Porzingis and the Mavs survived a 48-point game by Giannis

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

After 18 consecutive victories, the Milwaukee Bucks were defeated for the first time since the 8th of November. Despite 48 points by Giannis Antetokounmpo and the absence of Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks got the 120-116 over the leaders of the East.

The Greek Freak also had 14 rebounds and four assists, but the Bucks shot just 41.9% as a team.

Seth Curry and Kristaps Porzingis led the way for Dallas in Doncic’s absence to combine for 52 points with 26 apiece. The Latvian forward also made a crucial block in the closing seconds of the game when the Bucks mounted a comeback with a 21-9 run.

“At the end of the day, it was amazing,” Antetokounmpo said about the 18-game winning streak. “We played good basketball. We played good teams, we played bad teams. But we were able to get the job done. Tonight, we weren’t able to do that. But nobody said it was going to be easy.”

The next big test for the Bucks is the match-up with the Lakers on Thursday.

 

The Blazers got the 111-110 win over the Suns, as CJ McCollum scored 30. On the other hand, Croatian Dario Saric scored 17 points and Spaniard Ricky Rubio had a triple-double with 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists, but on the final possession, his 3-point attempt bounced off the rim with two seconds left.

“There’s a lot of opinions in there, but if I would have made the shot, we would’ve won the game,” Rubio said. “It was almost a buzzer-beater. We’ll take that every day.”

Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis won for the fourth time in five games, beating the Heat 118-111.

Russell Westbrook scored 31 points, James Harden had 28 and Houston set a franchise record by overcoming a 25-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-107. Swiss big man Clint Capela added 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Τhe Oklahoma City Thunder also overcame a 26-point second-quarter deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 109-106. Italian Danilo Gallinari finished with 22 points and German Dennis Schroder had 18 off the bench for the winners.

Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 11 assists, and Toronto beat the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers 133-113 with Spaniard Serge Ibaka adding 14 points.

And last but not least, Latvian Davis Bertans added 17 points and Bradley Beal scored 35 points to lift the Wizards to a 133-119 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM
1Milwaukee Bucks Wins24 Losses4 Win Percentage.857 Games Behind Conference Record15 and2 Division Recordand0 Home Record13 and2 Away Record11 and2 Last Ten Recordand1 Win Streak 1Losses
2Philadelphia 76ers Wins20 Losses8 Win Percentage.714 Games Behind4.0 Conference Record13 and4 Division Recordand2 Home Record14 and0 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand2 Win Streak 1Losses
3Boston Celtics Wins17 Losses7 Win Percentage.708 Games Behind5.0 Conference Record11 and4 Division Recordand3 Home Record10 and1 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 2Losses
4Miami Heat Wins19 Losses8 Win Percentage.704 Games Behind4.5 Conference Record13 and2 Division Recordand0 Home Record11 and1 Away Recordand7 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Losses
5Toronto Raptors Wins18 Losses8 Win Percentage.692 Games Behind5.0 Conference Record12 and4 Division Recordand2 Home Record11 and3 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 2Wins
6Indiana Pacers Wins18 Losses9 Win Percentage.667 Games Behind5.5 Conference Record13 and7 Division Recordand5 Home Record11 and3 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 3Wins
7Brooklyn Nets Wins14 Losses12 Win Percentage.538 Games Behind9.0 Conference Recordand7 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand5 Away Recordand7 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
8Orlando Magic Wins12 Losses14 Win Percentage.462 Games Behind11.0 Conference Recordand9 Division Recordand1 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
9Charlotte Hornets Wins12 Losses17 Win Percentage.414 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand11 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand8 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Losses
10Detroit Pistons Wins11 Losses16 Win Percentage.407 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand14 Division Recordand5 Home Recordand7 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Losses
11Chicago Bulls Wins10 Losses19 Win Percentage.345 Games Behind14.5 Conference Recordand12 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 1Losses
12Washington Wizards Wins8 Losses17 Win Percentage.320 Games Behind14.5 Conference Recordand7 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 1Wins
13Cleveland Cavaliers Wins6 Losses21 Win Percentage.222 Games Behind17.5 Conference Recordand18 Division Recordand5 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand9 Win Streak 2Losses
14New York Knicks Wins6 Losses21 Win Percentage.222 Games Behind17.5 Conference Recordand15 Division Recordand8 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 1Losses
15Atlanta Hawks Wins6 Losses21 Win Percentage.222 Games Behind17.5 Conference Recordand13 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 4Losses

WESTERN CONFERENCE

TEAM
1Los Angeles Lakers Wins24 Losses3 Win Percentage.889 Games Behind Conference Record16 and2 Division Recordand1 Home Record10 and2 Away Record14 and1 Last Ten Recordand1 Win Streak 7Wins
2LA Clippers Wins20 Losses8 Win Percentage.714 Games Behind4.5 Conference Record12 and5 Division Recordand1 Home Record13 and1 Away Recordand7 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Losses
3Dallas Mavericks Wins18 Losses8 Win Percentage.692 Games Behind5.5 Conference Record11 and4 Division Recordand0 Home Recordand6 Away Record10 and2 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Wins
4Denver Nuggets Wins17 Losses8 Win Percentage.680 Games Behind6.0 Conference Recordand4 Division Recordand0 Home Record11 and3 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 3Wins
5Houston Rockets Wins18 Losses9 Win Percentage.667 Games Behind6.0 Conference Record10 and5 Division Recordand2 Home Record10 and4 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand3 Win Streak 1Wins
6Utah Jazz Wins15 Losses11 Win Percentage.577 Games Behind8.5 Conference Record12 and7 Division Recordand2 Home Record10 and3 Away Recordand8 Last Ten Recordand6 Win Streak 2Wins
7Sacramento Kings Wins12 Losses14 Win Percentage.462 Games Behind11.5 Conference Recordand7 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand5 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Wins
8Oklahoma City Thunder Wins12 Losses14 Win Percentage.462 Games Behind11.5 Conference Recordand10 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand5 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
9Phoenix Suns Wins11 Losses15 Win Percentage.423 Games Behind12.5 Conference Recordand11 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand5 Last Ten Recordand7 Win Streak 3Losses
10Portland Trail Blazers Wins11 Losses16 Win Percentage.407 Games Behind13.0 Conference Recordand11 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand6 Away Recordand10 Last Ten Recordand4 Win Streak 1Wins
11Minnesota Timberwolves Wins10 Losses15 Win Percentage.400 Games Behind13.0 Conference Recordand12 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand9 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 7Losses
12San Antonio Spurs Wins10 Losses16 Win Percentage.385 Games Behind13.5 Conference Recordand9 Division Recordand3 Home Recordand7 Away Recordand9 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 1Losses
13Memphis Grizzlies Wins10 Losses17 Win Percentage.370 Games Behind14.0 Conference Recordand10 Division Recordand2 Home Recordand11 Away Recordand6 Last Ten Recordand5 Win Streak 2Wins
14New Orleans Pelicans Wins6 Losses21 Win Percentage.222 Games Behind18.0 Conference Recordand13 Division Recordand5 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand11 Last Ten Recordand10 Win Streak 12Losses
15Golden State Warriors Wins5 Losses23 Win Percentage.179 Games Behind19.5 Conference Recordand16 Division Recordand4 Home Recordand10 Away Recordand13 Last Ten Recordand8 Win Streak 4Losses
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