By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]
THE San Antonio Spurs earned a sixth straight victory in the 2025-26 NBA regular season by edging the Wizards of Washington124-113, at Capital One Arena.
During 21h30 off the bench, French superstar Victor Wembanyama achieved a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds plus two blocks and two assists, but Polish Jeremy Sochan did not make his entry into the team coached by Mitch Johnson. With French teammates Alex Sarr (managing a right adductor injury) and Bilal Coulibaly (sprained left ankle) out, Serbian Tristan Vukcevic started for the hosts, recording 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in 27:12.
A major European highlight: German Dennis Schroder scored a corner three with 2.2 seconds left in overtime to win the title. Kings of Sacramento a victory, 125-124, over the Houston Rockets at the Golden 1 Center. “We did it together, I think, as a team pushing the pace, and yeah, we knocked down a few threes,” he said during a post-match media session. “Overall it was a good match. Everyone contributed to this victory.”
The 32-year-old combo guard finished with a double-double of 24 points, 10 assists, as well as seven rebounds. French starter Maxime Raynaud had a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds before fouling out early in overtime, while Croatia’s Dario Saric remained on the bench and Lithuania’s Domantas Sabonis (partial meniscus tear in left knee) remained stuck on the injured list.
For the visitors, Turkey’s Alperen Sengun recorded a record 28 points on 12/17 on the field. In 40:55, the 23-year-old center also collected six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals. His Swiss replacement, Clint Capela, had two points, six rebounds and an assist in 11:56.
In a clash between European players, the Brooklyn fillets mastered the Toronto Raptors96-81. Starting the team coached by Spaniard Jordi Fernandez, Russian Egor Demin scored 16 points. French reserve Nolan Traore added eight points, but Israeli Danny Wolf went scoreless for nearly 19 minutes, and fellow Israeli Ben Saraf was assigned to G League affiliate Long Island. Nets.
On the wrong side of Sunday’s game at Barclays Center, Austria’s Jakob Poeltl returned from dealing with a lower back injury but lasted just 6:36, scoring two points for the team coached by Serbian Darko Rajakovic, before exiting with back stiffness. Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili had four points after returning to the bench with Poeltl in the starting lineup.
At Madison Square Garden, Jalen Brunson scored 47 points, raising the New York Knicks on the Miami Heat132-125. British starter OG Anunoby scored 18 points, with French reserve Mohamed Diawara at three points, but Britain’s Tosan Evbuomwan, Germany’s Ariel Hukporti and France’s Guerschon Yabusele did not play, and France’s Pacome Dadiet did not play.
Two European players came off the bench for Erik Spoelstra’s team, Italian Simone Fontecchio and Lithuanian Kasparas Jakucionis, totaling seven and two points respectively. THE Heat The Serbian Nikola Jovic (contusion/laceration of the right elbow) and the Swede Pelle Larsson (sprained left ankle) were missing, and the Russian Vladislav Goldin remained on the bench.
Sunday results
Atlanta Falcons – Chicago Bulls 150-152
Brooklyn Nets – Toronto Raptors 96-81
New York Knicks – Miami Heat 132-125
Wizards of Washington – San Antonio Spurs 113-124
Minnesota Timberwolves – Milwaukee Bucks 103-100
Kings of Sacramento – Houston Rockets 125-124 OT (112-112)
Ranking
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 22-6
2. New York Knicks 20-8
3. Boston Celtics 17-11
4. Philadelphia 76ers 16-11
5. Magic of Orlando 16-12
6. Toronto Raptors 17-13
7. Miami Heat 15-14
8. Cleveland Cavaliers 15-14
9. Atlanta Falcons 15-15
10. Chicago Bulls 13-15
11. Milwaukee Bucks 11-18
12. Charlotte Frelons 9-19
13. Brooklyn Tenderloins 8-19
14. Indiana Pacers 6-22
15. Wizards of Washington 5-22
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 25-3
2. San Antonio Spurs 21-7
3. Denver Nuggets 20-7
4. Los Angeles Lakers 19-8
5. Minnesota Timberwolves 19-10
6. Houston Rockets 17-9
7. Phoenix Suns 15-13
8. Warriors of the Golden State 14-15
9. Memphis Grizzlies 13-15
10. Portland Trail Blazers 12-16
11. Dallas Mavericks 11-18
12. Utah Jazz 10-17
13. Los Angeles Clippers 7-21
14. New Orleans Pelicans 7-22
15. Kings of Sacramento 7-22
-The top 6 teams in each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth in each conference advance to the Play-Ins
