Overview
- Detroit beat Los Angeles 113-110 in a tight finish Monday, with Daniss Jenkins scoring a career-high 30 and the Pistons closing it out after the Lakers briefly took a late lead.
- Oklahoma City rolled past short-handed Philadelphia 123-103 to reach 12 straight wins, as Jalen Williams returned to reunite the Thunder’s primary starting five and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led with 22 points.
- The 76ers played without Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George, and rookie VJ Edgecombe still scored 35 against the NBA’s top defense; Jared McCain returned to Philly with 13 points off the Thunder bench.
- The NBA rescinded Luka Dončić’s 16th technical on Saturday, which kept him eligible for the Detroit game where he scored 32 but missed a last-second three that would have forced overtime.
- The Lakers’ surge had reached nine wins on Luke Kennard’s 0.6-second game-winner in Orlando as LeBron James set the all-time games-played mark, while standings now show Detroit leading the East at 52-19 and OKC holding the league’s best record at 57-15.