By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]
Despite German Dennis Schroder (championship suspension) joining Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis (partial tear of left knee meniscus) on the inactive list, the Kings of Sacramento beat the Houston Rockets111-98, at Golden 1 Center on Sunday. French starter Maxime Raynaud had 12 points, nine rebounds and an assist in 20:13, and Croatian Dario Saric remained out of the rotation. On the other side, Turkey’s Alperen Sengun was released from a sprained right ankle and had 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in 35:26, but Switzerland’s Clint Capela remained on the bench.
“I just wanted to play. I didn’t feel 100%. But the team’s schedule was busy and I wanted to be with them there,” » mentioned Sengun, 23, in a post-game interview, revealing the process leading to returning to action after missing the previous three games of the 2025-26 NBA regular season. “Well, it didn’t work out. I just need to keep getting better, for my body and on the court, and we just need to turn on the juice and start winning.”
At the Paycom Center, Belgian Ajay Mitchell scored 16 points, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder gathering in front of the Miami Heat to win, 124-112. Frenchman Ousmane Dieng did not play, with German Isaiah Hartenstein (right soleus sprain) and Serbian Nikola Topic (recovering from testicle surgery) absent. For the HeatSwedish starter Pelle Larsson scored 16 points, Serbian Nikola Jovic with 13 points, Italian Simone Fontecchio with three points and Lithuanian Kasparas Jakucionis with no points. Russian Vladislav Goldin remained in the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Spaniard Santi Aldama contributed 15 bench points for Finnish head coach Tuomas Iisalo to claim a victory over his Spanish counterpart Jordi Fernandez, with the Memphis Grizzlies finishing on a 13-0 run en route to a 103-98 victory over the Brooklyn fillets in FedExForum. For the Netsthe Israeli Danny Wolf achieved a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds at first, and the Russian Egor Demin was satisfied with seven points, while the French reserve Nolan Traoré reached four points. Israeli Ben Saraf has been assigned to the Long Island Nets of the G League.
Without the Frenchman Zaccharie Risacher (left knee inflammation) and the Latvian Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis), the Atlanta Falcons mastered the Warriors of the Golden State124-111, at Chase Center. The European starters ranged from Czech Vit Krejci, who scored five points for the visitors, to Dutchman Quinten Post, who had eight points for the hosts. Serbian Nikola Djurisic and Dutchman Malevy Leon remained on assignment with their respective affiliate teams, College Park Skyhawks and Santa Cruz. Warriors.
After overtime at Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors anticipated the Philadelphia 76ers116-115. Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili remained scoreless in 18 minutes, while Austrian Jakob Poeltl (lower back strain) remained on the sidelines for the team coached by Serbian Darko Rajakovic. For the Sixersthe Turk Adem Bona obtained nine points.
Frenchman Alex Sarr had a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Wizards of Washington in a defeat, 112-93, against the Phoenix Suns in the Mortgage Matching Center. Fellow French starter Bilal Coulibaly finished with 12 points and Serbian reserve Tristan Vukcevic had four.
Sunday results
Magic of Orlando – New Orleans Pelicans 128-118
Memphis Grizzlies – Brooklyn Nets 103-98
Toronto Raptors – Philadelphia 76ers 116-115 overtime (107-107)
Portland Trail Blazers – New York Knicks 114-123
Minnesota Timberwolves – San Antonio Spurs 104-103
Oklahoma City Thunder – Miami Heat 124-112
Denver Nuggets – Milwaukee Bucks 108-104
Phoenix Suns – Wizards of Washington 112-93
Golden State Warriors – Atlanta Falcons 111-124
Kings of Sacramento – Houston Rockets 111-98
Ranking
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 28-10
2. New York Knicks 25-14
3. Boston Celtics 24-14
4. Toronto Raptors 24-16
5. Philadelphia 76ers 21-16
6. Cleveland Cavaliers 22-18
7. Magic of Orlando 22-18
8. Miami Heat 20-19
9. Atlanta Falcons 20-21
10. Chicago Bulls 18-20
11. Milwaukee Bucks 17-22
12. Charlotte Frelons 14-25
13. Brooklyn Tenderloins 11-25
14. Wizards of Washington 10-28
15. Indiana Pacers 8-31
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 33-7
2. San Antonio Spurs 27-12
3. Denver Nuggets 26-13
4. Minnesota Timberwolves 26-14
5. Los Angeles Lakers 23-13
6. Phoenix Suns 24-15
7. Houston Rockets 22-14
8. Golden State Warriors 21-19
9. Portland Trail Blazers 19-21
10. Memphis Grizzlies 17-22
11. Los Angeles Clippers 15-23
12. Dallas Mavericks 14-25
13. Utah Jazz 13-25
14. Kings of Sacramento 9am-30am
15. New Orleans Pelicans 9-32
-The top 6 teams in each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth in each conference advance to the Play-Ins
