Primetime performances from Jimmy Butler, Damian Lillard, LeBron James and Tobias Harris headlined a busy seven-game slate in the NBA on Wednesday.
Catch up on all the final scores, stats and highlights from each game.
Utah Jazz 117, Boston Celtics 109
The Jazz held off the Celtics' late push, thanks to big buckets from Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell down the stretch.
Mitchell led five players in double figures with 21 points, while Gobert scored 11 of his 16 in the fourth quarter.
brrrrrrrr 🕷#TakeNote | @spidadmitchell pic.twitter.com/rnMqJqLmMk
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) March 17, 2021
Miami Heat 113, Cleveland Cavaliers 98
Six Heat players finished in double figures as they comfortably roll past the Cavaliers. Jimmy Butler led the way with 28 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
5 straight victories.
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
11 wins in last 12 games.@JimmyButler records 28 PTS, 12 REB and the @MiamiHEAT stay HOT! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Dxfa9RWkfN
Philadelphia 76ers 99, New York Knicks 96
Without Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons (16 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists) and Tobias Harris (30 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks) led the 76ers to victory - their 6th straight.
𝙶𝙰𝙼𝙴 𝙷𝙸𝙶𝙷𝙻𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃𝚂
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) March 17, 2021
New York Knicks | 03.16.21
📼 presented by @PALottery pic.twitter.com/weiWo7iCCt
Chicago Bulls 123, Oklahoma City Thunder 102
Zach LaVine went OFF for 40 points in just three quarters as the Bulls cruised to victory.
40 points in 3 quarters.
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
15-20 shooting.
7 threes.@ZachLaVine x @chicagobulls pic.twitter.com/4XBlQogTOA
Atlanta Hawks 119, Houston Rockets 107
Danilo Gallinari scored a team-high 29 points to lead the Haws to their sixth-straight win.
"Every win doesn't have to be pretty, as long as it's a win. We take it and focus on the next one."
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 17, 2021
- @gallinari8888 pic.twitter.com/chkV3UoE8F
Portland Trail Blazers 125, New Orleans Pelicans 124
Damian Lillard comes up CLUTCH again for the Blazers, knocking down two free throws 1.2 seconds remaining to cap off his 50-point game and seal the Blazers' epic comeback.
⌚️ @Dame_Lillard scored 20 of his season-high 50 points in the 4th quarter to help the @trailblazers come back from 17 down! pic.twitter.com/20wTsP0GZR
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
Los Angeles Lakers 137, Minnesota Timberwolves 121
LeBron James records his second-straight triple-double with 25 points, 12 assists and 12 rebounds, while Montrezl Harrell adds 25 points off the bench in the Lakers' comfortable win.
LeBron hangs on the tough up and under through traffic! pic.twitter.com/vfWDWncNbx
— NBA (@NBA) March 17, 2021
Top Fantasy Performers
Jaylen Brown: 28 PTS (12-21 FG), 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
Zach LaVine: 40 PTS (15-20 FG, 7-12 3PT), 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
Jimmy Butler: 28 PTS (11-16 FG), 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
Julis Randle: 19 PTS (7-19 FG), 15 REB, 8 AST
Damian Lillard: 50 PTS (13-20 FG, 18-18 FT), 10 AST, 6 REB
Lonzo Ball: 11 PTS (4-8 FG), 17 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
LeBron James 25 PTS (8-14 FG), 12 REB, 12 AST, 1 BLK
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