In the penultimate game of the NBA regular season, the Utah Jazz, featuring Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, defeated the Memphis Grizzlies. In this game, Utah set a league-record: for the first time in NBA history, three players finished the game with triple-doubles.
The Salt Lake City team was coming into the game against Memphis on a 10-game losing streak. Both teams have significant personnel losses at the end of the season: Memphis had 14 players on the injured list, while Utah had nine players missing the game.
The game ended with Utah winning 147:101. The key factor was the home team's 15:3 run in the second quarter, after which Utah's lead steadily grew, reaching 55 points at its peak.
The Jazz vs. Grizzlies match went down in NBA history as the first game in which three players scored triple-doubles at once. Triple-doubles are when a player scores double-digit points (10 or more) in three of the five major statistical indicators in a single game. Usually these are points, rebounds and assists, less often – steals or blocks. : Utah guards Bez Mbeng and John Konchar, as well as Memphis guard Jamai Mashak. In addition to the overall league record, Utah players set a unique achievement: Mbeng and Konchar became the first teammates in NBA history to record triple-doubles coming off the bench.
- Without Mbeng: 27 points (career high), 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
- John Konchar: 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
- Jamai Mashak: 13 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists.
Ukrainian Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was included in the application for the match, but he did not enter the court. Previously, Mykhailiuk showed the second best performance in an NBA match in 2026, scoring 17 points in a match against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. In total, the Ukrainian has participated in only 10 matches for the team since February.
Memphis currently sits in 12th place in the Western Conference standings, while Utah is in 15th place. The regular season for Mykhailiuk's team will end on Monday, April 13, with a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, and Memphis will face Houston in the final game of the season.