Paolo Banchero had 24 points, 11 returns and seven assists when the visiting Orlando Magic snapped Cleveland’s franchise record 16-game winning line and beat the NBA best Cavaliers 108-103 on Sunday.
Franz Wagner scored 22 points and Anthony Black added 17 from the bench for Orlando (32-37), who handed Cleveland only his fifth home loss of the season. Wendell Carter Jr. Had 16 points and 14 returns, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope got 15 points.
Orlando scored six straight points to finish the match after Max Strus hit a 3-pointer with 1:02 left to put Cavaliers forward 103-102. After magic, the lead on Banchero’s jump shot regained Caldwell-Pope and Wagner four free throw in a row to seal the victory.
Donovan Mitchell returned after a two-game absence and received 23 points for Cleveland (56-11), who lost for the first time since February 4 Jarrett Allen had 20 points and 12 returns, Darius Garland added 19 points, for Jerome had 12, and Strus chipped in 10.
76ers 130, Mavericks 125
Quentin Grimes led seven Philadelphia Scores in double numbers with 28 points, and the 76s snapped a three-game losing slide with a road victory over Dallas.
On Sunday, Grimes marked the fifth match with at least 28 points in March. Ricky Council IV published a double double double double with 13 points and 10 returns. Guerschon Yabusele added 14 points, and Jalen Hood-Schifino, Jeff Dowtin Jr. And Oshae Brissett scored 19, 14 and 13 points from the bench.
PJ Washington led Dallas with game heights of 29 points and 12 returns. Kyy Thompson scored 21 points and shot 3 out of 7 from 3-point intervals. Max Christie, who got 18 points from the bench, shot 4 out of 6 at a long distance. The rest of Mavericks was only 3 out of 21 outside.
Lakers 107, Suns 96
Luka Doncic had 33 points, 11 returns and eight assists, Austin Reaves added 28 points and host Los Angeles snapped a four-game losing line by beating Phoenix.
Jaxson Hayes matched his season high with 19 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 10 for Lakers, which led by as many as 20 and held Suns to 39.3 percent shooting, including 9 out of 41 (22 percent) from 3-point range.
Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 21 points and nine returns. Devin Booker scored 19 points, Ryan Dunn had 13, Nick Richards added 11 and Royce O’Neale chipped in 10. Suns has dropped three of his last four matches.
Nets 122, Hawks 114
Cameron Johnson scored 28 points when the host Brooklyn gathered late in the third quarter and took control late in the fourth to beat Atlanta for Net’s second victory in 12 matches.
Johnson shot 7 out of 16 from the field and produced his highest score since December 26. The front met all 10 free throw and distributed seven assists. Keon Johnson added 17 of his 22 during the second half when Nets surpassed the hawks 66-52.
Trae Young collected 28 and 12 assists but the hawks dropped their second straight after a winning line with four games. Onyka Okongwu added 21 and 15 boards for Atlanta, who shot 46.7 percent but made only 11 out of 37 3-point attempts.
Trail Blazers 105, Raptors 102
Anternee Simons scored 22 points and Toumani Camara added 21 points and seven returns to burn Host Portland past Toronto.
Simons fell six 3-points and Camara had five for Trail Blazers, who surpassed Raptors by a 28-20 margin during the fourth quarter. Deni Avdija contributed 19 points, six returns and six assists, and Shaedon Sharpe had 17 points to help Portland snap their five-game skid.
Toronto’s Jakob Poeltl collected 19 points and eight returns, and and and and AGBAJI received 19 points in his first match since February 28 due to a left ankle. Scottie Barnes had 16 points, six boards, six assists and sex steals for raptors, who saw their winning line with three games stopped.
Timberwolves 128, Jazz 102
Anthony Edwards got 41 points on 16-for-27 shooting, and Minnesota crossed Utah in Minneapolis.
Jaden McDaniels added 20 points and 12 returns for Minnesota, who won his eighth match in a row. Julius Randle and Donte Divincenzo got 11 points per piece.
Collin Sixteen nets 22 points on 9-for-18 shooting to lead Utah. Walker Kessler published 15 points and 19 returns.
Thunder 121, Bucks 105
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and eight assists to help Oklahoma City publish a victory over host Milwaukee.
Isaiah Hartenstein scored a career pile of 24 points on 11-off-15 shooting and collected 12 returns when Thunder won his third straight match and 10 of the last 11. Oklahoma City set a franchise record for most road winnings (27) during a season. Isaiah Joe scored five 3 points and got 19 points from the bench for Oklahoma City. Chet Holmgren added 16 points and eight returns and Alex Caruso had 10 points for Thunder.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had 21 points, 12 returns and 10 assists for his seventh triple stubbly of the season and 52nd of his career. Damian Lillard scored 19 points, Gary Trent Jr. added 12, Kevin Porter Jr. Had 11 and Kyle Kuzma counted 10 for Bucks, which lost for the fourth time during the last six games.
Clippers 123, Hornets 88
James Harden scored 31 points with 10 returns and Kawhi Leonard added 23 points when Los Angeles continued his march with a victory over Charlotte in Inglewood, Calif.
Ivica Zubac had 17 points, 14 returns and a career best eight assists when the Clippers won for the sixth time in their last seven matches, while expanding their winning line over Hornets to 14 matches. They also have a 15-match’s home-winning line against the Charlotte franchise, which goes back to 2010.
Mark Williams scored 18 points with 15 returns and seven assists when the hornets lost in a game originally planned for January 11 but was postponed due to deadly fires in the Los Angeles area. Lamelo Ball scored 16 points for Charlotte, who finished a 2-2 road trip.
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