{"id":391144,"date":"2026-01-04T13:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/391144\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:39:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:39:18","slug":"nba-results-and-standings-avdija-shines-with-triple-double-markkanens-35-not-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/391144\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA results and standings: Avdija shines with triple-double, Markkanen\u2019s 35 not enough"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Eurohoops team\/\u00a0info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n

Victor Wembanyama missed another game for the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> due to a knee injury, and his team suffered a home loss.<\/p>\n

Deni Avdija shined as the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> earned a 115\u2013110 road victory over the Spurs<\/a> at Frost Bank Center. The Israeli forward delivered another All-Star\u2013caliber performance, posting a triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists to lead Portland.<\/p>\n

With yet another stellar outing, Avdija became just the second player in franchise history to record multiple 25-point triple-doubles.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Another European stood out as well, but without the same result. Lauri Markkanen dominated offensively, though the Utah Jazz<\/a> fell 123\u2013114 on the road against the Golden State Warriors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Finnish star scored 35 points and grabbed six rebounds, shooting 15-of-27 from the field. Svi Mykhailiuk added 10 points for Utah, while on the other end Dutch center Quentin Post had a solid performance with 15 points and five rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 also impressed in a losing effort, as the Chicago Bulls<\/a> fell 112\u201399 to the Charlotte Hornets<\/a>. The Montenegrin center finished with 28 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds, while Matas Buzelis added 17 points and eight boards.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Darko Rajakovi\u0107\u2019s Toronto Raptors<\/a> recorded a convincing 134\u2013117 victory over the Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, improving to 21\u201315 in the Eastern Conference standings. R.J. Barrett and Brandon Ingram scored 29 points apiece, while Georgian big man Sandro Mamukelashvili added 13 points and 12 rebounds, falling just two assists short of a triple-double. Vit Krej\u010d\u00ed had 13 points for Atlanta, while Zaccharie Risacher finished with eight points and seven rebounds.<\/p>\n

Despite another strong night from European players across the league, it was an American star who ultimately stole the show. Jaylen Brown tied his career high with 50 points in the Celtics<\/a>\u2019 dominant 146\u2013115 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a>. Brown also added five assists and three rebounds, shooting an efficient 18-of-26 from the field. Luka Garza contributed 11 points and six rebounds, while Neemias Queta narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds.<\/p>\n

NBA results and standings:<\/p>\n

Miami Heat<\/a> \u2013 Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> 115-125
New York Knicks<\/a> \u2013 Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> 119-130
Toronto Raptors<\/a> \u2013 Atlanta Hawks<\/a> 134-117
Chicago Bulls<\/a> \u2013 Charlotte Hornets<\/a> 99-112
San Antonio Spurs \u2013 Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> 110-115
Dallas Mavericks<\/a> \u2013 Houston Rockets<\/a> 110-104
Golden State Warriors<\/a> \u2013 Utah Jazz<\/a> 123-114
Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> \u2013 Boston Celtics<\/a> 115-146<\/p>\n

Eastern Conference:<\/p>\n

Detroit Pistons<\/a> 25-9
\nNew York Knicks<\/a> 23-12
\nBoston Celtics 22-12
\nToronto Raptors 21-15
\nPhiladelphia 76ers<\/a> 19-14
\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/a> 20-16
\nOrlando Magic<\/a> 19-16
\nMiami Heat<\/a> 19-16
\nChicago Bulls 17-18
\nAtlanta Hawks 17-20
\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/a> 15-20
\nCharlotte Hornets 12-23
\nBrooklyn Nets<\/a> 10-22
\nWashington Wizards<\/a> 9-24
\nIndiana Pacers<\/a> 6-29<\/p>\n

Western Conference:<\/p>\n

Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> 30-5
\nSan Antonio Spurs 25-10
\nDenver Nuggets<\/a> 23-11
\nHouston Rockets<\/a> 21-11
\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/a> 21-11
\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/a> 22-13
\nPhoenix Suns<\/a> 20-14
\nGolden State Warriors 19-17
\nPortland Trail Blazers 16-20
\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/a> 15-19
\nDallas Mavericks<\/a> 13-23
\nLA Clippers 12-22
\nUtah Jazz 12-22
\nSacramento Kings<\/a> 8-27
\nNew Orleans Pelicans<\/a> 8-28<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Eurohoops team\/\u00a0info@eurohoops.net Victor Wembanyama missed another game for the San Antonio Spurs due to a knee injury,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":391145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,590,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-391144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=391144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/391144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/391145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=391144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=391144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=391144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}