In the American Basketball League (NBA), Houston Rockets, where national player Alperen Şengün plays, lost 124-115 away to Philadelphia 76ers, where Turkish basketball player Furkan Korkmaz plays.
NBA continued with 11 matches. The 76ers defeated the Rockets by 9 points.
Alperen Şengün, who attracted attention with his performance this season, was not enough to win against the Philadelphia 76ers. Şengün finished the match with 19 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal.
Joel Embiid played an important role in the victory for Philadelphia 76ers with 41 points.
Furkan Korkmaz finished the match with 2 points for 76ers.
6th consecutive win from Jazz
Utah Jazz won their 6th consecutive game by defeating the Indiana Pacers 132-105.
While Lauri Markkanen played with 32 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, Collin Sexton scored 30 points, his season-high.
Buddy Hield and Andrew Nembhard finished the game with 14 points each for the Pacers.
83 points from Irving and Hardaway
Dallas Mavericks defeated the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 125-120.
Kyrie Irving scored 42 points for the Mavericks, who won the match, and Tim Hardaway broke his NBA career record with 41 points.
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic did not play in the match due to his injury.
3 points from Cedi
Atlanta Hawks defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 109-99. Hawks’ Trae Young passed the 10,000-point threshold in his NBA career by scoring 36 points.
Although Victor Wembanyama scored 26 points and Jeremy Sochan scored 23 points for Spurs, they could not prevent the defeat.
Turkish basketball player Cedi Osman, playing for Spurs, played with 3 points and 1 rebound.
Results:
Atlanta Hawks-San Antonio Spurs: 109-99
New York Knicks-Orlando Magic: 94-98
Washington Wizards-Detroit Pistons: 117-129
Dallas Mavericks-New Orleans Pelicans: 125-120
Philadelphia 76ers-Houston Rockets: 124-115
Memphis Grizzlies-Golden State Warriors: 116-107
Cleveland Cavaliers-Chicago Bulls: 109-91
Brooklyn Nets-Miami Heat: 95-96 (overtime)
Toronto Raptors-Boston Celtics: 96-105
Utah Jazz-Indiana Pacers: 132-105
Los Angeles Lakers-Oklahoma City Thunder: 112-105