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Little night for our seven French people of the night in the NBA. Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly left the field prematurely, Nolan Traoré was clumsy, only Maxime Raynaud stood out. We take stock!

The results of the night:

  • Pacers – Raptors : 101-115 (stats)
  • Sixers – Cavaliers : 107-133 (stats)
  • Bulls – Jazz : 128-126 (stats)
  • Pelicans – Nets : 116-113 (stats)
  • Mavericks – Nuggets : 109-118 (stats)
  • Kings – Knicks : 112-101 (stats)
  • Clippers – Wizards : 119-105 (stats)

Nolan Traore

Nolan had 19 minutes of playing time this evening and finished with 5 points on 2/8 shooting including 1/5 from distance, 1 rebound and 1 assist in the Nets’ defeat against the Pelicans.

Nolaaaaaaaaaan pic.twitter.com/IerI9cHObk

— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) January 15, 2026

Alex Sarr & Bilal Coulibaly

A short night for our two Frenchies from Washington which lasted less than half-time. Bilal Coulibaly left his team injured after 9 minutes (3 points and 2 rebounds), his colleague after 13 minutes (4 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 2 blocks) for two technical fouls.

If you don’t see Alex Sarr it’s “normal”, he took a second technical foul and was kicked out of the match for… bouncing the ball too high in a small gesture of frustration 🙃pic.twitter.com/BxeZmtm2N0

— TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) January 15, 2026

Guerschon Yabusele, Pacôme Dadiet & Mohamed Diawara

7 minutes of cumulative play for our three French soldiers. Guerschon finished with 2 points and 3 rebounds in 5 minutes. In 2 minutes Mohamed Diawara had time to grab 2 rebounds.

Maxime Raynaud

Mad Max finished with 10 points (4/6 shooting, including 0/1 from distance and 2/2 shooting) and 4 rebounds in 26 minutes.

Tonight’s program:

  • 20h : Magic – Grizzlies
  • 1h : Pistons – Suns
  • 1h30 : Heat – Celtics
  • 1h30 : Rockets – Thunder
  • 2h : Spurs – Bucks
  • 2h30 : Mavericks – Jazz
  • 4h : Blazers – Hawks
  • 4h : Warriors – Knicks
  • 4h30 : Lakers – Hornets

Sofia Reyes

Sofia Reyes covers basketball and baseball for Archysport, specializing in statistical analysis and player development stories. With a background in sports data science, Sofia translates advanced metrics into compelling narratives that both casual fans and analytics enthusiasts can appreciate. She covers the NBA, WNBA, MLB, and international basketball competitions, with a particular focus on emerging talent and how front offices build winning rosters through data-driven decisions.

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