By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Cooper Flag made history, but it was not enough.
Keyonte George scored 37 points, and Finland’s pride Lauri Markkanen added 33 to lift the Utah Jazz to a 140-133 overtime win against the Dallas Mavericks.
Flagg became the first 18-year-old in league history to score 40+ points, finishing the night with 42.
The Toronto Raptors beat the Heat 106-96, and the really bad news for Miami came from Serb forward Nikola Jovic, who walked off the court with a splint-like device over his right elbow after he took a hard foul in the first quarter.
There’s no timetable yet announced for his return, while coach Darko Rajakovic’s Toronto remains among the top teams in the East.
Monday results
Boston Celtics – Detroit Pistons 105-122
Miami Heat – Toronto Raptors 96-106
Utah Jazz – Dallas Mavericks 140-133 (OT)
Denver Nuggets – Houston – Rockets 128-125 (OT)
LA Clippers – Memphis Grizzlies 103-121
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 21-5
2. New York Knicks 18-7
3. Toronto Raptors 16-11
4. Boston Celtics 15-11
5. Orlando Magic 15-11
6. Philadelphia 76ers 15-11
7. Cleveland Cavaliers 15-12
8. Atlanta Hawks 15-12
9. Miami Heat 14-12
10. Milwaukee Bucks 11-16
11. Chicago Bulls 10-15
12. Charlotte Hornets 8-18
13. Brooklyn Nets 7-18
14. Indiana Pacers 6-20
15. Washington Wizards 4-20
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 24-2
2. Denver Nuggets 19-6
3. Los Angeles Lakers 18-7
4. San Antonio Spurs 18-7
5. Houston Rockets 16-7
6. Minnesota Timberwolves 17-9
7. Phoenix Suns 14-12
8. Golden State Warriors 13-14
9. Memphis Grizzlies 12-14
10. Utah Jazz 10-15
11. Portland Trail Blazers 10-16
12. Dallas Mavericks 10-17
13. Los Angeles Clippers 6-20
14. Sacramento Kings 6-20
15. New Orleans Pelicans 5-22
-Top 6 teams from each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth from each conference advance to the Play-Ins