There were nine NBA games to look forward to on Monday! Scroll below for final scores, stats and highlights from each contest.
Oklahoma City Thunder 128, Memphis Grizzlies 122
The Thunder entered the fourth quarter with a 10-point deficit and walked away with a six-point victory.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 30 points and five assists, but Aleksej Pokusevski had the best game of his career, scoring 23 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3-point range to go along with 10 rebounds.
According to Statmuse , Pokusevski is now the youngest player in NBA history to post 20 points, 10 rebounds and five made 3-pointers in a game.
🎯 Aleksej for the lead! @aleksejpokusevs | #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/owFbcUohVS
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 14, 2021
Golden State Warriors 131, Utah Jazz 119
The Warriors hand the Jazz their 10th loss of the season.
Stephen Curry scored a game-high 32 points while Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 28 points. Draymond Green recorded an 11-point, 12-rebound, 12-assist triple-double to go along with four steals.
sheesh! +3 for the Dubs
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 14, 2021
📺 @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/EOSaBqprDt
Rudy Gobert made his presence felt for the Jazz with 24 points and a career-best 28 rebounds.
Philadelphia 76ers 134, San Antonio Spurs 99
The Sixers keep on rolling, led by 23 points and 7 boards from Tobias Harris as they cruise to their 5th straight win.
.@Sixers have won each of their three games coming out of the All-Star break by 22-or-more points.
— Sixers Stats (@SixersStats) March 15, 2021
The three straight wins by 20+ tie a franchise record, and this is the sixth such occurrence in team history.
h/t @EliasSports
Miami Heat 102, Orlando Magic 97
The Heat pick up their 10th win in their last 11 games led by 29 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and five steals from Jimmy Butler!
OUR LEADER pic.twitter.com/phkmMbUZqX
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) March 15, 2021
Atlanta Hawks 100, Cleveland Cavaliers 82
John Collins led the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Danilo Gallinari added 20 as the Haws extend their win streak to five games.
Rookie Nathan Knight was the star of the show, dropping 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench, including this POSTER JAM!
OH MY NATHAN KNIGHT 😱 pic.twitter.com/Kz58e7vQFf
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 15, 2021
Boston Celtics 134, Houston Rockets 107
Jayson Tatum was the Celtics' top man with 23 points, six rebounds, and six assists as the Celtics dominated the Rockets, who slumped to their 16th straight loss.
This has @JetBlue Play of the Game written all over it 💪 pic.twitter.com/qzo2NEOr2J
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 15, 2021
Minnesota Timberwolves 114, Portland Trail Blazers 112
Damian Lillard drops 38 but on the second night of a back-to-back against the same opponent, the Trail Blazers came close but couldn't take both games in Minnesota.
Anthony Edwards, who had the highlight of the game with a dunk in the fourth quarter, finished with a career-high 34 on 12-of-24 shooting from the field as six Timberwolves scored in double figures.
ANTHONY EDWARDS IS SPECIAL. pic.twitter.com/P8JWp24K6V
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 15, 2021
Chicago Bulls 118, Toronto Raptors 95
Nine different players score in double figures as the Bulls snap a four-game home losing streak by defeating the shorthanded Raptors.
Rookie Patrick Williams led the way with 23 points, six rebounds, and four assists on 9-of-14 shooting from the field.
PATRICK. WILLIAMS.@NBCSChicago | @PatrickLW4 pic.twitter.com/Z8VBjojwMb
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) March 15, 2021
New Orleans Pelicans 135, LA Clippers 115
Jaxson Hayes had the highlight of the game but Zion led the way with 27 points on 13-of-16 shooting from the field.
The Pelicans blowout the Clippers by 20, leading by 33 at one point.
QUIT PLAYIN' WITH JAXSON pic.twitter.com/O3OdCcoW0A
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 15, 2021
Top Fantasy Performers
Rudy Gobert: 24 PTS (8-10 FG), 28 REB, 1 AST, 4 BLK, 2 STL
Draymond Green: 11 PTS (5-10 FG), 12 REB, 12 AST, 4 STL
Tobias Harris: 23 PTS (10-18 FG), 9 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
Jimmy Butler: 29 PTS (10-17 FG), 9 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL, 1 BLK
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