By Fatih Erel
ISTANBUL (AA) – Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons put up a career-high with 17 assists in a triple-double, Turkish international Furkan Korkmaz broke his own record with 21 points to beat the Detroit Pistons 125-109 in the NBA on Monday night.
With two career highs from Simmons and Korkmaz along with 35 points from Tobias Harris, the 76ers defeated the Pistons for their 22nd victory this season.
Simmons finished with 16 points, 17 assists and 13 rebounds while Korkmaz produced 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in 21 minutes.
"Furkan gave us some good contributions," Sixers coach Brett Brown said after the match.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-118 to win their third match in a row.
The Cavaliers' Collin Sexton produced 25 points, while Darius Garland scored 21 points, Kevin Love 20 points and Turkish international Cedi Osman 18 points.
Hawks' Trae Young scored 30 points and 11 assists while John Collins produced 27 points and 10 rebounds. Despite these two "double double" performances, the Hawks took their eighth consecutive loss.
On Monday, the San Antonio Spurs' LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season high of 40 points for a 145-115 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Here are the Monday results in the NBA:
*Orlando Magic – Chicago Bulls: 103-95
*Detroit Pistons – Philadelphia 76ers: 109-125
*Indiana Pacers – Toronto Raptors: 120-115
*New York Knicks – Washington Wizards: 115-121
*Cleveland Cavaliers – Atlanta Hawks: 121-118
*Miami Heat – Utah Jazz: 107-104
*Memphis Grizzlies – San Antonio Spurs: 115-145
*Phoenix Suns – Denver Nuggets: 111-113
*Sacramento Kings – Houston Rockets: 104-113
*Portland Trail Blazers – New Orleans Pelicans: 94-102
*Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves: 113-104
*Home team
NBA Standings:
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
| TEAM | wın | losS | wın % | GB | CONFSORT BY CONFERENCE RECORD | DIVSORT BY DIVISION RECORD | HOMESORT BY HOME RECORD | ROADSORT BY AWAY RECORD | L10SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD | STRKSORT BY WIN STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Milwaukee Bucks | 27 | 4 | .871 | Games Behind- | Conference Record17 – and2 | Division Record9 – and0 | Home Record15 – and2 | Away Record12 – and2 | Last Ten Record9 – and1 | Win StreakW 3Wins |
| 2Boston Celtics | 20 | 7 | .741 | Games Behind5.0 | Conference Record13 – and4 | Division Record5 – and3 | Home Record12 – and1 | Away Record8 – and6 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakW 3Wins |
| 3Miami Heat | 22 | 8 | .733 | Games Behind4.5 | Conference Record15 – and2 | Division Record5 – and0 | Home Record13 – and1 | Away Record9 – and7 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakW 3Wins |
| 4Toronto Raptors | 21 | 9 | .700 | Games Behind5.5 | Conference Record14 – and5 | Division Record3 – and2 | Home Record13 – and3 | Away Record8 – and6 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 5Philadelphia 76ers | 22 | 10 | .688 | Games Behind5.5 | Conference Record15 – and5 | Division Record5 – and2 | Home Record15 – and2 | Away Record7 – and8 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakW 2Wins |
| 6Indiana Pacers | 21 | 10 | .677 | Games Behind6.0 | Conference Record14 – and8 | Division Record3 – and6 | Home Record14 – and3 | Away Record7 – and7 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
| 7Brooklyn Nets | 16 | 13 | .552 | Games Behind10.0 | Conference Record10 – and7 | Division Record4 – and2 | Home Record9 – and5 | Away Record7 – and8 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
| 8Orlando Magic | 13 | 17 | .433 | Games Behind13.5 | Conference Record8 – and9 | Division Record2 – and1 | Home Record9 – and6 | Away Record4 – and11 | Last Ten Record4 – and6 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
| 9Charlotte Hornets | 13 | 20 | .394 | Games Behind15.0 | Conference Record9 – and13 | Division Record1 – and3 | Home Record7 – and9 | Away Record6 – and11 | Last Ten Record4 – and6 | Win StreakL 3Losses |
| 10Chicago Bulls | 12 | 20 | .375 | Games Behind15.5 | Conference Record8 – and13 | Division Record3 – and4 | Home Record6 – and10 | Away Record6 – and10 | Last Ten Record4 – and6 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 11Detroit Pistons | 11 | 20 | .355 | Games Behind16.0 | Conference Record8 – and18 | Division Record4 – and6 | Home Record7 – and10 | Away Record4 – and10 | Last Ten Record3 – and7 | Win StreakL 5Losses |
| 12Washington Wizards | 9 | 20 | .310 | Games Behind17.0 | Conference Record5 – and10 | Division Record1 – and4 | Home Record4 – and7 | Away Record5 – and13 | Last Ten Record3 – and7 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
| 13Cleveland Cavaliers | 9 | 21 | .300 | Games Behind17.5 | Conference Record6 – and18 | Division Record2 – and5 | Home Record6 – and10 | Away Record3 – and11 | Last Ten Record4 – and6 | Win StreakW 3Wins |
| 14New York Knicks | 7 | 24 | .226 | Games Behind20.0 | Conference Record3 – and18 | Division Record0 – and8 | Home Record4 – and12 | Away Record3 – and12 | Last Ten Record3 – and7 | Win StreakL 3Losses |
| 15Atlanta Hawks | 6 | 25 | .194 | Games Behind21.0 | Conference Record3 – and16 | Division Record2 – and3 | Home Record3 – and11 | Away Record3 – and14 | Last Ten Record1 – and9 | Win StreakL 8Losses |
Western Conference:
| TEAM | WIN | LOSS | WIN % | GB | CONFERENCE | DIVSORT BY DIVISION RECORD | HOMESORT BY HOME RECORD | ROADSORT BY AWAY RECORD | L10SORT BY LAST TEN RECORD | STRKSORT BY WIN STREAK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Los Angeles Lakers | 24 | 6 | .800 | Games Behind- | Conference Record16 – and3 | Division Record3 – and1 | Home Record10 – and3 | Away Record14 – and3 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakL 3Losses |
| 2Denver Nuggets | 21 | 8 | .724 | Games Behind2.5 | Conference Record12 – and4 | Division Record5 – and0 | Home Record13 – and3 | Away Record8 – and5 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakW 7Wins |
| 3Houston Rockets | 21 | 9 | .700 | Games Behind3.0 | Conference Record13 – and5 | Division Record4 – and2 | Home Record10 – and4 | Away Record11 – and5 | Last Ten Record8 – and2 | Win StreakW 4Wins |
| 4LA Clippers | 22 | 10 | .688 | Games Behind3.0 | Conference Record14 – and7 | Division Record3 – and1 | Home Record14 – and2 | Away Record8 – and8 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 5Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 10 | .655 | Games Behind4.5 | Conference Record11 – and4 | Division Record6 – and0 | Home Record8 – and7 | Away Record11 – and3 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 6Utah Jazz | 18 | 12 | .600 | Games Behind6.0 | Conference Record12 – and7 | Division Record3 – and2 | Home Record11 – and3 | Away Record7 – and9 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 7Oklahoma City Thunder | 15 | 14 | .517 | Games Behind8.5 | Conference Record12 – and10 | Division Record3 – and4 | Home Record11 – and5 | Away Record4 – and9 | Last Ten Record7 – and3 | Win StreakW 4Wins |
| 8Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 17 | .452 | Games Behind10.5 | Conference Record9 – and12 | Division Record3 – and3 | Home Record8 – and7 | Away Record6 – and10 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 9San Antonio Spurs | 12 | 17 | .414 | Games Behind11.5 | Conference Record8 – and10 | Division Record2 – and3 | Home Record8 – and8 | Away Record4 – and9 | Last Ten Record6 – and4 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
| 10Sacramento Kings | 12 | 18 | .400 | Games Behind12.0 | Conference Record8 – and9 | Division Record2 – and2 | Home Record6 – and6 | Away Record6 – and12 | Last Ten Record4 – and6 | Win StreakL 4Losses |
| 11Phoenix Suns | 11 | 19 | .367 | Games Behind13.0 | Conference Record7 – and15 | Division Record3 – and3 | Home Record6 – and12 | Away Record5 – and7 | Last Ten Record2 – and8 | Win StreakL 7Losses |
| 12Memphis Grizzlies | 11 | 20 | .355 | Games Behind13.5 | Conference Record7 – and12 | Division Record1 – and3 | Home Record6 – and12 | Away Record5 – and8 | Last Ten Record5 – and5 | Win StreakL 1Losses |
| 13Minnesota Timberwolves | 10 | 19 | .345 | Games Behind13.5 | Conference Record4 – and16 | Division Record1 – and6 | Home Record3 – and10 | Away Record7 – and9 | Last Ten Record0 – and10 | Win StreakL 11Losses |
| 14New Orleans Pelicans | 8 | 23 | .258 | Games Behind16.5 | Conference Record7 – and14 | Division Record0 – and5 | Home Record4 – and11 | Away Record4 – and12 | Last Ten Record2 – and8 | Win StreakW 1Wins |
| 15Golden State Warriors | 7 | 24 | .226 | Games Behind17.5 | Conference Record5 – and17 | Division Record0 – and4 | Home Record4 – and10 | Away Record3 – and14 | Last Ten Record3 – and7 | Win StreakW 2Wins |
