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EURO-NBA: Marc leads Grizzlies past Celtics, tight loss for T-Wolves


After a weekend filled with double-doubles and topped by a trip-dub from Batman, Monday was a much quiter affair for the NBA’s European contingent.

Marc Gasol scored 14 points and snagged 8 rebounds in the performance of the night by a European. The Spaniard helped Memphis eke out a 95-88 win over the Celtics. Kosta Koufos got 13 minutes on the court, picking up 3 points, 2 assists, and 2 boards in the process. Boston remain winless.

Ricky Rubio could steal but left his shot at home as the Timberwolves fell 93-92 to the Cavs. La Pistola was anything but effective on the open floor, shooting just 0-7. Rubio’s 5 steals and 5 assists meant he was still contributing to the T-Wolves on offence but he scored just 4 points on the night, all from the line. Nikola Pekovic grabbed 12 rebounds to go along with his 8 points but he shot a ghastly 3-12 from the field as the T-Wolves lost by the narrowest of margins.

Omer Asik and the Rockets saw their unbeaten start to the season come to a screeching halt as the Clippers rolled to a 137-118 win. Asik had 6 points and 7 boards in 23 minutes on the court. Donatas Motiejunas got 5 minutes game time and missed his only shot.

Finally Nenad Nedovic played a minor role as the Warriors ended Philadelphia’s unbeaten start to the season. Nedovic picked up 2 points and a rebound in 12 minutes for Golden State as the rolled to a 110-90 win.

Nov 5, 2013ballineurope
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Comments: 2
  1. mike
    8 years ago

    Its evident ricky will have to develop that jumper or he will never be a premier nba pg. He fills up the box score which is valued in the nba but he really hurts minny and even spain in the eurobasket.

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  2. Emery Reeves
    8 years ago

    The fourth quarter had two very distinct periods. The first five minutes saw the Wolves continue to fight and look aggressive, again looking to eat into the 11 point lead. However the final 5 minutes saw the Rocks stretch the lead out to it’s eventual 21 points. When asked the different the Wolves Coach Andy Smyth stated, ‘The difference was the level of physicality. We are not used to the constant physical contact and by the end of the game our guys were zapped of their energy. I think we looked every bit as good as that National League squad, however their extra physical play wore our guys down.’ The Wolves offenses became stagnant as players started to hold onto the ball a bit too long and started to try and dribble penetrate to create opportunities rather than let the ball move to create chances to score. Ben O’Connell however provided some highlights in the final period, with a lovely drive, followed by a couple of lovely three point shots. The final score was 71-50 to the Rocks, however the final score was not an indication of how close the game was for 3.5 quarters.

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8 years ago 2 Comments EuroLeague, NBA/NCAADonatas Motiejunas, Kosta Koufos, Marc Gasol, Nenad Nedovic, Nikola Pekovic, Omer Asik, Ricky Rubio
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