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Vol. 1, No. 235Sunday, August 23, 2026Free edition
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NBA digest
Sunday, August 23, 2026
Figures as of 12:03 AM EDT
Conference tables, season leaders, last night, and tonight. Tip-offs in your timezone. Line scores and player lines on the match sheet.
Next tip-off: Heat at Raptors, Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM EDT · NBA preseason.
Final standings
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | CONF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit Pistons | 60 | 22 | .732 | - | 39-13 | W3 |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | 36-16 | W2 |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | 35-17 | L1 |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8 | 33-19 | W1 |
| 5 | Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 | - | 27-25 | L1 |
| 6 | Toronto Raptors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | 33-19 | W1 |
| 7 | Orlando Magicpi | 45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | 26-26 | L1 |
| 8 | Philadelphia 76erspi | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | 27-25 | W2 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornetspi | 44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | 26-26 | W1 |
| 10 | Miami Heatpi | 43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | 27-25 | W2 |
| 11 | Milwaukee Bucks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28 | 21-31 | L1 |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 | 19-32 | L2 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | 14-37 | L3 |
| 14 | Indiana Pacers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41 | 15-37 | L2 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | 11-41 | L10 |
Line after 6th · pi play-in
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | CONF | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | 41-11 | L2 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 62 | 20 | .756 | - | 36-16 | L1 |
| 3 | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | 36-16 | W12 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | 33-19 | W3 |
| 5 | Houston Rockets | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | 29-23 | W1 |
| 6 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | 31-21 | W2 |
| 7 | Phoenix Sunspi | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | 29-23 | W1 |
| 8 | LA Clipperspi | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | 25-27 | W1 |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazerspi | 42 | 40 |
| Player | PTS |
|---|---|
| 1. Luka Doncic, LAL | 2143.0 |
| 2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC | 2117.0 |
| 3. Jaylen Brown, BOS | 2038.0 |
| 4. Kevin Durant, HOU | 2026.0 |
| 5. Tyrese Maxey, PHI | 1980.0 |
| .512 |
| 22 |
| 29-23 |
| W2 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriorspi | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | 24-28 | L3 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | 14-37 | W1 |
| 12 | New Orleans Pelicans | 26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | 17-34 | L2 |
| 13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | 19-33 | L8 |
| 14 | Sacramento Kings | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | 14-38 | L1 |
| 15 | Utah Jazz | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | 12-40 | L1 |
Line after 6th · pi play-in