Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Scores 20 Points in NBA Season Opener

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk in a Jazz game against Indiana. REUTERS/Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images

According to the online media Suspilne.

Ukrainian basketball player Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk again confirmed his level in the NBA, scoring 20 points in a regular-season game against the Indiana Pacers. He started in the starting five and played 27 minutes – the fifth-longest stretch of the current season. He also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block; he hit 8 of 10 field-goal attempts and 3 of 5 from beyond the arc.

For the Utah Jazz, Mykhailiuk was third in scoring: Lauri Markkanen scored 35 points, Ace Bailey added 20.

Current season status and records

In the 2025/26 season, he has already posted at least 20 points in two games; in two other outings he scored 11 points. In doing so, he matched his season high by again recording 20+ points in two games. Such feats have occurred three times in his NBA career, the first time in the 2019/20 season with the Detroit Pistons.

The current season has just begun – the Utah Jazz hope to continue their progress and to play at least 71 more regular-season games, so that Mykhailiuk can sustain his 20+ point per game pace.

Across his NBA career with 20+ points in a game: 2019/20 – 2 games; 2020/21 – 2 games; 2022/23 – 2 games; 2025/26 – 2 games. The next Jazz game against Atlanta is scheduled for the night from Friday, November 14 (tip-off at 4:00 Kyiv time). As of the Western Conference standings, the team has 4 wins and sits in 10th place.

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