Jayson Tatum had 15 factors, 12 rebounds and 7 assists in his season debut to assist the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 120-100 on Friday evening.
Tatum, who was in Boston’s beginning lineup and performed 27 minutes, appeared in an NBA recreation for the primary time since he tore his proper Achilles tendon in Sport 4 of final 12 months’s Jap Convention semifinals in opposition to the New York Knicks.
Boston acquired 24 factors from Jaylen Brown and 20 from Derrick White. Neemias Queta added 16 factors and 15 rebounds. The information wasn’t all good for Boston, as Nikola Vucevic left the courtroom within the first quarter with a fractured proper ring finger.
Klay Thompson made 5 of 11 3-point makes an attempt and scored 19 factors because the Mavericks took their sixth loss in a row.
Lakers 128, Pacers 117
Luka Doncic recorded 44 factors, 9 rebounds and three steals in three quarters of motion, main Los Angeles previous visiting Indiana.
Doncic notched his tenth 40-point effort of the season to interrupt a tie with Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards for essentially the most this season. He additionally turned the fourth completely different Laker to document 10 or extra 40-point video games in a season, becoming a member of a trio of Corridor of Famers — Kobe Bryant (4 occasions), Elgin Baylor (three) and Jerry West (three).
Doncic’s scoring was wanted on an evening in which the Lakers have been with out LeBron James (elbow, foot) and DeAndre Ayton (knee). Pascal Siakam scored 26 factors for the Pacers, who misplaced their eighth straight recreation.
Knicks 142, Nuggets 103
OG Anunoby scored a season-high 34 factors, Karl-Anthony Cities added 17 factors and 13 rebounds, and New York handed host Denver its worst loss of the season.
The Nuggets performed the second half with out Jamal Murray. The star guard, who scored 12 factors however rolled his left ankle when he stepped on Nikola Jokic’s foot whereas backpedalling on defence with 1:05 left within the second quarter. Murray was helped off the courtroom and didn’t return.
Jalen Brunson had simply 9 factors however completed with 15 assists for the Knicks, who used a 40-point second quarter to take management. Jokic paced the Nuggets with 38 factors, eight rebounds and 5 assists.
Spurs 116, Clippers 112
Victor Wembanyama racked up 27 factors, 10 rebounds and 4 blocked photographs whereas Julian Champagnie added 20 factors, 17 of them within the pivotal third quarter, as host San Antonio got here again from 25 factors all the way down to beat Los Angeles.
It was the Spurs’ largest comeback of the season, their third win in a row and their 14th victory up to now 15 video games. De’Aaron Fox contributed 19 factors and 9 assists.
Kawhi Leonard led all scorers with 30 factors whereas Brook Lopez added 26 for the Clippers, who had a three-game successful streak finish.
Rockets 106, Path Blazers 99
Amen Thompson scored 26 factors and fueled a crucial fourth-quarter rally that propelled Houston to a victory over visiting Portland.
After Alperen Sengun, who scored a game-high 28 factors, picked up his fifth foul with 8:29 left to play and the Rockets trailing 89-85, Thompson scored three consecutive baskets to ignite a 15-0 run. Thompson shot 11 of 12 from the ground and added seven rebounds and 7 assists.
Kevin Durant had 20 factors and eight rebounds for Houston, which has received 5 of the previous seven. Jerami Grant paced the Path Blazers, who’ve misplaced three out of 4, with 21 factors, and Jrue Vacation added 20 factors and 10 assists.
Warmth 128, Hornets 120
Tyler Herro hit eight 3-pointers and scored 33 factors as visiting Miami edged Charlotte.
Bam Adebayo had 24 factors and 12 rebounds because the Warmth received their fourth recreation in a row and improved to 7-2 up to now 9. Jaime Jaquez Jr. racked up 21 factors off the bench.
The Hornets’ six-game successful streak ended regardless of 27 factors from Kon Knueppel, 22 factors and 13 rebounds from Brandon Miller and 21 factors from LaMelo Ball.
Suns 118, Pelicans 116
Devin Booker scored 32 factors, Jalen Inexperienced added 25, and host Phoenix practically squandered a 14-point fourth-quarter lead earlier than holding off New Orleans.
Oso Ighodaro had 13 factors for the Suns, who made 20 3-pointers in a season- excessive 58 makes an attempt. Phoenix had misplaced seven of its earlier 11 video games general, swept the four-game season sequence.
Trey Murphy III scored 22 factors and had 4 treys whereas Zion Williamson and Saddiq Bey scored 19 factors every for the Pelicans, who had received 5 of seven.
Printed on Mar 07, 2026