NETS 111, LAKERS 108
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Nets, odds 2.857
Line: Nets (+5.5), odds 1.889
Total Points: Under (217.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Lakers, 64.6%
Nets, 35.4%
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Clowney scored 19 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat Los Angeles 111-108 on Monday night in the Lakers' first game since losing LeBron James to a strained left groin .
Luka Doncic had 22 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for LA, but he shot only 8 for 26. Austin Reaves was 3 for 14 as the guards struggled with James and other key frontcourt players sidelined.
Cam Johnson and Keon Johnson each added 18 points for the Nets, who snapped a seven-game losing streak. Tyrese Martin finished with 14 points.
Gabe Vincent scored 24 points for the Lakers, who had won eight straight before losing James in the fourth quarter of their 111-101 loss in Boston on Saturday. Dalton Knecht had 19 points and Reaves finished with 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
James watched from the end of the Lakers' bench. Coach JJ Redick said before the game the Lakers were still determining how long James would be out.
HORNETS 105, HEAT 102
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Hornets, odds 4.2
Line: Hornets (+9.5), odds 1.889
Total Points: Under (216.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Hornets, 22.9%
Heat, 77.1%
MIAMI (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 35 points, Mark Williams added 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets got their first divisional win of the season by beating the reeling Miami Heat 105-102 on Monday night.
It was the third time in March alone that Miami lost a game after leading by at least 17 points — all those collapses coming at home. The Heat led New York by 19 on March 2, led Chicago by 17 on Saturday and led the Hornets by 17 in the first half.
Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, and Tyler Herro finished with 21 for Miami — which has lost four straight and five of six.
LaMelo Ball had 15 points and 10 assists for Charlotte, which was 22 for 23 from the foul line. Miami was 14 for 20 at the line.
HAWKS 132, 76ERS 123
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Hawks, odds 1.225
Line: 76ers (+9.5), odds 1.92
Total Points: Over (229), odds 1.917
Pre-game Prediction
76ers, 24.8%
Hawks, 75.2%
ATLANTA (AP) — Dyson Daniels scored 25 points, and the surging Atlanta Hawks beat the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers 132-123 on Monday night.
Atlanta shot 54.1% from the field and had six players score in double figures. Zaccharie Risacher had 22 points, including 20 in the first half, and Terance Mann added a season-high 19.
The Hawks (31-34) have won three straight and four of five overall.
Quentin Grimes scored 35 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, for the 76ers (22-42), who have lost four of five. Ricky Council IV matched his career high with 19 points.
Risacher's follow-up, two-handed jam helped the Hawks close the first half strong for a 66-57 lead at the break.
RAPTORS 119, WIZARDS 104
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Raptors, odds 1.361
Line: Raptors (-6.5), odds 1.885
Total Points: Under (231.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Wizards, 34.6%
Raptors, 65.4%
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto native A.J. Lawson made seven 3-pointers while scoring a career-high 32 points, and he also had 12 of the Raptors' franchise-record 73 rebounds in a 119-104 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
The Raptors (22-43) had four players with at least 10 rebounds in the same game for the first time in franchise history, and all had double-doubles. Their 73 rebounds are the most in the NBA this season.
Scottie Barnes had 14 points and 13 rebounds for Toronto, and RJ Barrett finished with 14 points, 10 boards and eight assists. Orlando Robinson had 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Alex Sarr had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the NBA-worst Wizards (13-50), who had won their previous two games, including two nights earlier in Toronto. Jordan Poole also had 16 points while Tristan Vukcevic had 15.
ROCKET 97, MAGIC 84
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Rockets, odds 1.627
Line: Rockets (-3.5), odds 1.926
Total Points: Under (210.5), odds 1.897
Pre-game Prediction
Magic, 38.4%
Rockets, 61.6%
HOUSTON (AP) — Jabari Smith Jr. had 20 points and tied a career high with five 3-pointers, helping the Houston Rockets beat the Orlando Magic 97-84 on Monday night for their third consecutive victory.
Alperen Sengun had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Houston, and Steven Adams finished with 11 points and 17 boards.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points. Franz Wagner had 15 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. grabbed 12 rebounds.
The Magic closed to 65-58 on Wagner's layup with 5:04 left in the third quarter. But Jeff Green and Dillon Brooks made consecutive 3-pointers to make it 71-58 with 2:47 to go.
Banchero made two free throws, but the Rockets scored the next four points. Aaron Holiday's 3-pointer made it 75-60 with 26 seconds to go.
Brooks finished with 17 points.
BULLS 121, PACERS 103
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Bulls, odds 2.412
Line: Bulls (+3.5), odds 1.909
Total Points: Under (238.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Nuggets, 32.4%
Thunder, 67.6%
CHICAGO (AP) — Josh Giddey had a season-high 29 points along with 10 rebounds before leaving midway through the fourth quarter with a right ankle injury, and the Chicago Bulls won their third straight game, 121-103 over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.
Coby White also scored 29 points for the Bulls, who hold the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference.
Myles Turner scored 15 points to lead the Pacers, who have lost three straight — all of them with point guard Tyrese Haliburton sidelined by a hip issue.
Chicago held Indiana to 39.6% shooting from the field and 10 of 40 (25%) from 3-point range.
CELTICS 114, JAZZ 108
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Celtics, odds 1.077
Line: Jazz (+15.5), odds 1.
Total Points: Under (229.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Jazz, 9.8%
Celtics, 90.2%
BOSTON (AP) — Sam Hauser made nine 3-pointers — seven in the third quarter — and finished with a career-high 33 points to lead the short-handed Boston Celtics past the Utah Jazz 114-108 on Monday night.
Hauser became the fourth Celtics player to make nine 3s in a game in 2024-25, joining Jayson Tatum, Payton Pritchard and Derrick White — the first time in NBA history that four teammates have done that in a season.
Hauser's hot stretch propelled the Celtics to a 23-point lead early in the fourth. The Jazz rallied to tie the game with 3:21 left, but Hauser's final 3 with 1:20 left made it 112-104, and the Celtics hung on from there to win their fifth straight.
John Collins scored 28 points and Collin Sexton had 16 for the Jazz, who lost their sixth in a row.
Boston was without Tatum (right knee tendinopathy), Kristaps Porzingis (illness) and Al Horford (left big toe sprain). Jaylen Brown finished with 26 points.
GRIZZLIES 120, SUNS 118
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Grizzlies, odds 1.68
Line: Suns (+2.5), odds 1.897
Total Points: Under (242.5), odds 1.909
Pre-game Prediction
Suns, 34.7%
Grizzlies, 65.3%
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant had 29 points and 12 assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied from an early 16-point deficit to beat the Phoenix Suns 120-118 on Monday night.
Cam Spencer, a rookie on a two-way contract, added a career-high 16 points for Memphis, including a pair of free throws with 14.4 seconds left that sealed the Grizzlies' third straight win.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Devin Booker added 26 for the Suns, who jumped out to a 25-9 lead that evaporated before halftime. The game was close throughout the fourth quarter and Durant missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
Both teams were coming off victories a night earlier. The Suns' Bradley Beal was sidelined for left calf injury management, while the Grizzlies continued to play without leading scorer Jaren Jackson Jr., who missed his fourth straight game with a left ankle sprain.
NUGGETS 140, THUNDER 127
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Nuggets, odds 4.2
Line: Nuggets (+9.5), odds 1.896
Total Points: Over (240.5), odds 1.916
Pre-game Prediction
Nuggets, 22%
Thunder, 78%
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 35 points, 18 rebounds and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 140-127 on Monday night.
Jamal Murray scored 34 points for the Nuggets, who lost 127-103 in Oklahoma City on Sunday .
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA's leading scorer and a top contender for league MVP with Jokic, finished with 25 points for the Thunder. He scored 40 the day before.
Lu Dort had a season-high 26 points and made eight 3-pointers and Isaiah Hartenstein scored 20 points for Oklahoma City. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Thunder, who have the best record in the Western Conference and are vying with Cleveland for the top record in the league.
The season series ends tied at 2-all, with the teams splitting the games at each venue.
The Thunder led 73-67 at halftime behind 16 points from Hartenstein and 15 from Gilgeous-Alexander. But Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams left the game in the second quarter with a right hip strain and did not return. He had 12 points and six assists in 14 minutes.
Denver took advantage and led 101-99 at the end of the third quarter.
The Nuggets dominated the fourth quarter, much the way the Thunder did the previous day. Murray hit a 3-pointer that gave Denver a 109-101 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining, and the Nuggets cruised from there.
