By Johnny Askounis/ [email protected]
After recording a double-digit deficit, the Toronto Raptors dominated the second half to win, 122-109, on the Kings of Sacramento at Golden 1 Center on Wednesday. Austrian Jakob Poeltl (lower back sprain) remained out for Serbian Darko Rajakovic, but Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili started and delivered 22 points on 8/14 from the field, nine rebounds and four assists in 32:20. On the bad side, with Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis (left knee injury management) rested, German Dennis Schroder had 16 points, three assists and one rebound, Frenchman Maxime Raynaud had eight points, seven rebounds and two assists, and Croatian Dario Saric remained on the bench.
Elsewhere during the 2025-26 NBA regular season, Czech Vit Krejci had seven points, two rebounds and an assist in 10:53 as the only active European player at FedExForum, with the Atlanta Falcons bordering the Memphis Grizzlies124-122. Sidelined teammates ranged from France’s Zaccharie Risacher (left knee bone bruise) and Latvia’s Kristaps Porzingis (left Achilles tendinitis) to Serbia’s Nikola Djurisic on assignment to the G League’s College Park Skyhawks. For the team coached by Finnish Tuomas Iisalo, Spaniard Santi Aldama (right knee pain) was excluded.
“We got that rebound with 6.8 seconds left. It was an uncontested rebound. Jaylen (Well) was able to push him. Unfortunately, we took this pass to Ja (Morant)I think about three and a half seconds. These are the decisions you have to make during the game, “sHelp Iisalo, 43, in a postgame press conference opted not to allow a timeout on the court to establish the final possession with a two-point deficit.
Portuguese starter Neemias Queta had 17 points, nine rebounds, five blocks and a steal for the game. Boston Celtics in a victory, 119-104, against the Indiana Pacers. On the TD Garden bench, Bosnian Luka Garza scored eight points with six rebounds, and Spaniard Hugo Gonzalez added five points plus two rebounds, but Great Britain’s Amari Williams was not on the board and Ukrainian Max Shulga was left out of the lineup.
Although he was cleared of left Achilles tendinopathy, Tidjane Salaun did not play against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Spectrum Center. However, fellow Frenchman Moussa Diabaté retained his starting status to record four points, five rebounds, three blocks and a steal for the game. Charlotte Frelons in a loss, 94-87.
With Croatian Karlo Matkovic at five points, two rebounds and a block in 14:19, the New Orleans Pelicans never led en route to a 112-104 loss to the Detroit Pistons at the Smoothie King Center. The Swede Bobi Klintman remained with the subsidiary of PistonsMotor City Cruise.
Recording the most lopsided victory in franchise history, the New York Knicks embarrassed him Brooklyn fillets120-66. Frenchman Mohamed Diawara scored seven points, British OG Anunoby scored five, Frenchman Guerschon Yabusele and German Ariel Hukporti had two points each, and Frenchman Pacome Dadiet did not score.
For the team coached by the Spaniard Jordi Fernandez, the Russian Egor Demin reached six points, the Israeli Danny Wolf had three points, the Frenchman Nolan Traoré finished without a point and the Israeli Ben Saraf remained with Long Island. Nets.
Wednesday results
Charlotte Frelons – Cleveland Cavaliers 87-94
Boston Celtics – Indiana Pacers 119-104
New York Knicks – Brooklyn Nets 120-66
Memphis Grizzlies – Atlanta Falcons 122-124
New Orleans Pelicans -Detroit Pistons 104-112
Milwaukee Bucks – Oklahoma City Thunder 102-122
Kings of Sacramento – Toronto Raptors 109-122
Ranking
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 32-10
2. Boston Celtics 27-16
3. New York Knicks 26-18
4. Toronto Raptors 27-19
5. Cleveland Cavaliers 25-20
6. Philadelphia 76ers 23-19
7. Magic of Orlando 23-19
8. Miami Heat 23-21
9. Chicago Bulls 21-22
10. Atlanta Falcons 21-25
11. Milwaukee Bucks 18-25
12. Charlotte Hornets 16-28
13. Brooklyn Tenderloins 12-30
14. Wizards of Washington 10-32
15. Indiana Pacers 10-35
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 37-8
2. San Antonio Spurs 30-14
3. Denver Nuggets 29-15
4. Houston Rockets 26-15
5. Los Angeles Lakers 26-16
6. Minnesota Timberwolves 27-17
7. Phoenix Suns 27-17
8. Warriors of the Golden State 25-20
9. Portland Trail Blazers 22-22
10. Los Angeles Clippers 19-24
11. Memphis Grizzlies 18-24
12. Dallas Mavericks 18-26
13. Utah Jazz 15-29
14. Kings of Sacramento 12-33
15. New Orleans Pelicans 10-36
-The top 6 teams in each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth in each conference advance to the Play-Ins
