The Europeans in the NBA: Day 6
Double double for Vucevic, Gasol, Pekovic and Gortat
Boston Celtics - Detroit Pistons 77-87
Pistons:
Jonas Jerebko (2 points, 4 rebounds): just 10 minutes on the court for the Swedish forward. Jerebko scored 2 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
Gigi Datome (DNP)
Washington Wizards - Miami Heat 93-103
Wizards:
Marcin Gortat (15 points, 11 rebounds): First double double for the Polish big man with Wizards’ jersey. Gortat started the game an played 31 minutes shooting 7 of 14 from the field.
Kevin Seraphin (9 points, 1 rebound): The French big man started from the bench to play 15 minutes. He was almost perfect from the field and scored 9 points.
Jan Vesely (DNP)
Brooklyn Nets - Orlando Magic 86-107
Nets:
Andrei Kirilenko (3 points, 4 rebounds): The Russian forward started from the bench and played 11 minutes. Kirilenko scored 3 points (1 of 5 from the field) and added 4 rebounds.
Mirza Teletovic (2 points): six shots, two points for the Bosnian forward. Teletovic saw action just for 7 minutes.
Magic:
Nikola Vucevic (19 points, 12 rebounds): Great performance for the big man who ended with a double double in points and rebounds. Vucevic started the game and played 35 minutes.
Atlanta Hawks - Los Angeles Lakers 103-105
Hawks:
Dennis Schroder (10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists): First game in double digit in points for the German point guard. Coming off the bench, Schroder scored 10 points and added 3 rebounds and 4 assists in 21 minutes.
Pero Antic (2 points): Just 7 minutes for the forward who had time to score two points.
Lakers:
Pau Gasol (16 points, 13 rebounds): Double double for the Spanish who scored the decisive free throws with 5 seconds on the clock.
Phoenix Suns - Oklahoma City Thunder 96-103
Suns:
Goran Dragic (10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists): Dragic played just 19 minutes and scored 10 points starting the game. The player left the game early due to a sprained ankle.
Viacheslav Kravtsov (1 points): first minutes of the season for the big man from Ukraine. Kravtsov had time to score 1 point.
Alex Len (DNP)
Thunder:
Serge Ibaka (9 points, 10 rebounds): The forward flirted with a double double in points and rebounds. Ibaka saw action for 24 minutes but he and an awful shooting night (4 of 12).
Thabo Sefolosha (2 points, 1 rebound): The Swiss started the game and scored 2 points in a 1 of 5 shooting night.
Minnesota Timberwolves - New York Knicks 109-100
Timberwolves.
Ricky Rubio (8 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists): the Spanish point guard went close to a triple double. Rubio shot 3 of 11 from the field but he dished 10 assists to his teammates and grabbed 6 rebounds.
Nikola Pekovic (11 points, 12 rebounds): another double double for the big man from Montenegro. Pekovic played almost 41 minutes and shot 4 of 10 from the field.
Alexey Shved (3 points): Just 5 minutes on the court for the Russian point guard and 3 points.
Knicks:
Andrea Bargnani (14 points, 3 rebounds): First game in double digit in points for Andrea Bargnani. Il Mago scored 6 of 10 from the field in 18 minutes of action. Bargnani added also 3 rebounds.
Beno Udrih (DNP).