By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Latvian Kristaps Porzingis dominated for the shorthanded Golden State Warriors with 30 points on 8/13 shooting to secure a 125-117 win over the Washington Wizards and snap a five-game losing streak in the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season on Monday. Dutch Malevy Leons scored eight points and Turkish Omer Yurtseven added two, though Dutch Quinten Post (right foot injury management) was unavailable. The Capital One Arena hosts featured French starter Bilal Coulibaly with 21 points and Serbian Tristan Vukcevic with 11, while French Alex Sarr (right hamstring injury management) was ruled out.
Complementing Josh Giddey’s fourth triple-double in five games, Lithuanian Matas Buzelis connected 12/22 from the field, including five triples, en route to a game-high 29 points at United Center to fuel a 132-107 Chicago Bulls win against the Memphis Grizzlies. French reserve Guerschon Yabusele chipped in 13 points for Chicago with fellow Frenchman Noa Essengue (left shoulder surgery) sidelined. For the team coached by Finnish Tuomas Iisalo, France’s Rayan Rupert started and scored three points while Spain’s Santi Aldama (right knee injury management) sat out.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker erupted for a career-high 41 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 124-112 victory over the Orlando Magic at State Farm Arena, supported by a Jalen Johnson triple-double and two points from France’s Zaccharie Risacher. The visitors saw German starter Tristan da Silva and German reserve Moritz Wagner each score seven points, while Georgia’s Goga Bitadze and France’s Noah Penda added four and two points, respectively, as German Franz Wagner (left high ankle sprain injury management) remained sidelined.
In another high-scoring effort, Jaylen Brown’s 41 points propelled the Boston Celtics past the Phoenix Suns 120-112 at TD Garden, with Portuguese starter Neemias Queta contributing five points and Bosnian reserve Luka Garza adding three. Spanish Hugo Gonzalez went scoreless, while British Amari Williams and Ukrainian Max Shulga remained out of the rotation, and Montenegro’s Nikola Vucevic (right ring finger fracture) stayed on the injury report.
Finally, at Smoothie King Center, Croatian reserve Karlo Matkovic recorded a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 129-111 New Orleans Pelicans victory over the Dallas Mavericks, who received three points from Greek John Poulakidas.
Monday results
Atlanta Hawks – Orlando Magic 124-112
Washington Wizards – Golden State Warriors 117-125
Brooklyn Nets – Portland Trail Blazers 95-114
Boston Celtics – Phoenix Suns 120-112
Chicago Bulls – Memphis Grizzlies 132-107
New Orleans Pelicans – Dallas Mavericks 129-111
Houston Rockets – Los Angeles Lakers 92-100
Los Angeles Clippers – San Antonio Spurs 115-119
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Detroit Pistons 48-19
2. Boston Celtics 45-23
3. New York Knicks 44-25
4. Cleveland Cavaliers 41-27
5. Toronto Raptors 38-29
6. Orlando Magic 38-29
7. Miami Heat 38-30
8. Atlanta Hawks 37-31
9. Philadelphia 76ers 37-31
10. Charlotte Hornets 34-34
11. Milwaukee Bucks 28-39
12. Chicago Bulls 28-40
13. o-Brooklyn Nets 17-51
14. o-Washington Wizards 16-51
15. o-Indiana Pacers 15-53
Western Conference
1. Oklahoma City Thunder 53-15
2. San Antonio Spurs 50-18
3. Los Angeles Lakers 43-25
4. Houston Rockets 41-26
5. Denver Nuggets 41-27
6. Minnesota Timberwolves 41-27
7. Phoenix Suns 39-29
8. Los Angeles Clippers 34-34
9. Golden State Warriors 33-35
10. Portland Trail Blazers 33-36
11. Memphis Grizzlies 23-44
12. New Orleans Pelicans 23-46
13. Dallas Mavericks 23-46
14. Utah Jazz 20-48
15. o-Sacramento Kings 18-51
-Top 6 teams from each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seventh through tenth from each conference advance to the Play-Ins
o-eliminated