Paolo Banchero scored 36 factors with 10 rebounds, and Desmond Bane added 22 factors as Orlando Magic completed off a profitable highway journey towards Western Convention foes with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 factors, and Tristan da Silva added 13 because the Magic went 3-1 on their journey with a victory at Sacramento and two extra towards a pair of Los Angeles groups within the Clippers and Lakers. They misplaced at Phoenix within the second sport of the journey.
Luka Doncic scored 22 factors with 15 assists and 9 rebounds whereas LeBron James and Deandre Ayton every added 21 factors for the Lakers, who went 4-4 on an prolonged homestand that wrapped round each side of the All-Star break. James had an opportunity to win it on the buzzer, however his fallaway 3-pointer was off beam.
Orlando shot 45.7% within the sport however completed off the victory by capturing 59.1% within the fourth quarter whereas scoring 31 factors. It was the Magic’s fourth consecutive victory towards the Lakers going again to November of 2023.
Cleveland Cavaliers 109, New York Knicks 94
Donovan Mitchell scored 23 factors, and James Harden added 20 as Cleveland Cavaliers ran away from visiting New York Knicks to win for the eighth time in its final 9 video games.
Jarrett Allen collected 19 factors on 7-of-8 field-goal makes an attempt and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who tied the Knicks for third place within the Jap Convention. Cavaliers are 6-1 with Harden within the lineup and a league-best 13-2 since January 21.
Jalen Brunson scored 20 factors, and Mikal Bridges had 18, however the beginning guards shot a mixed 12 of 36 from the sector for the Knicks, who solely led for 19 seconds and trailed by 20 within the fourth quarter.
Philadelphia 76ers 135, Indiana Pacers 114
Tyrese Maxey collected 32 factors, 9 rebounds and eight assists, and Joel Embiid added 27 factors to gasoline Philadelphia 76ers to a victory over Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.
Maxey made 10 of twenty-two pictures from the ground and all 10 makes an attempt from the free- throw line for the 76ers, who erupted for 45 factors within the second quarter and shot a scorching 57.6% for the sport. Embiid sank 11 of 17 pictures from the flooring in his return from a five-game absence resulting from knee and shin points. Rookie VJ Edgecombe recorded 23 factors and 7 rebounds, and Quentin Grimes added 15 factors off the bench.
Micah Potter scored a season-high 23 factors and Andrew Nembhard matched that whole to guide the Pacers.
Atlanta Hawks 119, Washington Wizards 98
Jonathan Kuminga scored a season-high 27 factors in his Atlanta Hawks debut to assist his aspect beat a visiting Washington Wizards for its second straight win.
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Kuminga, acquired from Golden State on the commerce deadline, was 9 of 12 from the ground and scored 18 factors within the third quarter. The great vibrations had been tempered by the lack of All-Star Jalen Johnson, who left the sport at 6:22 within the first quarter with a left hip flexor harm. The Hawks additionally obtained 16 factors from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, 12 factors from Corey Kispert and 10 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 assists from Onyeka Okongwu.
The Wizards had been led by reserves Will Riley, who scored 18, and Justin Campagnie and Jamir Watkins, who each scored 14. Trae Younger, who performed the primary seven-plus seasons of his profession with Atlanta, was on the bench however didn’t play, nonetheless nursing the best knee MCL pressure that has stored him out since December 27.
Dallas Mavericks 123, Brooklyn Nets 114
Marvin Bagley III scored 22 factors off the bench as Dallas Mavericks went forward for good within the first quarter and held off host Brooklyn Nets to get head coach Jason Kidd his two hundredth victory because the Mavericks’ head coach.
Bagley made 10 of 13 pictures and completed one shy of his season excessive because the Mavericks gained their second straight following a 10-game skid. Bagley’s large night time was a part of a 61-point exhibiting from their reserves. The Mavericks shot 58.5% and scored 66 factors within the paint.
The blizzard within the New York space induced the Mavericks to reach from Indianapolis earlier Tuesday and the Nets to fly in from Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. Michael Porter Jr. led the Nets with 26 factors.
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder 116, Toronto Raptors 107
Isaiah Joe scored 19 of his 22 factors within the third quarter and visiting Oklahoma Metropolis Thudner held on to defeat Toronto Raptors.
Cason Wallace added a game-high 27 factors with eight rebounds and 7 assists for the Thunder, who’ve gained three video games in a row and 5 of six. Alex Caruso added 16 factors, Luguentz Dort contributed 15 factors and Isaiah Hartenstein scored 11 with 9 rebounds.
RJ Barrett scored 21 factors for the Raptors, who had gained their two earlier video games. Scottie Barnes and Brandon Ingram every scored 15 factors. Ja’Kobe Walter and Immanuel Quickley scored 17 factors apiece and Jamal Shead added 13 factors.
Charlotte Hornets 131, Chicago Bulls 99
Brandon Miller scored 23 factors, and Kon Knueppel added 21 to tempo seven gamers in double figures as visiting Charlotte Hornets routed skidding Chicago Bulls.
Matas Buzelis had a career-best 32 factors for the Bulls, who’ve misplaced 10 straight video games for the primary time for the reason that 2018-19 season. The Hornets, who’ve gained 12 of 15, set a franchise report with their eighth consecutive highway victory. The group swished 25 3-pointers, falling one wanting matching one other franchise mark.
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The Hornets shot 60.7% within the third whereas limiting the Bulls to 27.8%. The Bulls, which dedicated 9 of its 21 turnovers within the third, trailed by as many as 38 within the second half. Patrick Williams and Guerschon Yabusele scored 11 factors every for the Bulls, whereas Collin Sexton chipped in 10.
Milwaukee Bucks 128, Miami Warmth 117
Kevin Porter Jr. scored 32 factors and added seven rebounds and 7 assists to guide Milwaukee Bucks to a victory over visiting Miami Warmth.
Ryan Rollins added 21 for the Bucks, who gained their seventh sport of their final 9 tries with out Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf). Bobby Portis matched Rollins’ 21 off the bench, whereas Kyle Kuzma added 19.
Norman Powell scored a team-high 26 factors for the Warmth, who noticed their three-game successful streak finish. Bam Adebayo added 18 factors and 9 rebounds.
New Orleans Pelicans 113, Golden State Warriors 109
Zion Williamson scored 26 factors and host New Orleans Pelicans led by as many as 14 within the first quarter, then held off the short-handed Golden State Warriors.
Saddiq Bey scored 18 factors for the Pelicans, who’ve gained back-to-back video games and 4 of their final six. Former Warrior Jordan Poole scored 12 factors to guide the Pelicans’ bench that outscored their counterpart 45-26.
De’Anthony Melton posted a game-high 28 factors for the Warriors, who had been with out Stephen Curry (knee), Jimmy Butler (knee), Al Horford (toe) and Kristaps Porzingis (sickness), and have misplaced three of their final 4.
Boston Celtics 97, Phoenix Suns 81
Derrick White scored 22 factors, Neemias Queta had 14 factors and 13 rebounds, and the visiting Boston Celtics rolled over short-handed Phoenix Suns to increase its successful streak to 4.
Sam Hauser scored 16 factors, and Bailey Scheierman had 11 factors and 11 rebounds in his third profession double-double for the Celtics, who’ve gained 9 of 10 and are a season-high 19 video games over .500.
The Celtics trailed 41-30 at 6:41 of the second quarter earlier than happening an prolonged 50-11 run to take management with an 80-52 lead on Nikola Vukevic’s basket with 1:39 left within the third. Collin Gillespie scored 15 factors, Grayson Allen scored 14 and Jalen Inexperienced added 13 for the Suns, who performed with out main scorers Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks for the second straight sport.
Minnesota Timberwolves 124, Portland Path Blazers 121
Anthony Edwards scored 34 factors, and Jaden McDaniels added 29 factors, matched his profession finest of 5 blocked pictures and had three steals to guide Minnesota Timberwolves previous host Portland Path Blazers.
Donte DiVincenzo added 19 factors because the Timberwolves gained for the fourth time up to now 5 video games and improved to 3-0 towards the Blazers this season. Edwards, McDaniels and DiVincenzo every knocked down 5 3-pointers as Minnesota made 17 of 35 (48.6%) from lengthy vary.
With Portland All-Star Deni Avdija (again) out for the eleventh time up to now 19 video games, Jrue Vacation scored 22 factors, Jerami Grant added 21 factors and reserve Scoot Henderson had 19 for the Blazers, who misplaced for the third time in 5 video games.
Printed on Feb 25, 2026