By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
In a European-heavy clash at Barclays Center on Monday, Spain’s Jordi Fernandez led his Brooklyn Nets to a 126-115 victory over Finnish Tuomas Iisalo’s Memphis Grizzlies. Playing without Russian Egor Demin (left plantar fascia injury management), the Nets saw strong starts from France’s Nolan Traore and Israel’s Danny Wolf, who contributed 17 and 14 points, respectively. Israeli teammate Ben Saraf added four points through back tightness. On the wrong end, France’s Rayan Rupert notched a personal NBA best with 20 points, though Spain’s Santi Aldama (right knee injury management) remained sidelined.
At the Delta Center, Dutch center Quinten Post moved into the Golden State Warriors‘ starting lineup and produced ten points in a narrow 119-116 loss to the Utah Jazz. Fellow Dutchman Malevy Leons went scoreless in 13 minutes of action, while Latvia’s Kristaps Porzingis (general illness management) missed the front end of a back-to-back in the 2025-26 Regular Season. The Jazz secured the win despite the absence of Finland’s Lauri Markkanen (right hip impingement) and Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Jusuf Nurkic (nose injury recovery), with Ukraine’s Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk available but staying on the bench.
The New York Knicks fell 126-118 to the Los Angeles Clippers at the Intuit Dome, despite 22 points from British starter OG Anunoby. France’s Mohamed Diawara got five points, but Germany’s Ariel Hukporti was held scoreless, while Poland’s Jeremy Sochan and France’s Pacome Dadiet did not play. For the hosts, France’s Nicolas Batum recorded three points, with Serbia’s Bogdan Bogdanovic out of the rotation and Switzerland’s Yanic Konan Niederhauser (right Lisfranc ligament tear) on the injury report.
Finally, the Cleveland Cavaliers earned a 115-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers at Rocket Arena, supported by four points from Germany’s Dennis Schroder and three points from the Netherlands’ Tristan Enaruna. France’s Olivier Sarr remained away from the team on a Cleveland Charge assignment. For the Sixers, Turkiye’s Adem Bona started and finished with eight points.
Monday results
Cleveland Cavaliers – Philadelphia 76ers 115-101
Brooklyn Nets – Memphis Grizzlies 126-115
Oklahoma City Thunder – Denver Nuggets 129-126
Utah Jazz – Golden State Warriors 119-116
Los Angeles Clippers – New York Knicks 126-118
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 45-18
2. Boston Celtics 43-21
3. New York Knicks 41-25
4. Cleveland Cavaliers 40-25
5. Toronto Raptors 36-27
6. Orlando Magic 35-28
7. Miami Heat 36-29
8. Philadelphia 76ers 34-30
9. Atlanta Hawks 33-31
10. Charlotte Hornets 32-33
11. Milwaukee Bucks 27-36
12. Chicago Bulls 26-38
13. Brooklyn Nets 17-47
14. Washington Wizards 16-47
15. Indiana Pacers 15-49
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 51-15
2. San Antonio Spurs 47-17
3. Minnesota Timberwolves 40-24
4. Houston Rockets 39-24
5. Los Angeles Lakers 39-25
6. Denver Nuggets 39-26
7. Phoenix Suns 37-27
8. Golden State Warriors 32-32
9. Los Angeles Clippers 32-32
10. Portland Trail Blazers 31-34
11. Memphis Grizzlies 23-40
12. Dallas Mavericks 21-43
13. New Orleans Pelicans 21-45
14. Utah Jazz 20-45
15. Sacramento Kings 15-50
-Top 6 teams from each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth from each conference advance to the Play-Ins