Devin Booker had 30 factors and 10 assists, Jalen Inexperienced and Collin Gillespie every added 24 factors and the host Phoenix Suns ran away from Charlotte within the second half for a 111-99 victory on Sunday to interrupt the Hornets’ 10-game highway profitable streak.
Rookie ahead Rasheer Fleming had profession highs with 16 factors and 4 3-pointers for the Suns, who’ve received 4 of 5. Booker made all 15 of his free-throw makes an attempt, setting a season excessive in makes and tying a profession excessive for many makes and not using a miss in a sport. The Suns have been 23 of 26 from the foul line.
LaMelo Ball scored 22 factors and made 4 3-pointers, Miles Bridges scored 16 factors and Kon Knueppel added 15 factors for the Hornets, enjoying the primary of a four-game journey.
The Hornets, 16-5 in its final 21, had not misplaced on the highway since a 136-116 defeat at Golden State on Jan. 17.
Celtics 109, Cavaliers 98
Jaylen Brown collected 23 factors, 9 rebounds and eight assists as Boston constructed a 26-point lead on its solution to a victory over host Cleveland.
Jayson Tatum had 20 factors on 6-of-16 capturing for the Celtics, who’re second within the Japanese Convention behind the Detroit Pistons. Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 30 factors and Evan Mobley had 24 factors and eight rebounds for Cleveland. The Cavaliers had its season-high house profitable streak snapped at seven and are 22-9 since Dec. 29.
Boston acquired massive video games off the bench from Payton Pritchard, who had 18 factors and 7 assists and Baylor Scheierman, who had 16 factors and 10 rebounds. Sam Hauser scored 15 factors on 5 3-pointers.
Lakers 110, Knicks 97
Luka Doncic scored 35 factors as Los Angeles weathered some shaky moments within the fourth quarter, together with LeBron James sitting out, and recorded a wire-to-wire victory over visiting New York Knicks.
James sat out with a bruised left elbow he sustained in Thursday’s loss to the Denver Nuggets when he absorbed contact from Nikola Jokic. The Lakers additionally stated the 41-year-old missed the sport attributable to left foot arthritis. Austin Reaves added 25 and had a pair of key defensive performs towards Jalen Brunson in the ultimate minutes. Rui Hachimura began for James once more and contributed 13.
Karl-Anthony Cities led the Knicks with 25 factors, together with 11 within the fourth, to go together with 16 rebounds. Brunson added 24 factors, six rebounds and 7 assists, however shot 8 of 19 from the sphere and dedicated seven of New York’s 19 turnovers.
Raptors 122, Mavericks 92
RJ Barrett scored a season-best 31 factors and Toronto defeated visiting Dallas.
Scottie Barnes added 17 factors for the Raptors, who had misplaced their two earlier video games and 4 of 5. Jakob Poeltl had 16 factors and 10 rebounds. Brandon Ingram and Ja’Kobe Walter contributed 11 factors every whereas Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 13 factors.
Daniel Gafford had a season-best 21 factors on 10-for-10 capturing and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for the Mavericks, which has misplaced seven in a row. Rookie Cooper Flagg added 17 factors, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and three blocks.
Pelicans 138, Wizards 118
Trey Murphy III knocked down 4 of 9 3-pointers on the way in which to 24 factors, Saddiq Bey recorded a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double, and New Orleans routed visiting Washington.
Murphy was considered one of 5 Pelicans scoring no less than 18 factors, a quintet that included Jeremiah Fears with 18 factors. Zion Williamson scored 20 factors within the win — the Pelicans’ twenty first of the season to match their 2024-25 complete — with eight approaching 11 free-throw makes an attempt. His team-high on the charity stripe paced New Orleans to a Pelicans-record 37 factors scored on the free- throw line.
Enjoying his second sport for a Washington staff that slipped to its eighth consecutive loss, Trae Younger scored 17 factors on 4-of-6 capturing from the ground and dished a game-high eight assists.
Path Blazers 131, Pacers 111
Scoot Henderson scored a season-high 28 factors on 10-of-15 capturing to guide Portland to a straightforward victory over visiting Indiana.
Jrue Vacation (5 3-pointers) and Jerami Grant (4) scored 21 factors apiece because the Path Blazers received for the second time in three video games. Portland All-Star Deni Avdija (again) returned from a six-game absence and had 18 factors, eight assists and 5 rebounds in 25 minutes for the Path Blazers.
Pascal Siakam had 22 factors, six rebounds and 5 assists because the Pacers misplaced its ninth consecutive sport. Indiana has dropped its previous six video games by a mean of 19.7 factors.
Magic 130, Bucks 91
Paolo Banchero scored a game-high 33 factors to guide Orlando to a victory over the Bucks in Milwaukee.
Jalen Suggs added 20 for Orlando, which received its fourth consecutive sport. Desmond Bane scored 18 with a game-high 9 assists.
The Bucks fell for the fifth time in its final six contests. Bobby Portis led Milwaukee in scoring with 18 together with a game-best 10 rebounds. Portis made historical past along with his efficiency, pulling into second place within the all-time NBA ranks along with his 87th double-double off the bench. Cam Thomas added 17 factors with six assists for the Bucks.
Warmth 121, Pistons 110
Tyler Herro scored 25 factors as host Miami received its fifth straight sport, defeating Detroit.
Miami, on its hottest streak since profitable six in a row in November, additionally acquired 24 factors and 9 rebounds from Bam Adebayo. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 19 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds off the bench. Cade Cunningham scored 26 factors and dished 10 assists for Detroit, which has misplaced 4 straight video games. Jalen Duren scored 24 factors on 10-for-12 capturing.
The Warmth, which improved to 21-11 at house, performed with out main scorer Norman Powell (groin), starter Andrew Wiggins (toe) and function gamers Nikola Jovic (again) and Simone Fontecchio (groin). Miami acquired 16 factors from Tyler Herro and 14 from Bam Adebayo, and the Warmth dominated most each first-half statistic.
Spurs 145, Rockets 120
4 gamers scored 20 or extra factors, led by Victor Wembanyama’s 29, as host San Antonio rolled previous up-and-down Houston.
The Spurs scored its most factors in a sport this season and have captured 4 straight outings and 15 of their previous 16 contests. Stephon Fort added 23 factors for San Antonio whereas De’Aaron Fox completed with 20 factors and 10 assists, Keldon Johnson additionally scored 20 factors, Dylan Harper had 19 and Julian Champagnie tallied 11.
Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson led the Rockets with 23 factors every. Reed Sheppard and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 17 apiece whereas Alperen Sengun had 16 factors. Houston has alternated wins and losses over its previous six video games and fell 7.5 video games behind the second-place Spurs within the Western Convention standings.
Kings 126, Bulls 110
Malik Monk and Maxime Raynaud mixed for 56 factors, Russell Westbrook added to his unmatched triple-double complete, and host Sacramento received for simply the third time in its final 23 video games by beating Chicago.
Monk led the way in which off the bench with 30 factors and Raynaud added 26 for the Kings. Westbrook, the NBA’s all-time chief in triple-doubles, recorded his fifth of the season and the 208th of his profession with 23 factors, 11 rebounds and a game-high 12 assists.
Collin Sexton got here off the bench to pour in 28 factors for the Bulls. Teammate Josh Giddey had a triple-double of his personal with 15 factors, a game-high 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Nick Richards put up a double-double with 10 factors and 11 rebounds.
Revealed on Mar 09, 2026