By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
The Los Angeles Lakers pushed their winning streak in the 2026–27 NBA Regular Season to seven games on Wednesday, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 123–112 at Fiserv Forum. Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic finished with 32 points, five assists, five rebounds, and two steals. Georgian reserve Sandro Mamukelashvili chipped in 23. Both European players tucked in five three-pointers.
Injuries to Doncic, Austin Reaves, and Collin Sexton dampened the result. Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Reaves will undergo further scans on Thursday after X-rays came back negative. “Luka is fine, just a light tweak,” he mentioned in the postgame press conference. “Collin is getting sutures in his temple and whatever area he got hit. But no update on AR until we get more imaging done tomorrow.”
Doncic brushed off his right ankle issue at the podium, insisting he will be fine.
On the Milwaukee side, Italian Nate Ament made his first NBA start but was limited to two points. Off the bench, French Ousmane Dieng tallied nine, Lithuanian Kasparas Jakucionis added four, and Serbian Bogoljub Markovic went scoreless.
Wemby and Jokic on the road
The San Antonio Spurs secured their tenth straight win, erasing a 22-point hole to clip the Chicago Bulls 124–119 at the United Center. French standout Victor Wembanyama stuffed the stat sheet with 32 points, nine boards, five blocks, two assists, and a steal.
“They wanted it more than us in the first half,” confessed the 22-year-old Paris native. “We let them get a rhythm, and it was a whole new game in the second half. We just got back to normal. It was a really bad first half for us.”
On the wrong end, Lithuanian starter Matas Buzelis had 13 points, and French reserve Noa Essengue contributed eight. Buzelis took the blame afterward, faulting his second-half turnovers for letting San Antonio back into the contest.
Meanwhile, Serbia’s Nikola Jokic logged 27 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists, a block, and a steal as the Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 123–118 at FedExForum. In his postgame recap, he pointed to ball security and late stops after the hosts erased an early cushion.
For the team coached by Finland’s Tuomas Iisalo, Dutch Quinten Post entered concussion protocol after his recent head injury.
Wagner ties career mark, Avdija leads Blazers
German starter Franz Wagner matched his career best with 38 points to lift the Orlando Magic over the Utah Jazz 123–108 at Delta Center. “I just try to play my game, try to be aggressive, make the right play for the team,” stressed the 25-year-old forward on leading his side in the fourth quarter. Georgian Goga Bitadze and Montenegrin Nikola Vucevic combined for seven points off the bench, while Ukrainian reserve Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk scored three for Utah.
At Moda Center, Israel’s Deni Avdija poured in 28 points as the Portland Trail Blazers swept a two-game set against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 118–108. Also starting for Micah Nori, French Sidy Cissoko and Belgian Toumani Camara added 19 and 14 points, respectively. The visitors sat Belgian Ajay Mitchell with a left ankle sprain, though German Isaiah Hartenstein went for 20 points and 11 rebounds, starting alongside Spanish rookie Aday Mara who finished with 11 points.
Russian Egor Demin shook off a six-game absence from a right bone bruise, returning to the lineup to lead the Brooklyn Nets with 22 points in a 145–111 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. “That’s what we’re working on every day, and it’s not a surprise for me how we could sustain the energy and effort throughout the whole game,” reacted 20-year-old Demin. Coached by Spaniard Jordi Fernandez, Brooklyn also got 10 points and 11 boards from Israeli Danny Wolf, plus 16 points off the bench from German Moritz Wagner. French Nolan Traore missed out with right calf soreness. On the opposite end, Croatian starter Karlo Matkovic had four points.
Over at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Croatian starter Ivica Zubac turned in his first 20-point night as a Pacer, collecting 20 points and 12 rebounds in Indiana’s 114–101 victory over the Washington Wizards. “I was on the offensive glass, I was being big, I was trying to be aggressive, so it worked out well,” he said after the game. Washington’s French starting center Alex Sarr was held to five points, matching French reserve Bilal Coulibaly in his return from a one-game layoff.
Stephen Curry exit
Portuguese starter Neemias Queta put up 11 points and 13 rebounds, and also swatted three shots, including a late rejection to seal the Boston Celtics‘ 98–93 comeback against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. “The more complete I can be, the more versatile I can be, the more I can play off of others, they can be their best version,” stated the 27-year-old center. The C’s wiped out a 22-point deficit for their fifth consecutive victory, getting five points from Bosnian starter Luka Garza, while Spanish Hugo Gonzalez failed to score off the bench.
Toronto, led by Serbian Darko Rajakovic, got six points from Austrian starter Jakob Poeltl. “Challenges are important, but also you don’t want to come in a situation that you’re down the stretch, you have a challenge that you did not save points earlier in the game,” explained 47-year-old Rajakovic, answering a question about lacking a challenge late in the game.
In Texas, the Houston Rockets ended the Golden State Warriors‘ eight-game run with a 115–105 win at Toyota Center after Stephen Curry left early. Turkish starter Alperen Sengun fell one assist shy of a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds, and nine assists. Serbian reserve Bogdan Bogdanovic went scoreless for Houston, similar to Dutch reserve Malevy Leons for Golden State.
At Madison Square Garden, British starter OG Anunoby had 14 points in the New York Knicks‘ 115–107 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. French Mohamed Diawara chipped in two points while compatriot Pacome Dadiet did not play. James Harden led Cleveland with 32 points, but Croatian Mario Hezonja went scoreless.
Wednesday games
Indiana Pacers – Washington Wizards 114-101
New York Knicks – Cleveland Cavaliers 107-115
Toronto Raptors – Boston Celtics 93-98
Chicago Bulls – San Antonio Spurs 119-124
Memphis Grizzlies – Denver Nuggets 118-123
Milwaukee Bucks – Los Angeles Lakers 112-123
New Orleans Pelicans – Brooklyn Nets 111-145
Utah Jazz – Orlando Magic 106-123
Houston Rockets – Golden State Warriors 115-105
Portland Trail Blazers – Oklahoma City Thunder 118-108
Standings
Eastern Conference
1. Boston Celtics 10-2
2. Philadelphia 76ers 9-3
3. Detroit Pistons 7-3
4. Atlanta Hawks 7-5
5. New York Knicks 6-5
6. Cleveland Cavaliers 6-6
7. Toronto Raptors 5-6
8. Miami Heat 5-6
9. Charlotte Hornets 4-7
10. Orlando Magic 4-7
11. Indiana Pacers 4-8
12. Washington Wizards 4-8
13. Brooklyn Nets 3-8
14. Chicago Bulls 1-9
15. Milwaukee Bucks 1-11
Western Conference
1. Los Angeles Lakers 11-2
2. San Antonio Spurs 10-2
3. Houston Rockets 9-3
4. Portland Trail Blazers 8-3
5. Minnesota Timberwolves 8-3
6. Golden State Warriors 8-4
7. Oklahoma City Thunder 8-4
8. Dallas Mavericks 7-4
9. Memphis Grizzlies 7-4
10. Denver Nuggets 6-4
11. Phoenix Suns 4-6
12. New Orleans Pelicans 4-8
13. Los Angeles Clippers 2-8
14. Sacramento Kings 1-10
15. Utah Jazz 1-11
-Top 6 teams in each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-7th through 10th place teams in each conference qualify for the Play-In tournament
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