Por Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
A comfortable victory for the Phoenix Suns obtained this morning against the Utah Jazz, after Kevin Durant and Eric Gordon combined to score 47 points to end up taking the victory 126-104.
Bosnia-Herzegovina’s starting centerpiece, Jusuf Nurkic, contributed 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, playing 23 minutes in the first installment of NBA Saturdays in the 2023-24 NBA regular season .
As for the Jazz, the Finnish Lauri Markkanen was the top scorer with 19 points, to which he added 3 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal. On the other hand, the Italian Simone Fontecchio registered 13 points, 3 rebounds and 1 block, the Croatian Luka Samanic contributed 5 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, and the Turkish Omer Yurtseven contributed with 4 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Dennis Schroeder and Rudy Gobert, in double-double mode
The MVP of the FIBA World Cup 2023, Dennis Schroder, achieved his second consecutive double-double with 15 points and 10 assists, in addition to 2 steals, despite the fact that his team, the Toronto Raptors, lost to the Philadelphia 76ers by 114-107.
The Austrian Jakob Poeltl finished with 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, and the British OG Anunoby was absent due to muscle cramps.
Frenchman Rudy Gobert achieved a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds, in addition to 1 assist and 1 steal for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Naz Reid scored 25 points in a 106-90 home win against the Miami Heat. Serbian Nikola Jovic, who started the game in place of the absent players, recorded 8 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal.
For their part, the Chicago Bulls could not avoid defeat despite Zach LaVine’s career-high 51 points, falling to the Detroit Pistons 118-102. In that match, Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic added 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist and Frenchman Killian Hayes contributed 6 points, 4 assists and 1 steal.
The other Europeans
New Orleans Pelicans – New York Knicks 96-87 (Jonas Valanciunas 8pts, 4reb – Isaiah Hartenstein 4pts, 3reb, 1ast)
Washington Wizards – Memphis Grizzlies 113-106 (Deni Avdija 10pts, 6reb, 2ast, 2stl, Danilo Gallinari 5pts, 1ast Bilal Coulibaly 1reb, 1tap)
2023-10-29 08:59:14
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