The Los Angeles Clippers won their ninth game in the last 10 games in the NBA by defeating the Utah Jazz 115-103 as guests, and Croatian center Ivica Zubac scored nine points in that victory.
The Croatian basketball player spent 22:14 minutes on the court, and he added seven rebounds and three assists to the performance of nine baskets (4-6 shooting for two, 1-2 free throws).
The Clippers won dominant performance in the second halfand again the best in their ranks were veterans Kawhi Leonard with 21 points and James Harden with 16 interceptions and 10 assists.
Ace Bailey with 20 and Lauri Markkanen with 19 were the most effective for the Jazz.
With a 22-24 win-loss record, the Clippers are still in 10th place in the Western Conference, while the Jazz are 13th in the West at 15-32.
ROAD W! 🙌
Kawhi Leonard | 21 PTS, 4 AST, 7 REB
James Harden | 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 4 STL
Chris Dunn | 14 PTS, 2 AST, 2 REB, 5 STL
Brook Lopez | 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 BLK
Jordan Miller | 11 PTS, 3 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
John Collins | 11 PTS, 1 AST, 2 REB pic.twitter.com/ef9QM4l5gL— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) January 28, 2026
Champions Oklahoma City Thunder they justified their role as favorites and defeated the last team in the West on their home field New Orleans Pelicans with 104-95.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with 29 points and Chet Holmgren with 20 interceptions and 14 rebounds led the home team, while Zion Williamson with 21 points and 11 rebounds was the first name of the Pelicans, in whose ranks Karlo Matković got 10:03 minutes, which he used for six points (shot for two 0-2, three-pointer 2-2) with two rebounds and one steal and block each.
Oklahoma City is atop the West and the entire league at 38-10, while New Orleans is at the bottom of the West at 12-37.
Dario Saric he didn’t get a chance in the jersey Sacramento Kings in an 87-103 road loss at New York Knicks. With 28 goals, Jalen Brunson is the most responsible for the Knicks’ third consecutive victory, while DeMar DeRozan’s 34 interceptions could not prevent the Kings’ sixth consecutive defeat.
New York is third in the East with 28-18, while Sacramento is second to last in the West with 12-36.
In the derby of the evening, the leading team of the East Detroit Pistons as guests, they won 109-107 Denver Nuggets. In the last seconds, the home team had a chance to equalize after Jamal Murray made three free throws to lead the guests 109-106. But he missed the second, and then the third on purpose, but the Nuggets were unable to get a rebound and a basket to extend their hopes.
Cade Cunningham and Tobias Harris each scored 22 points for the Pistons, Cunningham added 11 assists, while Murray scored 24 for the Nuggets, with Jonas Valanciunas having 16 steals and rebounds each.
Detroit is atop the East at 36-11, while Denver is third in the West at 31-16.
NBA STANDINGS UPDATE ‼️
▪️ NYK rises to #3 in East
▪️ PHX rises to #6 in the West
▪️ LAC moves to 16-3 in L19Download the NBA App for more: https://t.co/pBKIAWNToa pic.twitter.com/stlYZhmvo4
— NBA (@NBA) January 28, 2026
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