoenix Suns’ 121-119 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City. The Spanish guard finished the match with season-highs 25 points and 13 assists but his performance wasn’t enough for Phoenix.

Croatian forward Dario Saric tried to help Phoenix with a double-double of 19 points and 17 rebounds. French guard Elie Okobo had seven points.

For San Antonio, Austrian center Jakob Poetl grabbed 11 rebounds to go with his five points in 16 minutes off the bench.

It was a season-high night for another Spanish player. Marc Gasol had season-best 17 points and 15 rebounds to push the Toronto Raptors towards bouncing back to wins by defeating the Brooklyn Nets 110 – 102.

Gasol’s Spanish national team teammate Serge Ibaka finished with a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes as a reserve. From the Nets, French wing Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had seven points.

The rest of Saturday’s (14/12) NBA results and Euro scorers:

Memphis Grizzlies – Washington Wizards 128 – 111 (Jonas Valanciunas six points, 12 rebounds, Marko Guduric four points, Ian Mahinmi four points)

Chicago Bulls 109 – 106 (Lauri Markkanen 13 points, 17 rebounds, Tomas Satoransky seven points, five assists, Ivica Zubac four points)

Houston Rockets – Detroit Pistons 115 – 107 (Clint Capela 12 points, 19 rebounds)

Standings, by NBA.com:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM
1Milwaukee Bucks Wins24 Losses3 Win Percentage.889 Games Behind Conference Record15 and2 Division Recordand0 Home Record13 and1 Away Record11 and2 Last Ten Record10 and0 Win Streak 18Wins
2Philadelphia 76ers Wins20 Losses7 Win Percentage.741 Games Behind4.0 Conference Record13 and3 Division Recordand1 Home Record14 and0 Away Recordand7 Last Ten Recordand1 Win Streak 5Wins
3Miami Heat Wins19 Losses7 Win Percentage.731 Games Behind4.5 Conference Record13 and2 Division Recordand0 Home Record11 and1 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Wins
4Boston Celtics Wins17 Losses7 Win Percentage.708 Games Behind5.5 Conference Record11 and4 Division Recordand3 Home Record10 and1 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 2Losses
5Toronto Raptors Wins17 Losses8 Win Percentage.680 Games Behind6.0 Conference Record11 and4 Division Recordand2 Home Record10 and3 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
6Indiana Pacers Wins17 Losses9 Win Percentage.654 Games Behind6.5 Conference Record12 and7 Division Recordand5 Home Record10 and3 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 2Wins
7Brooklyn Nets Wins13 Losses12 Win Percentage.520 Games Behind10.0 Conference Recordand7 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand5 Away Recordand7 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 2Losses
8Orlando Magic Wins11 Losses14 Win Percentage.440 Games Behind12.0 Conference Recordand9 Division Recordand1 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 3Losses
9Charlotte Hornets Wins12 Losses16 Win Percentage.429 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand10 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand8 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 3Wins
10Detroit Pistons Wins11 Losses15 Win Percentage.423 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand13 Division Recordand5 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
11Chicago Bulls Wins10 Losses18 Win Percentage.357 Games Behind14.5 Conference Recordand12 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Wins
12Washington Wizards Wins7 Losses17 Win Percentage.292 Games Behind15.5 Conference Recordand7 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 4Losses
13Cleveland Cavaliers Wins6 Losses20 Win Percentage.231 Games Behind17.5 Conference Recordand17 Division Recordand5 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand10 Last Ten Recordand9 Win Streak 1Losses
14New York Knicks Wins6 Losses20 Win Percentage.231 Games Behind17.5 Conference Recordand15 Division Recordand8 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand10 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 2Wins
15Atlanta Hawks Wins6 Losses20 Win Percentage.231 Games Behind17.5 Conference Recordand13 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand9 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 3Losses

WESTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM
1Los Angeles Lakers Wins23 Losses3 Win Percentage.885 Games Behind Conference Record16 and2 Division Recordand1 Home Record10 and2 Away Record13 and1 Last Ten Recordand1 Win Streak 6Wins
2LA Clippers Wins20 Losses8 Win Percentage.714 Games Behind4.0 Conference Record12 and5 Division Recordand1 Home Record13 and1 Away Recordand7 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Losses
3Dallas Mavericks Wins17 Losses8 Win Percentage.680 Games Behind5.5 Conference Record11 and4 Division Recordand0 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand2 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Losses
4Denver Nuggets Wins16 Losses8 Win Percentage.667 Games Behind6.0 Conference Recordand4 Division Recordand0 Home Record10 and3 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 2Wins
5Houston Rockets Wins17 Losses9 Win Percentage.654 Games Behind6.0 Conference Recordand5 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand4 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Losses
6Utah Jazz Wins15 Losses11 Win Percentage.577 Games Behind8.0 Conference Record12 and7 Division Recordand2 Home Record10 and3 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 2Wins
7Sacramento Kings Wins11 Losses14 Win Percentage.440 Games Behind11.5 Conference Recordand7 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand5 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Losses
8Phoenix Suns Wins11 Losses14 Win Percentage.440 Games Behind11.5 Conference Recordand10 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand9 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 2Losses
9Oklahoma City Thunder Wins11 Losses14 Win Percentage.440 Games Behind11.5 Conference Recordand10 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand5 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 2Losses
10Minnesota Timberwolves Wins10 Losses15 Win Percentage.400 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand12 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand9 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 7Losses
11San Antonio Spurs Wins10 Losses15 Win Percentage.400 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand8 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand7 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Wins
12Portland Trail Blazers Wins10 Losses16 Win Percentage.385 Games Behind13.0 Conference Recordand11 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand10 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Losses
13Memphis Grizzlies Wins9 Losses17 Win Percentage.346 Games Behind14.0 Conference Recordand10 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand11 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Wins
14New Orleans Pelicans Wins6 Losses20 Win Percentage.231 Games Behind17.0 Conference Recordand13 Division Recordand5 Home Recordand9 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand10 Win Streak 11Losses
15Golden State Warriors Wins5 Losses22 Win Percentage.185 Games Behind18.5 Conference Recordand15 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand9 Away Recordand13 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 3Losses
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