The NBA season rolled on with a slate of six games:
- The Utah Jazz won their 5th straight and wrapped up their road trip in Detroit with a win
- Ja Morant outduels Trae Young as Grizzlies strengthen hold on West's 8th seed.
- The Sacramento Kings blowout the Trail Blazers, win in Portland for the first time since 2012.
Charlotte Hornets 108, Houston Rockets 99
Terry Rozier (24), Devonte' Graham (23) and P.J. Washington (22) combined to score 69 points as the Hornets earned a wire-to-wire victory over the Rockets, who have now lost three in a row.
All-Star James Harden finished with 30 points (on 8-for-22 shooting) 14 assists, 10 rebounds and 10 turnovers.
.@T_Rozzay3 with the 4-point play! 🔥@HornetsOnFSSE | #AllFly pic.twitter.com/EmbwzX0xd4
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) March 7, 2020
Utah Jazz 111, Detroit Pistons 105
Bojan Bogdanovic poured in a game-high 32 points, while Donovan Mitchell added 25 points as the Jazz make it five wins in a row!
Bogdanovic drops 32! 🔥@44Bojan tallies 32 PTS on 12-18 shooting as the @utahjazz win their 5th consecutive game! #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/E0iQY3fpXI
— NBA (@NBA) March 8, 2020
Cleveland Cavaliers 105, Denver Nuggets 102
Matthew Dellavedova dished out a career-high 14 assists, as the Cavs snap their four-game skid.
Kevin Love led the way with 27 points, while Collin Sexton added 25.
Delly is 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 it!@matthewdelly has tied his career-high in assists with 13 assists so far tonight! pic.twitter.com/HzOorMtPRA
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 8, 2020
Memphis Grizzlies 118, Atlanta Hawks 101
Jonas Valanciunis led the Grizzlies with 27 points and 17 rebounds, while Ja Morant added 24 points as they continue their playoff push.
one time for the ball movement.
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) March 8, 2020
three times for the Ja SPLIKAK.@JaMorant | #hustleXFlow pic.twitter.com/1mECdGwrRT
Golden State Warriors 118, Philadelphia 76ers 114
Eric Paschall scored 23 points and Damion Lee 24, including this clutch bucket down the stretch as the Dubs get win #15 of the season.
big time bucket
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) March 8, 2020
📺 #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/s2qWuhGZYR
The 76ers finish their four-game road trip 1-3.
Sacramento Kings 123 Portland Trail Blazers 111
In a contest between two teams competing in the race for the eighth seed in the West, the Sacramento Kings rode into Portland and recorded a comfortable win.
Kings had six players in double figures led by Bogdan Bogdanovic's 27 points (10-15 FGs), winning in Portland for the first time since 2012.
📽 The best 2 minutes from 48 minutes of 💪 hoops! pic.twitter.com/Ft3Bz3606c
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) March 8, 2020
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