BULLS 119, LAKERS 117
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Bulls, odds 2.522
Line: Bulls (+4.5), odds 1.907
Total Points: Over (238), odds 1.915
Pre-game Prediction
Lakers, 61.6%
Bulls, 38.4%
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey made a halfcourt heave at the buzzer to cap perhaps the wildest finish in the NBA this season, giving the Chicago Bulls a 119-117 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
Patrick Williams and Coby White hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the closing seconds for the Bulls, who trailed by five points with 12.6 seconds remaining.
Giddey finished with 25 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists. White scored 26 points and Kevin Huerter added 21 as the Bulls won for the ninth time in 11 games. And this one was easily their wildest in recent memory.
The Lakers looked like they had the game at hand leading 115-100 after Austin Reaves made two free throws with 13 seconds remaining. The Bulls weren’t finished, though.
Williams nailed a 3 for Chicago with 10 seconds remaining. Giddey stole a pass from James and White hit a 3 with 6 seconds to go, putting the Bulls on top 116-115.
Austin Reaves then drove for a layup to give Los Angeles a 117-116 lead with 3 seconds to go. But the Bulls still found a way to pull this one out, mobbing Giddey after he buried the winner.
Reaves led Los Angeles with 30 points. Luka Doncic had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Jaxson Hayes scored 19, and James finished with 17 points and 12 assists.
NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Night - March 27
PACERS 162, WIZARDS 109
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Pacers, odds 1.133
Line: Pacers (-11.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Over (234.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Pacers, 81.4%
Wizards, 18.6%
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points, one of nine Indiana players in double figures as they set a franchise record for points in a game in a rout of Washington.
The final score could have been even more lopsided, but Indiana began taking shot clock violations with well over a minute remaining, drawing boos from the crowd in Washington. Indiana’s previous record in an NBA game was 157 points, set most recently last season.
It was also the most points allowed in franchise history for Washington and the most points scored in an NBA game this season.
Myles Turner added 17 points for the Pacers, who rebounded after losing a night earlier to the Los Angeles Lakers on a buzzer-beating tip-in by LeBron James.
That loss snapped a five-game winning streak for the Pacers, but this matchup with the cellar-dwelling Wizards gave Indiana a good chance to start a new streak. Indiana led 83-61 at the half. It was 125-88 after three, with Indiana shooting 22 of 34 from 3-point range at that point and 66% overall.
Rookie Alex Sarr led Washington with 22 points.
CAVALIERS 124, SPURS 116
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Cavaliers, odds 1.106
Line: Spurs (+13.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Over (236.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Spurs, 14.5%
Cavaliers, 85.5%
CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen scored a season-high 29 points, Donovan Mitchell had a career-high 14 assists and Cleveland looked more comfortable back home, holding off San Antonio.
Allen went 10 of 11 from the floor and added 16 rebounds for Cleveland, which went 2-4 on a just-completed six-game trip out West.
Mitchell scored 25 and flirted with his first career triple-double, finishing with eight rebounds.
Allen’s three-point play — on an assist from Mitchell — put the Cavs up 117-112 and Darius Garland’s 3-pointer put the Spurs away with 1:16 left.
Rookie Stephon Castle and Devin Vassell had 22 points apiece for the Spurs, who are fighting to make the Western Conference play-in.
HEAT 122, HAWKS 112
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Heat, odds 1.845
Line: Heat (-1.5), odds 1.924
Total Points: Over (224.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Hawks, 48.8%
Heat, 51.2%
MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 36 points, Davion Mitchell and Andrew Wiggins each added 16 and Miami beat Atlanta for their third straight win.
Bam Adebayo had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which trailed by 14 in the first quarter but controlled the second half.
Trae Young had 29 points and 12 assists for the Hawks, who got 17 points from Caris LeVert and 15 from Oneyka Okongwu.
The win moved the Heat (32-41) within three games of Atlanta (35-38) for the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference, both having nine games left to play. Miami’s win also clinched a playoff berth for the New York Knicks and eliminated the Brooklyn Nets from postseason contention.
MAVERICKS 101, MAGIC 92
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Mavericks, odds 3.063 - big odds win for Dallas
Line: Mavericks (+6.5), odds 1.923
Total Points: Under (217.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Mavericks, 26.7%
Magic, 73.3%
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaden Hardy scored 22 points, Anthony Davis added 15 points and seven rebounds and Dallas beat Orlando.
Paolo Banchero had 35 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who shot 5 of 30 from 3-point range. Franz Wagner added 20 points and nine rebounds.
Hardy came off the bench and made 5 of 6 3-point shots, three of them in a span of 90 seconds in the third quarter.
Brandon Williams and Max Christie, also off the Dallas bench, scored 14 and 12 points respectively. Klay Thompson also scored 12.
THUNDER 125, GRIZZLIES 104
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Thunder, odds 1.174
Line: Thunder (-10.5), odds 1.898
Total Points: Under (237.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Grizzlies, 21.5%
OKC, 78.5%
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Oklahoma City defeated Memphis winning their eighth straight and team-record 61st game of the season.
All-Star guard Jalen Williams scored 20 points in his return for the Thunder after missing seven games with a hip injury. Isaiah Hartenstein added 18 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City (61-12), which remained two games ahead of Cleveland for the league’s best record with nine games to play. The Thunder have clinched the best record in the Western Conference.
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 27 points and Scotty Pippen Jr. added 17 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and five steals for the Grizzlies. Memphis guard Ja Morant sat out for the sixth straight game with a strained hamstring.
Oklahoma City led 63-59 at halftime, then opened the second half on an 8-0 run that forced a Memphis timeout. The Thunder scored one more bucket before the Grizzlies finally got on the board in the third quarter.
The Grizzlies clawed back late in the period, and the Thunder lead was 91-89 heading into the fourth.
Oklahoma City dominated the fourth. A 3-pointer by Cason Wallace put the Thunder up 112-99, then Hartenstein made a pair of free throws to close out a 15-0 run.
ROCKETS 121, JAZZ 110
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Rockets, odds 1.109
Line: Jazz (-13.5), odds 1.911
Total Points: Over (226.5), odds 1.896
Pre-game Prediction
Rockets, 80.9%
Jazz, 19.1%
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alperen Sengun had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Amen Thompson finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Houston beat Utah.
The Rockets have a two-game lead over the third-place Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference standings with a little more than two weeks left in the regular season.
Jalen Green added 21 points and Tari Eason scored 15 for Houston.
Collin Sexton led Utah with 21 points. Keyonte George scored 17, Isaiah Collier and Kyle Filipowski had 16 apiece and Brice Sensabaugh added 15.
KINGS 128, TRAIL BLAZERS 107
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Kings, odds 1.422
Line: Kings (-5.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Over (227.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Trail Blazers, 33.2%
Kings, 66.8%
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 29 points and Domantas Sabonis finished with 22 points, 19 rebounds and six assists to help Sacramento beat Portland and snap a four-game skid.
LaVine made 13 of 18 from the field and Sabonis was 9-of-11 shooting for the Kings. DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and 10 assists, Keegan Murray scored 17 points and Malik Monk 16.
Deni Avdija had 24 points and nine rebounds, Shaedon Sharpe scored 22 points and Anfernee Simons had 20. Duop Reath scored a season-high 17.
