By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]
In a quick rematch against Turkey’s Alperen Sengun and Houston RocketsTHE Utah Jazz won 133-125 at Delta Center on Monday. Their three European starters were efficient with the Finn Lauri Markkanen with 29 points behind on 9/17 field goals, the Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic progressing to 18 points and nine rebounds before committing a foul, and the Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk adding ten additional points. On the bad side, Sengun had a double-double of 31 points, 14 assists plus eight rebounds, five blocks and two steals, but his team fell to 13-5 in the 2025-26 NBA regular season after three straight wins. including one in Salt Lake City on Sunday. Swiss reserve Clint Capela finished with two points and three rebounds.
Keeping his mask on, German Franz Wagner scored 25 points behind an 11/18 field goal, helping the Magic of Orlando at the top of the Chicago Bulls125-120, at the Kia Center. Fellow German starter Tristan da Silva had a scoreless 20 minutes. Georgian reserve Goga Bitadze scored eight points before being knocked out early with a hip injury. Frenchman Noah Penda contributed five points, while German Moritz Wagner (recovering from a left knee injury) remained on the sidelines. Starting for the visitors, Lithuanian Matas Buzelis scored 21 points and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic had a double-double of 20 points and 11 rebounds, but Frenchman Noa Essengue (left shoulder contusion) was on the injured list.
THE Miami Heat tied a franchise record with 24 three-pointers en route to a 140-123 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Kaseya Center. Italian Simone Fontecchio reached seven points and Swede Pelle Larsson scored five points before exiting with a sprained right foot. Lithuanian Kasparas Jakucionis and Serbian Nikola Jovic did not score in 54 seconds, and Russian Vladislav Goldin did not wear his suit. For those who struggle Clippersthe Croatian Ivica Zubac achieved a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds, the Frenchman Nicolas Batum and the Swiss Yanic Konan Niederhauser finishing with six points each, and the Serbian Bogdan Bogdanovic (contusion of the left hip) eliminated.
Israeli teammates Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf scored ten and seven points off the bench, and Russian starter Egor Demin added nine points for the game. Brooklyn fillets in a 116-103 victory over the Charlotte Frelons. Out of Spanish head coach Jordi Fernandez’s lineup, Frenchman Nolan Traoré was on G League assignment with Long Island. Nets. On the wrong side of the game at the Barclays Center, French reserves Moussa Diabaté and Tidjane Salaun had ten points each.
With the Detroit Pistons bordering the Atlanta Falcons99-98, at Little Caesars Arena, European action was limited to Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher and Czech Vit Krejci at four and three points on the losing side. Latvian Kristaps Porzingis (illness) remained sidelined, with Serbian Nikola Djurisic and Spaniard Eli Ndiaye for the College Park Skyhawks. Swede Bobi Klintman (left ankle sprain) remains on the injured list of the Pistons.
At Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers on the Indiana Pacers135-119.
Monday results
Detroit Pistons – Atlanta Falcons 99-98
Indiana Pacers – Cleveland Cavaliers 119-135
Wizards of Washington – Milwaukee Bucks 129-126
Brooklyn Nets – Charlotte Frelons 116-103
Miami Heat – Los Angeles Clippers 140-123
Magic of Orlando – Chicago Bulls 125-120
Denver Nuggets – Dallas Mavericks 121-131
Utah Jazz – Houston Rockets 133-125
Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns 108-125
Ranking
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 17-4
2. New York Knicks 13-6
3. Miami Heat 14-7
4. Toronto Raptors 14-7
5. The magic of Orlando 13-8
6. Cleveland Cavaliers 13-9
7. Atlanta Falcons 13-9
8. Boston Celtics 11-9
9. Philadelphia 76ers 10-9
10. Chicago Bulls 9-11
11. Milwaukee Bucks 9-13
12. Charlotte Hornets 6-15
13. Brooklyn Tenderloins 4-16
14. Indiana Pacers 4-17
15. Wizards of Washington 3-16
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 20-1
2. Los Angeles Lakers 15-5
3. Houston Rockets 13-5
4. Denver Nuggets 14-6
5. San Antonio Spurs 13-6
6. Minnesota Timberwolves 12-8
7. Phoenix Suns 13-9
8. Warriors of the Golden State 11-10
9. Memphis Grizzlies 9-12
10. Portland Trail Blazers 8-12
11. Utah Jazz 7-13
12. Dallas Mavericks 7-15
13. Los Angeles Clippers 5-16
14. Kings of Sacramento 5-16
15. New Orleans Pelicans 3-18
-The top 6 teams in each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth in each conference advance to the Play-Ins
