By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
In a quickfire rematch opposite Turkish Alperen Sengun and the Houston Rockets, the Utah Jazz prevailed 133-125, in Delta Center on Monday. Their three European starters delivered with Finnish Lauri Markkanen at 29 points behind 9/17 field goals, Bosnian Jusuf Nurkic progressing to 18 points and nine rebounds before fouling out, and Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk adding ten more points. On the wrong end, Sengun posted a 31-point, 14-assist double-double plus eight rebounds, five blocks, and two steals, but his side 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 face mask, German Franz Wagner poured in 25 points behind 11/18 field goals, helping the Orlando Magic top the Chicago Bulls, 125-120, in Kia Center. Fellow German starter, Tristan da Silva, went through 20 scoreless minutes. Georgian reserve Goga Bitadze registered eight points before an early exit due to a hip injury. French Noah Penda contributed five points, with German Moritz Wagner (left knee injury recovery) remaining sidelined. Starting for the visitors, Lithuanian Matas Buzelis netted 21 points and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic produced a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double, but French Noa Essengue (left shoulder contusion) was on the injury list.
The Miami Heat matched a franchise record with 24 three-pointers en route to a 140-123 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Kaseya Center. Italian Simone Fontecchio reached seven points and Swedish Pelle Larsson tallied five points before exiting due to a right foot sprain. Lithuanian Kasparas Jakucionis and Serbian Nikola Jovic did not score in 54 seconds, and Russian Vladislav Goldin did not suit up. For the struggling Clippers, Croatian Ivica Zubac posted a 16-point, 13-rebound double-double, with French Nicolas Batum and Swiss Yanic Konan Niederhauser finishing at six points each, and Serbian Bogdan Bogdanovic (left hip contusion) out.
Israeli teammates Danny Wolf and Ben Saraf tucked in ten and seven points off the bench, and Russian starter Egor Demin added nine points for the Brooklyn Nets in a 116-103 victory versus the Charlotte Hornets. Out of the lineup for Spanish head coach Jordi Fernandez, French Nolan Traore was on a G League assignment with the Long Island Nets. On the wrong end of the Barclays Center fixture, French reserves Moussa Diabate and Tidjane Salaun had ten points apiece.
With the Detroit Pistons edging out the Atlanta Hawks, 99-98, in Little Caesars Arena, European action was limited to French 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 Spanish Eli Ndiaye at the College Park Skyhawks. Swedish Bobi Klintman (left ankle sprain) stayed on the injury list of the Pistons.
In Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Donovan Mitchell put up 43 points to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Indiana Pacers, 135-119.
Monday results
Detroit Pistons – Atlanta Hawks 99-98
Indiana Pacers – Cleveland Cavaliers 119-135
Washington Wizards – Milwaukee Bucks 129-126
Brooklyn Nets – Charlotte Hornets 116-103
Miami Heat – Los Angeles Clippers 140-123
Orlando Magic – Chicago Bulls 125-120
Denver Nuggets – Dallas Mavericks 121-131
Utah Jazz – Houston Rockets 133-125
Los Angeles Lakers – Phoenix Suns 108-125
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 17-4
2. New York Knicks 13-6
3. Miami Heat 14-7
4. Toronto Raptors 14-7
5. Orlando Magic 13-8
6. Cleveland Cavaliers 13-9
7. Atlanta Hawks 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 Nets 4-16
14. Indiana Pacers 4-17
15. Washington Wizards 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. Golden State Warriors 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. Sacramento Kings 5-16
15. New Orleans Pelicans 3-18
-Top 6 teams from each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth from each conference advance to the Play-Ins
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